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MCW professor awarded $13 million NIH grant to study misplaced calcification in AMD and Alzheimer's

Francesca Marassi, PhD, professor and chair of biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been awarded a five-year, $13 million program project grant (PPG) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study misplaced calcification in the eyes and brains of patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

18 Jul 2023

On-site Health Hub improves mental wellbeing of construction workers

New research is tackling the mental health crisis in the construction industry – highlighting the benefits of an on-site Health Hub on worker wellbeing.

18 Jul 2023

Mobile app uses AI to detect eye diseases

Two students on the Master's Degree in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) have developed a mobile app capable of detecting in a matter of seconds whether someone is suffering from glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy or cataracts, three of the world's most common causes of vision loss and blindness.

18 Jul 2023

Magnetic susceptibility as a promising marker for predicting future severity of Parkinson's disease

Researchers evaluate quantitative magnetic susceptibility mapping in detecting quantifiable markers of Parkinson’s disease progression.

18 Jul 2023

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Data scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and colleagues have created an artificial intelligence model that may more accurately predict which existing medicines, not currently classified as harmful, may in fact lead to congenital disabilities.

17 Jul 2023

Study shines light on genetic differences among children with rare neurodevelopmental condition

New research led by the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai has illuminated genetic differences among children with a rare neurodevelopmental condition and could point the way toward a precision medicine approach to caring for these children.

17 Jul 2023

Research shows diagnostic error as a leading cause of death and disability

Improving diagnosis in health care is a moral, professional and public health imperative, according to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine.

17 Jul 2023

New agreement to facilitate genetic diagnosis of hereditary retinal dystrophies

An agreement between the University of Barcelona spin-off DBGen Ocular Genomics and the company Novartis España will enable the genetic identification of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) in affected patients.

17 Jul 2023

New proteomic insights: cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers show promise in detecting dementia with Lewy bodies

Researchers conducted cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteome profiling and identified CSF proteins.

17 Jul 2023

Aerobic glycolysis essential for eye development in mammals, study finds

Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is key for eye development in mammals, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

14 Jul 2023

Precision livestock technologies offer earlier diagnosis of calf-killing bovine respiratory disease

Monitoring dairy calves with precision technologies based on the "internet of things," or IoT, leads to the earlier diagnosis of calf-killing bovine respiratory disease, according to a new study.

14 Jul 2023

Pharmacist-led intervention can help suppress multi-drug resistant pathogens

The battle to stop the increase of superbugs in hospitals has been an ongoing struggle for healthcare professionals.

13 Jul 2023

What effect does honey have on human health?

Researchers reviewed existing data on the beneficial impact of honey consumption on human health.

12 Jul 2023

Forensic nurse researcher develops new ways to detect bruises in patients with darker skin tones

A leading forensic nurse researcher has developed new approaches to detecting bruises in patients with darker skin tones – thus helping to overcome barriers to diagnosing injuries in patients of color, according to a special article on nurse innovators in the July issue of the American Journal of Nursing.

11 Jul 2023

Mount Sinai's new cardiac catheterization lab brings life-saving care to western Queens

Mount Sinai Queens today announced the opening of a new cardiac catheterization lab that will provide rapid and comprehensive care to hundreds of heart patients every year for life-threatening emergencies and scheduled cardiac procedures.

11 Jul 2023

Study reveals how to customize artificial tears to alleviate dry eye symptoms

Compared to artificial tears, or eye drops, human tears are significantly more complex liquids, with a wide range of components including lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, water, and salt.

11 Jul 2023

$40.5 million NIA grant to fund study of Alzheimer's disease in Asian Americans and Asian Canadians

A $40.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will fund the Asian Cohort for Alzheimer's Disease (ACAD) study at Penn Medicine and 15 other academic research centers across the United States and Canada.

11 Jul 2023

Eye Health News and Research

Latest Eye Health News and Research

MCW professor awarded $13 million NIH grant to study misplaced calcification in AMD and Alzheimer's

On-site Health Hub improves mental wellbeing of construction workers

Mobile app uses AI to detect eye diseases

Magnetic susceptibility as a promising marker for predicting future severity of Parkinson's disease

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Study shines light on genetic differences among children with rare neurodevelopmental condition

Research shows diagnostic error as a leading cause of death and disability

New agreement to facilitate genetic diagnosis of hereditary retinal dystrophies

New proteomic insights: cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers show promise in detecting dementia with Lewy bodies

Aerobic glycolysis essential for eye development in mammals, study finds

Precision livestock technologies offer earlier diagnosis of calf-killing bovine respiratory disease

Pharmacist-led intervention can help suppress multi-drug resistant pathogens

What effect does honey have on human health?

Forensic nurse researcher develops new ways to detect bruises in patients with darker skin tones

Mount Sinai's new cardiac catheterization lab brings life-saving care to western Queens

Study reveals how to customize artificial tears to alleviate dry eye symptoms

$40.5 million NIA grant to fund study of Alzheimer's disease in Asian Americans and Asian Canadians

As nonprofit hospitals reap big tax breaks, states scrutinize their required charity spending

Brain's electric fields drive neural activity to form memories

Abnormal cortical folding linked to major depressive disorder

Genetics & Genomics - Second Edition eBook

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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