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There is light at the end of the blind tunnel: prosthetic retinal cells offer hope!

People with inherited retinal degeneration have hope of vision since researchers have enginee...f inner retinal neurons triggered by photoreceptor degeneration has raised some concerns for the retinal-based rescue strategy after the death of photoreceptors. Ho...

Eye Drug Macugen Shows Allergic Reactions

... to treat age-related vision loss known as macular degeneration was reported// to show serious allergic reactions. Pfizer Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals said that with use of their eye drug Macugen along with other medications resulted in allergic reactions. FDA says that the companies have already notified the doc...

Indian Scientists Identify Second Pancreatitis Gene

...rly regulated and insulin is not secreted. Further degeneration leads to cancer of pancreas and it proves fatal," said Reddy. The disease is also one of the major contributing factors in causing diabetes, the incidence of which is very high among Indians. Edited IANS...

Light at the end of the tunnel for patients suffering Keratoconus.

... the eyesight but it will certainly arrest further degeneration and even prevent blindness. A trial of this treatment procedure, due to commence at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, will be sponsored by the state government. The trial will be led by Christine Wittig, who had started off the procedure in...

Molecular Basis Of ALS Found

... ALS is a progressive paralytic disorder caused by degeneration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The cause and development (pathogenesis) of the fatal disease are not known, and there is no effective treatment. Fifteen years ago, an international consortium led by Teepu Siddique, M.D., Les Turner AL...

Stem Cell Technology Gives Hope in Spinal Cord Injuries

...demonstrated improvement. This was unusual because degeneration of neurons often occurs with spinal cord injuries due to the degeneration of their nerve fibers running down the spinal cord. However with the astrocyte transplant up to 80 p...

Researchers Have Found New Methods To Treat Parkinson’s Diseas

...nson's disease is a progressive disorder caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that contr...rigger muscle problems and, according to one team, degeneration of neurons that produce dopamine. In addition, both research groups show that the PINK1 protein ac...

Doctors no longer have to fear about Radiation Exposure

...able and after awhile doctors develop neck or back degeneration problems due to the weight of the heavy lead gowns. During the study Dr. Magram was happy to find that about 90 % of the radiation exposure is avoided to the physician’s head, arms and legs using the extension bar and lead plastic shield equipment. ...

Gene Therapy May Help Restore Sight In Congenital blindness

...ve however noted that the procedure had slowed the degeneration of the chicks' photoreceptors, but it did not completely halt it. ‘The visual capabilities of the treated animals far exceeded our expectations’, said Rowland, about their study that is set to appear today in the online journal Public Library of Sc...

Cigarettes Need To Warn About Eye Damage

... there is a gradual loss of central vision owing a degeneration of the macula, a region of the retina responsible for fine, central vision. In support to the above issue, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists wanted the government to add ‘Smoking causes blindness’ in addition to the already existing labels like...

Study Aims At The Immune System In Patients With Lou Gehrig's Disease

...ressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord which stimulate skeletal muscle movement. As more motor neurons die, muscle weakness gets progressively worse. An estimated 30,000 people throughout the U.S. have ALS, and 8,000 new ca...

Quality Of Dietary Carbohydrates May Determine Quality Of Eye Sight

...k of developing signs of early age-related macular degeneration when compared with women who consumed diets with a lower dietary glycemic index," says lead author Chung-Jung Chiu, DDS, PhD, scientist in the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research at the HNRCA and an assistant professor at Tufts University Sc...

Transport of Proteins Unravels the Mystery behind Neurodegenerative Diseases

...seases are diseases which occur due to progressive degeneration of the nerves across the body. Some of the important and fatal diseases are Huntington's, ALS and Kennedy disease. // Researchers have found that the main causes for such diseases are the blockage of the transport of proteins within cells. Hence the...

Cure Insight for DMD

... muscular dystrophy is a progressive weakening and degeneration of the muscles, caused by a mutation in a gene coding for a protein called dystrophin. This protein is absent in the muscles of people affected with the disorder. With the healthy muscle cells grafted by the team of researchers, a considerable prop...

AMD Found To Affect People In Their 50s

... seen among younger people. She says that macular degeneration and cataracts are found at an increased rate among...ve increased eye disorders. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can be genetic but environmental factors can also contribute to the disease. The North America...

Animal Study Found Cure For Huntington Disease

...isk, caregiver or friend. The disease results from degeneration of neurons in certain areas of the brain causing uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbances. Currently, there is no treatment to delay or prevent HD in patients. (Source:Eurekalert)...

Rare Nerve Disease Causing Gene Identified

... that this could also shed light on the nerve cell degeneration that leads to neurological problems such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, both known to be associated with brain iron accumulation. The study in Nature Genetics has found a defect in phospholipases; a specific group of proteins was responsi...

Consumption of an Egg per day Could Prevent Heart Disease, Cancer

...r even reverse the age-related eye problem macular degeneration (MD). Egg whites contain albumen, an important source of protein, and no fat, the researchers say. Eggs are an excellent source of B vitamins, which are needed for vital functions in the body, and also provide good quantities of vitamin A, esse...

Advance in Program for Development of Non-Intravenous Therapy for Hemophilia

...nced of these programs targets age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in people over the age of 55 in developed countries. About Baxter Baxter AG is a subsidiary of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX). Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, assists...

Latest Drug for AMD, Beyond The Reach Of Common Man

... be very effective in treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD)It is not been approved by the FDA //but is thought to replace another proven and cost effective drug. Lucentis is manufactured by Genentech and is already called the wonder drug. AMD is a chronic eye disease affecting 1.7 million Americans an...

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