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'White matter lesion' mapping tool can detect early signs of cognitive decline

A new tool for analyzing tissue damage seen on MRI brain scans can detect with more than 70 percent accuracy early signs of cognitive decline, new research shows.

27 Oct 2020

Neuroscientists use advanced techniques to study the brain's navigation ability

Whether or not we're aware of it, humans -- animals in general -- constantly use environmental cues to navigate from one place to another.

27 Oct 2020

Cleaning kitchen counter surfaces after food preparation can reduce risk of infection

Food and humans can carry and spread dangerous microbes, and cleaning can protect you from getting sick. But it also takes time, uses chemicals and water and some people are concerned that excessive cleaning can remove the natural bacterial flora we would rather have around us to stay healthy.

27 Oct 2020

New technique can detect TDP-43 protein in patients with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

A test to diagnose two very serious diseases such as ALS and FTD when the pathologies have not yet appeared, thereby providing doctors and patients with essential information tools to tackle them early and develop new treatments.

27 Oct 2020

Study reveals new and essential details of how photoreceptors work

Moving around in the half-light is difficult but not impossible. To help us in this undertaking we have the rods, a type of light-sensitive cells (photoreceptors) present in the retina of vertebrates, capable of detecting very low lights which allow to move about even in poorly lit cellars or caves.

23 Oct 2020

$14 million grant awarded to mitigate the impact of cancer on Pacific Islanders

The University of Guam and the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center were each awarded five-year grants totaling more than $14 million to mitigate the impact of cancer on Pacific Islanders through cancer research, career training, and community outreach.

23 Oct 2020

COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

COVID-19 cases are surging in rural places across the Mountain States and Midwest, and when it hits health care workers, ready reinforcements aren't easy to find.

23 Oct 2020

Nigeria safely relaunches accelerated yellow fever vaccination campaigns

While combatting multiple public health challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Nigeria, with support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will safely relaunch an accelerated series of mass preventive vaccination campaigns to protect Nigerians against yellow fever (YF).

23 Oct 2020

New technique could propel personalized cancer treatments

When it comes to defeating cancer, some immune cells are mightier than others. But even the best-trained eye and today's advanced scientific tools have trouble discerning the most powerful tumor-fighting cells from the rest.

23 Oct 2020

Researchers develop a novel way to simplify cellular optogenetic tools

Cellular optogenetics is a technique that allows researchers to use light to precisely control cell signaling and function in space and time enabling the investigation of mechanisms involved in disease processes.

22 Oct 2020

Improving sleep after trauma exposure may ease negative consequences

Increasing the amount of time spent asleep immediately after a traumatic experience may ease any negative consequences, suggests a new study conducted by researchers at Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.

22 Oct 2020

Common medication used to treat diabetic macular edema is less effective in Black patients

A medication frequently used to treat diabetic macular edema, which is the most common cause of blindness in people with diabetes, is less effective when used to treat the condition in Black patients, new study results show.

22 Oct 2020

New technique uses light to modify disease signaling

Most diseases are caused by aberrant cell signaling processes and basic research in cell signaling is needed to identify targets for future therapeutic approaches, especially in cases where no cures or effective treatments are currently available.

22 Oct 2020

Santen joins forces with ophthalmologists in the fight against antibiotic resistance

Santen is delighted to announce the launch of the Re-SOLVE Antibiotic Resistance, which aims to lead the way in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

22 Oct 2020

Dream report structure differs according to sleep stage, confirms study

Some dreams are so vivid that they can be recalled as if they were movies, full of connections and with a beginning, middle and end.

22 Oct 2020

Newly developed light-sensing protein restores vision in blind mice

A newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restores vision in blind mice when attached to retina bipolar cells using gene therapy.

22 Oct 2020

UN aims to bring awareness and global attention to blindness and vision impairment

In recognition of World Sight Day 2020, the UN Friends of Vision, the Permanent Missions of Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh and Ireland to the United Nations, organized a high-Level event entitled '2020 and Beyond: Accelerating Vision for Everyone'.

22 Oct 2020

Researchers design new ocular insert to administer antioxidants in the eye

Researchers from Valencia’s CEU Cardenal Herrera University have published their study on this new way to administer glutathione for the treatment of ocular diseases linked to oxidative stress in journal Pharmaceutics.

21 Oct 2020

Allergy charities encourage parents, teachers to ‘Check It, Don’t Chance It’ to safeguard allergic children

To mark Allergy Awareness Week (19-25 October), two leading allergy charities are urging parents and teachers to ‘Check It, Don’t Chance It’ to ensure pupils and young adults with allergies are safe in schools.

21 Oct 2020

New ultrafast 3D clinical imaging system could improve LASIK surgery, diagnosis of eye diseases

LASIK eye surgery - a laser reshaping of the cornea to improve vision - is one of the most popular elective surgeries in the United States, and a University of Houston professor of biomedical engineering intends to improve upon it by giving surgeons more information about the cornea before they begin.

20 Oct 2020

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Latest Eye Health News and Research

'White matter lesion' mapping tool can detect early signs of cognitive decline

Neuroscientists use advanced techniques to study the brain's navigation ability

Cleaning kitchen counter surfaces after food preparation can reduce risk of infection

New technique can detect TDP-43 protein in patients with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Study reveals new and essential details of how photoreceptors work

$14 million grant awarded to mitigate the impact of cancer on Pacific Islanders

COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

Nigeria safely relaunches accelerated yellow fever vaccination campaigns

New technique could propel personalized cancer treatments

Researchers develop a novel way to simplify cellular optogenetic tools

Improving sleep after trauma exposure may ease negative consequences

Common medication used to treat diabetic macular edema is less effective in Black patients

New technique uses light to modify disease signaling

Santen joins forces with ophthalmologists in the fight against antibiotic resistance

Dream report structure differs according to sleep stage, confirms study

Newly developed light-sensing protein restores vision in blind mice

UN aims to bring awareness and global attention to blindness and vision impairment

Researchers design new ocular insert to administer antioxidants in the eye

Allergy charities encourage parents, teachers to ‘Check It, Don’t Chance It’ to safeguard allergic children

New ultrafast 3D clinical imaging system could improve LASIK surgery, diagnosis of eye diseases

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