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• Steroid injections may slow diabetes-related eye disease

  
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  Researchers led by specialists at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute have found that injecting a corticosteroid, triamcinolone, directly into the eye may slow the progression of proliferative...
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• Children’s Sunglasses May Lead to Eye Disorders

  
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  A piece of news from the internet describes a story concerning children’s sunglasses. When summer comes, children will be very happy, because their summer holidays are just around the corner. In these days when their summer holidays have begun, they may travel around with parents or other relatives. Hepburn is 10 ...
  4 days ago

• Steroid jabs may delay diabetes-related eye disease progression

  
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  Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): A new study has revealed that injecting steroids into the eye can significantly reduce progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness.Proliferative diabetic retinopathy occurs when new blood vessels form on the optic disc or another ...
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• Triamcinolone. Steroid injections. “… laser treatments can reduce the risk of vision loss, but the identification of other treatments remains desirable.”

  
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  A report in the December issue of Archives of Ophthalmology , one of the JAMA / Archives journals, indicates: ‘ Injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness … ‘ A Media Release ...
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• Scripps Research scientists crack mystery of proteins dual function

  
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  LA JOLLA, CA -- December 10, 2009 -- Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have solved a 10-year-old mystery of how a single protein from an ancient family of enzymes can have two completely distinct roles in the body. Link:  ...
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• Anti-angiogenic effects. Human tRNA synthetase. “… TrpRS fragment’s anti-angiogenic effects could help patients reduce undesirable blood vessel growth in diseases such as cancer and a great many eye diseases …”

  
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  Researchers from Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China; and aTyr Parma Inc, San Diego, California; have presented a paper: “ Orthogonal use of a human tRNA synthetase active site to achieve multifunctionality .” Scripps Research Associate Professor Xiang-Lei ...
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• Scripps Research scientists crack mystery of proteins dual function

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 619
  LA JOLLA, CA -- December 10, 2009 -- Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have solved a 10-year-old mystery of how a single protein from an ancient family of enzymes can have two completely distinct roles in the body. Link:  ...
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• Macula. Scars. Black out. “This newly found retinal disease causes abnormal blood vessels in the macula, and these vessels are prone to bleeding.”

  
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  Vinit Mahajan MD PhD, from the University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, has said: “It is rare to find a new inherited eye disease that affects the macula. We thought we had seen them all …” “This newly found retinal disease causes abnormal blood vessels in the macula, and these ...
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• Scientists discover new inherited eye disease

  
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  Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Iowa have found a new inherited eye disease that affects the macula, which is part of the retina.With the findings, which have been reported in the Nov. 9 issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, researchers are hoping to increase understanding of more common ...
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• An All-natural Remedy for Diabetic Retinopathy?

  
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  Diabetes is a disease that can affect almost every organ in the body including the kidneys, heart, nerves, and even the eyes. Diabetic eye disease or retinopathy affects almost half of all people with diabetes to some degree and when it progresses it can lead to blindness. Up until now, there’s been little that a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Scientists rescue visual function in rats using induced pluripot...

  
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  Scientists have rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat age-related macular degeneration in humans.
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• The Ageing Eye

  
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  Prof Au Eong Kah Guan Have you ever imagined what it would be like without having an eye? There are many who are deprived of sight. This tiny little human organ is the most dominant sense. Like other body parts, eye sight tends to become feeble with age. While in most cases, it may be due to the normal physiological ...
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• Blind baby boomers: Will you be one?

  
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  By Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist, Blogging at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide Most baby boomers aren’t aware that their vision could be severely damaged or they could lose their vision due to age-related eye diseases and conditions. Only 18 percent of Americans know that macular degeneration is the ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Benefits Of Lasers In Cosmetic Eye Surgery

  
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  Lasers can be used to perform cosmetic eye laser surgery on both the upper and lower eyelids. It is all too common as we age to pick up those unwonted bags of skin around the eyes as well as in some cases those dreaded areas of accumulated skin. Additionally there may be small bags under the eyes where fat collects. ...
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• After Scouring The World – The Best Effective Herbs Have Been Combined To Make A 90%+ Successful Constipation Formula! Top 7 Problems!

  
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  Below, the top seven diabetic problems are listed.   THE TOP 7 1. EYE PROBLEMS & BLINDNESS: Each year, 12,000-24,000 people become blind because of diabetic eye disease. 2. KIDNEY PROBLEMS: Kidney problems. About 38,000 individuals suffering from diabetes also develop kidney failure every year, and ...
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• Trial of Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy for Eye Disease Planned

  
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  U.S. scientists have asked the federal government to approve human trials of embryonic stem cell therapy to treat a common form of juvenile blindness. read more
  5 weeks ago

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