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Smartphone app could be used to screen for pancreatic cancer

Scientists have created an app that uses Smartphone selfies to detect pancreatic cancer while it is in the early stages.

29 Aug 2017

Second Sight achieves milestone with conditional FDA approval to start Orion feasibility clinical trial

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable visual prosthetics to provide useful vision to blind patients, today announced that the Company has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin the Orion™ Cortical Visual Prosthesis System feasibility clinical study.

29 Aug 2017

Researchers provide approaches to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction for patients with SAMS

Statins are highly effective for preventing heart attacks by reducing low-density lipoprotein or "bad" cholesterol.

29 Aug 2017

New app could lead to earlier detection of pancreatic cancer by snapping a smartphone selfie

Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses -; with a five-year survival rate of 9 percent -; in part because there are no telltale symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch a tumor before it spreads.

29 Aug 2017

Research findings potentially open door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease

Cells within an injured mouse eye can be coaxed into regenerating neurons and those new neurons appear to integrate themselves into the eye's circuitry, new research shows. The findings potentially open the door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease.

28 Aug 2017

Medical care in California's NICUs influenced by infants' racial and ethnic identities

Infants' racial and ethnic identities influence the quality of medical care they receive in California's neonatal intensive care units, a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found.

28 Aug 2017

Bioinformatics expert receives $12.8 million grant to continue to lead Diabetic Complications Consortium

Dr. Richard A. McIndoe, bioinformatics expert and associate director of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has received a $12.8 million grant to continue to lead a national research initiative focused on reducing the complications of diabetes.

26 Aug 2017

Vision research using donated human tissue could help millions suffering from diabetic eye disease

When Coleen Anegon's husband, Tim, received a liver donation as a patient at the University of Michigan in 2014, she immediately felt indebted to the donor who gave him the gift of life.

26 Aug 2017

Rutgers University leadership creates great strides in breakthrough scientific research

Less than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Defense established the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine I with a multimillion dollar grant to focus research centered on regenerative medicine for the treatment of battlefield injuries and selected Rutgers University-New Brunswick to lead the civilian research program.

26 Aug 2017

North West London Pathology and Abbott sign $252 million managed equipment services contract

North West London Pathology, hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Abbott announced today that they signed a $252 million managed equipment services contract for the supply of all analytical equipment and consumables, including Abbott's Alinity ci and Alinity h series diagnostics instruments as well as their professional services and informatics solutions known as AlinIQ.

26 Aug 2017

Research: Avocado consumption may lead to improved cognitive function in healthy older adults

Consuming one fresh avocado per day may lead to improved cognitive function in healthy older adults due to increased lutein levels in the brain and eye, according to new research published in the journal Nutrients.

24 Aug 2017

Two studies offer additional support to lower systolic blood pressure in high-risk patients

Two studies provide additional support for lowering systolic blood pressure to an intensive goal of 120 mmHg – far below the standard guidelines of 140 mmHg – to reduce the risk of heart disease in high-risk patients with hypertension.

24 Aug 2017

The Royal Society of Medicine to host 15th Medical Innovations Summit in London

The 15th Medical Innovations Summit will take place at the Royal Society of Medicine on Saturday 16 September.

24 Aug 2017

Common obesity and diabetes drug could be used as novel way to lower brain pressure

Research led by the University of Birmingham, published today in Science Translational Medicine, has discovered that a drug commonly used to treat patients with either obesity or Type II diabetes could be used as a novel new way to lower brain pressure.

23 Aug 2017

Less REM sleep connected to greater risk for dementia

According to new research, persons getting less amounts of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may be at greater risks of developing dementia. The study entitled “Sleep architecture and the risk of incident dementia in the community” was published yesterday in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

23 Aug 2017

New international research project identifies subtypes of ocular melanoma

A new international research project, involving the University of Liverpool's leading eye cancer research group, has identified specific subtypes of ocular melanoma that will help develop improved management strategies and therapies in the future.

23 Aug 2017

Study findings may help develop marker to identify anxiety in fragile X syndrome patients

Anxiety occurs at high rates in children with fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common form of inherited intellectual disability. Children with co-occurring anxiety tend to fare worse, but it can be hard to identify in infants.

23 Aug 2017

Retina scans could help identify Alzheimer’s

Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai and NeuroVision Imaging LLC have made it possible to identify the pathological markers of Alzheimer’s using retinal scans. These scans are non- invasive and could be performed routinely in future to detect this dreaded form of degenerative brain disease. The paper was published online in the JCI Insight on 17th of August.

22 Aug 2017

Noninvasive retinal imaging may detect pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease

A study led by researchers at Cedars-Sinai and NeuroVision Imaging LLC provides the scientific basis for using noninvasive eye imaging to detect the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's.

22 Aug 2017

Scientists identify key compound that reduces severity of AMD in preclinical model

A compound of specific bioactive products from a major family of enzymes reduced the severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a preclinical model, according to a new study led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers.

22 Aug 2017

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Latest Eye Health News and Research

Smartphone app could be used to screen for pancreatic cancer

Second Sight achieves milestone with conditional FDA approval to start Orion feasibility clinical trial

Researchers provide approaches to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction for patients with SAMS

New app could lead to earlier detection of pancreatic cancer by snapping a smartphone selfie

Research findings potentially open door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease

Medical care in California's NICUs influenced by infants' racial and ethnic identities

Bioinformatics expert receives $12.8 million grant to continue to lead Diabetic Complications Consortium

Vision research using donated human tissue could help millions suffering from diabetic eye disease

Rutgers University leadership creates great strides in breakthrough scientific research

North West London Pathology and Abbott sign $252 million managed equipment services contract

Research: Avocado consumption may lead to improved cognitive function in healthy older adults

Two studies offer additional support to lower systolic blood pressure in high-risk patients

The Royal Society of Medicine to host 15th Medical Innovations Summit in London

Common obesity and diabetes drug could be used as novel way to lower brain pressure

Less REM sleep connected to greater risk for dementia

New international research project identifies subtypes of ocular melanoma

Study findings may help develop marker to identify anxiety in fragile X syndrome patients

Retina scans could help identify Alzheimer’s

Noninvasive retinal imaging may detect pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists identify key compound that reduces severity of AMD in preclinical model

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