News tagged with optic nerve
Stress pathway identified as potential therapeutic target to prevent vision loss
A new study identifies specific cell-stress signaling pathways that link injury of the optic nerve with irreversible vision loss. The research, published by Cell Press in the February 9 issue of the journal Neuron, may le ...
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Feb 08, 2012 |
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Focus on glaucoma origins continues path toward potential cure
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness. Nearly 4 million Americans have the disorder, which affects 70 million worldwide. There is no cure and no early symptoms. Once vision is lost, it's permanent.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Scientists solve mystery of the eye
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have a good overall understanding of human vision: when light enters our eyes, it is focused by the lens and strikes the retina in the back of the eye. The light causes some of ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Noninvasive current stimulation improves sight in patients with optic nerve damage
It has long been thought that blindness after brain lesions is irreversible and that damage to the optic nerves leads to permanent impairments in everyday activities such as reading, driving, and spatial orientation. A new ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Detecting glaucoma before it blinds
Early detection and diagnosis of open angle glaucoma important so that treatment can be used in the early stages of the disease developing to prevent or avoid further vision loss. Writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Jo ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Cocaine users have 45 percent increased risk of glaucoma
A study of the 5.3 million men and women seen in Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in a one-year period found that use of cocaine is predictive of open-angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma.
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Study suggests glaucoma screenings are happening too late
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Although it can be treated, new research shows Canadians may not be doing enough to protect themselves. According to a new study by Lawson Health Research Institute's ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Scientists open new window into the brain
(Medical Xpress) -- An unexpected discovery has led scientists to open an intriguing new window into the human brain, via the visual system.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Eye anatomy at camp? Kids get taste of med careers
(AP) -- Again and again, 12-year-old Brianna Bowens cautiously pokes the human eyeball. On purpose.
Jul 25, 2011 |
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More oxygen in eyes of African-Americans may help explain glaucoma risk
Measuring oxygen during eye surgery, investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a reason that may explain why African-Americans have a higher risk of glaucoma than ...
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Expenditures for glaucoma medications appear to have increased
In recent years, spending for glaucoma medications has increased, especially for women, persons who have only public health insurance and those with less than a high school education, according to a report published Online ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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NJIT and UMDNJ license personal tonometer technology for innovative glaucoma testing
NJIT and UMDNJ have executed a license agreement with The Incubation Factory, St. Louis, MO, covering their personal tonometer technology on which a patent is pending. The tonometer was developed by a research team led ...
May 17, 2011 |
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A giant interneuron for sparse coding
A single interneuron controls activity adaptively in 50,000 neurons, enabling consistently sparse codes for odors.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 13, 2011 |
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Children with MS are at increased risk of becoming obese in childhood
(Medical Xpress) -- In addition to the health problems children with multiple sclerosis face, a risk of obesity has entered the picture. A new study conducted by pediatric MS specialists at the University at Buffalo has found ...
May 12, 2011 |
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Research identifies risk factors associated with progression of glaucoma
Elevated pressure inside the eye, cornea thinning, and visual field loss are all markers that glaucoma may progress, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.
May 09, 2011 |
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