News tagged with sight loss
New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Queen's University Belfast academics have helped develop an antioxidant supplement which may slow down sight loss in elderly people.
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Study offers clues to beating hearing loss
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Leeds have made a significant step forward in understanding the causes of some forms of deafness.
Ground breaking eye therapy for stroke victims developed
Aug 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new computer-based therapy for stroke victims who have suffered partial vision loss has been developed by Scottish scientists.
Scientists unmask brain's hidden potential
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Previous research has found that when vision is lost, a person's senses of touch and hearing become enhanced. But exactly how this happens has been unclear.
Limb loss in lizards -- evidence for rapid evolution
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Nov 11, 2008 |
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Small skink lizards, Lerista, demonstrate extensive changes in body shape over geologically brief periods. Research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that several species of th ...
Clearer day for gene therapy: New vector carries big genes linked to inherited blindness
Apr 16, 2008 |
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For some inherited diseases, one barrier to successful gene therapy is that a commonly used vector (package into which the curative gene is placed) cannot accommodate the large size of the curative gene. However, a newly ...
'Twinkle' eye test could improve AMD diagnosis
Oct 24, 2007 |
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Scientists at UCL (University College London) have developed a more reliable test for detecting vision loss in people with age-related macular disease (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the UK and US. The method, which ...
Blind mice shed light on human sight loss
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Mutant mice could provide genetic clues to understanding incurable human sight loss resulting from retinal degeneration. Research published in the online open access journal Genome Biology uncovers a role for microRNA in ret ...
Study predicts 40 percent increase in blindness in Nigeria by 2020
Sep 08, 2009 |
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By 2020, 1.4 million Nigerians over age 40 will lose their sight, and the vast majority of the causes are either preventable or treatable, according to the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study Group.
Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight - at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia.
Successful stem cell therapy for treatment of eye disease
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Newly published research, by investigators, at the North East England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) in the journal Stem Cells reported the first successful treatment of eight patients with "Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency" (LSCD) ...
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