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Virus Restores Sight
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[14/06/2013] Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new method to insert genes into eye cells that could greatly expand gene therapy to help restore sight to patients with blinding diseases. Virus Restores Sight - Read more
Hearing Loss Clue Uncovered
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[13/06/2013] A novel genetic mutation was first identified in 2010 as causing hearing loss in humans. Researchers have now discovered that this mutation induces malfunction of an inhibitor of an enzyme commonly found in our body that destroys proteins. Hearing Loss Clue Uncovered - Read more
Telescope for Macular Degeneration
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[23/04/2013] Physicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have become the first in Virginia to successfully implant a telescope in a patient's eye to treat macular degeneration – the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Telescope for Macular Degeneration - Read more
An Artificial Retina Restores Normal Vision
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[16/08/2012] Two researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have deciphered a mouse's retina's neural code and coupled this information to a novel prosthetic device to restore sight to blind mice. The researchers say they have also cracked the code for a monkey retina and hope to quickly design and test a device that blind humans can use. An Artificial Retina Restores Normal Vision - Read more
Microneedles to Target Therapeutics
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[24/07/2012] Thanks to tiny microneedles, eye doctors may soon have a better way to treat diseases such as macular degeneration that affect tissues in the back of the eye. That could be important as the population ages and develops more eye-related illnesses. Microneedles to Target Therapeutics - Read more
Manipulating Recipient Retinal Microenvironment
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[13/07/2012] A research team in the United Kingdom has found that insulin-like growth factor (IGF1) impacts cell transplantation of photoreceptor precursors by manipulating the retinal recipient microenvironment, enabling better migration and integration of the cells into the adult mouse retina. Manipulating Recipient Retinal Microenvironment - Read more
Antioxidant Can Reduce Blindness Risk
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[18/06/2012] A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests that the antioxidant, rhSOD (recombinant human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase), reduces the risk of developing Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in extremely low gestational age newborns. Antioxidant Can Reduce Blindness Risk - Read more
Protected From Diabetic Eye Disease
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[13/06/2012] Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Centre have completed a study of 158 people who have lived with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for 50 years or more with eye examinations and have concluded that a high proportion of this unique group of patients developed little to no diabetic eye disease over time. Protected From Diabetic Eye Disease - Read more
Hope for More Effective Treatment
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[06/06/2012] Research by an optometrist at the University of Houston (UH) supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. Hope for More Effective Treatment - Read more
Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight
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[14/05/2012] Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain types of degenerative eye diseases. Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight - Read more
Foetal Membrane Transplantation Prevents Blindness
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[30/04/2012] Transplanting tissue from newborn foetal membranes prevents blindness in patients with a devastating disease called Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a Loyola University Medical Centre study has found. Foetal Membrane Transplantation Prevents Blindness - Read more
Breakthrough for Degenerative Vision Disorder
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[25/04/2012] A research team, led by Doctor John Guy of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami, has pioneered a novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), an inherited genetic defect that causes rapid, permanent, and bilateral loss of vision in people of all ages, but primarily males ages 20-40. Breakthrough for Degenerative Vision Disorder - Read more
Internet-Based Therapy Relieves Persistent Tinnitus
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[08/03/2012] Those suffering from nagging tinnitus can benefit from internet-based therapy just as much as patients who take part in group therapy sessions. These are the findings of a German-Swedish study in which patients with moderate to severe tinnitus tried out various forms of therapy over a ten-week period. Internet-Based Therapy Relieves Persistent Tinnitus - Read more
Sound Rather than Sight Can Activate ‘Seeing’ for the Blind
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[08/02/2012] Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have tapped onto the visual cortex of the congenitally blind by using sensory substitution devices (SSDs), enabling the blind in effect to “see” and even describe objects. Sound Rather than Sight Can Activate ‘Seeing’ for the Blind - Read more
Training Has Biological Impact on Aging Process
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[31/01/2012] Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study from Northwestern University. The study is the first to provide biological evidence that lifelong musical experience has an impact on the aging process. Training Has Biological Impact on Aging Process - Read more
Why Do Smells Make Some People Sick
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[20/01/2012] Do you get a headache from the perfume of the lady next to you at the table? Do cleaning solutions at work make your nose itch? If you have symptoms prompted by everyday smells, it does not necessarily mean you are allergic but rather that you suffer from chemical intolerance. According to a scientist at Umea University this hypersensitivity can be the result of an inability to get used to smells. Why Do Smells Make Some People Sick - Read more
Allowing yourself to enjoy food again
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[02/01/2012] There is no drug to treat anorexia nervosa. This complex mental illness that goes along with severe physical impairments requires intense therapy that has one final goal in mind: the affected person is supposed to relearn healthy eating patterns to avoid becoming dangerously underweight. Allowing yourself to enjoy food again - Read more
Childhood Hypersensitivity Linked to OCD
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[28/12/2011] In childhood, rituals like regular schedules for meal, bath, and bed times are a healthy part of behavioural development. But combined with oral and tactile sensitivities, such as irritation caused by specific fabrics, these rituals could be an early warning sign of adult Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Childhood Hypersensitivity Linked to OCD - Read more
Understanding Drug Receptor Targets
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[28/12/2011] Half the drugs used today target a single class of proteins – and now scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have identified an important molecular player critical to the proper workings of those proteins critical to our health. Understanding Drug Receptor Targets - Read more
Multisensory Integration - When Correlation Implies Causation
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[16/12/2011] New research involving scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Tübingen (Germany), the University of Oxford, and the University of Bielefeld (Germany) has demonstrated that humans exploit the correlation between the temporal structures of signals to decide which of them to combine and which to keep segregated. Multisensory Integration - When Correlation Implies Causation - Read more
Another Danger of Secondhand Smoke
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[19/07/2011] NYU School of Medicine researchers report in a new study that exposure to tobacco smoke nearly doubles the risk of hearing loss among adolescents. Another Danger of Secondhand Smoke - Read more
Speed Limit on Babies' Vision
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[15/07/2011] Babies have far less ability to recognize rapidly changing images than adults, according to research from the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain. The results show that while infants can perceive flicker or movement, they may not be able to identify the individual elements within a moving or changing scene as well as an adult. Speed Limit on Babies' Vision - Read more
A Threat to Human Health
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[01/06/2011] In addition to its damaging effect on the environment and its illegal smuggling into developing countries, researchers have now linked e-waste to adverse effects on human health, such as inflammation and oxidative stress – precursors to cardiovascular disease, DNA damage and possibly cancer. A Threat to Human Health - Read more
Why People May Have Trouble Reading Social Cues
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[25/05/2011] Understanding the actions of other people can be difficult for those with schizophrenia. Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered that impairments in a brain area involved in perception of social stimuli may be partly responsible for this difficulty. Why People May Have Trouble Reading Social Cues - Read more
When the stress brake fails
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[23/03/2011] First discovered ten years ago, it is now the subject of new findings relating to its function: the protein SPRED2 inhibits the hormonal stress response in the body. Whether it also plays a role in the development of illnesses has yet to be established. When the stress brake fails - Read more
Painkiller Could Increase Suicidal Ideation
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[24/11/2010] The active agent ziconotide, the synthetic toxin of the cone snail (Conus magus), was acclaimed a safe alternative to morphine when it was introduced six years ago. Now it is increasingly suspected of causing patients to commit suicide. Painkiller Could Increase Suicidal Ideation - Read more
How the blind are able to see again
Alone in Germany approximately 7000 patients a year are waiting for a donor cornea. Now there is new hope! A plastic implant helps blind people to see again. The prosthesis is especially aimed to help the so-called Ultima-Ratio-patients for whom conventional therapies are absolutely hopeless.How the blind are able to see again - Read more
Retinal Implant Allows Blind Patients to Recognize Letters and Words
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[03/11/2010] Researchers at the Department for Ophthalmology at the University of Tübingen, Germany, have shown in a study that a light-sensitive chip, implanted beneath the retina, is able to restore meaningful images in blind patients, up to the point of recognizing letters and words. Retinal Implant Allows Blind Patients to Recognize Letters and Words - Read more
Development of Implanted Device
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[22/10/2010] Success could spur new treatment approach for millions of people who suffer vestibular problems. Development of Implanted Device - Read more
Neuronal field simulates brain activity
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[29/09/2010] RUB Scientists of the Bernstein Group for Computational Neuroscience developed a computational model, which allows a mathematical description of far reaching interactions between cortical neurons. Neuronal field simulates brain activity - Read more
Ingredient May Prevent Blinding Diseases
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[28/06/2010] Resveratrol – found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants – stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the eye, according to vision researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Ingredient May Prevent Blinding Diseases - Read more
Computers Can Detect Eye Problems
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[20/05/2010] Cost-effective computerized systems to detect early eye problems related to diabetes can help meet the screening need, an analysis shows. Computers Can Detect Eye Problems - Read more
Hormone Spray Improves Male Sensitivity
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[11/05/2010] The neuropeptide oytocin enhances male empathy. This substance also increases sensitivity to so-called “social multipliers”, such as approving or disapproving looks. Hormone Spray Improves Male Sensitivity - Read more
Device Gives Evidence of Shaken Baby
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[26/04/2010] Ophthalmologists examining infants for possible Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) found that a handheld device provided high-resolution images of the retina and the vitreoretinal interface in infants with SBS, reports a new study. Device Gives Evidence of Shaken Baby - Read more
Untreated Poor Vision Linked to Dementia
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[18/02/2010] Elderly people with visual disorders that are left untreated are significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease - the most common form of dementia, according to a new study. Untreated Poor Vision Linked to Dementia - Read more
High Levels of Certain Immune Cells
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[15/01/2010] Researchers have identified an immune cell linked to inflammation and scarring in Graves' eye disease. High Levels of Certain Immune Cells - Read more
Why Light Worsens Migraine
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[13/01/2010] Scientists have identified a new visual pathway that underlies sensitivity to light during migraine. Why Light Worsens Migraine - Read more
Amputation May Lead to Altered Perception
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[11/01/2010] According to new research amputation of the hand results in a distorted way of figuring out where in space objects are located. Amputation May Lead to Altered Perception - Read more
Hidden Sensory System?
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[11/12/2009] Researchers report that the human body has an entirely unique and separate sensory system aside from the nerves that give most of us the ability to touch and feel. Hidden Sensory System? - Read more
Stress - Everbody Has It, No One Wants It. How to Fight It?
Stress is a natural body reaction to pressure, tension or change. While a certain dose of stress can spice up your life, too much stress can be harmful and cause illness. However, during daily routine stress-reduction can be tricky. Experts at MEDICA provide helpful tips for relaxation in stressful times.Stress - Everbody Has It, No One Wants It. How to Fight It? - Read more
Nerve-Muscle Interface Could Improve Prosthetic
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[21/10/2009] Clinical investigators have used modern tissue engineering to develop an interface that could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch to patients who are fitted with the devices. Nerve-Muscle Interface Could Improve Prosthetic - Read more
Surgery Best for Organ Transplant Recipients
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[09/10/2009] Organ transplant recipients benefit significantly when they are monitored and receive prompt diagnosis and treatment for otitis media, a common inner ear infection, according to a new study. Surgery Best for Organ Transplant Recipients - Read more
„Even Lasered Astronauts Fly Into the Outer Space“
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[01/10/2009] Some find themselves more beautiful without, others wish to do sports unhampered. Many people are bothered by their glasses on their nose that they have to wear day-to-day in order to see clearly. „Even Lasered Astronauts Fly Into the Outer Space“ - Read more
„The TÜV-Approved Lasik Is Not More Than A Kind Of Promotion“
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[01/10/2009] Anastacia and Elton John – their trademark are large eyeglasses. This truly is not for everybody since many spectacle wearers would like to get rid of the glasses the sooner the better and fancy a laser surgery of the eyes. „The TÜV-Approved Lasik Is Not More Than A Kind Of Promotion“ - Read more
Responsible for Processing of Speech
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[20/08/2009] Researchers have succeeded for the first time in devising a model that describes and identifies a basic cellular mechanism that enables networks of neurons to efficiently decode speech in changing conditions. Responsible for Processing of Speech - Read more
Mutation in a Gene Associated with Cancer
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[19/08/2009] An international group of researchers found three mutations responsible for a form of hereditary deafness in a gene that is implicated in cancer. Mutation in a Gene Associated with Cancer - Read more
Hearing Loss Caused By Genes
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[28/04/2009] With the help of a new mouse model, researchers found that the respective microRNA seed region influences the production of sensory hair cells in the inner ear, both in the mouse and in humans. Hearing Loss Caused By Genes - Read more
Why Touching Can Relieve Pain
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[20/04/2009] Nerve signals that tell the brain that we are being slowly stroked on the skin have their own specialised nerve fibres in the skin. This is shown by a new study. The discovery may explain why touching the skin can relieve pain. Why Touching Can Relieve Pain - Read more
New Method Identifies Risk of Eye Disease
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[08/04/2009] A simple way of establishing which preterm infants are at risk of developing the eye disease ROP is to follow their weight gain. New Method Identifies Risk of Eye Disease - Read more
Jack of Medical Trades (Part 1)
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[15/03/2009] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de
Actually, it is a made-up-word: microsystems technology. In fact, the term describes many things as long as they are optical, mechanical or electrical and as long as the systems are tiny. Moreover they hover around everywhere: In CD players, airbags or printers - and with great potential in medical applications. Jack of Medical Trades (Part 1) - Read more
Genes Linked to Dry AMD
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[29/08/2008] Scientists have discovered a genetic mutation that offers protection against a type of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease of the eye. Genes Linked to Dry AMD - Read more
'Dry Eye' May be Linked to Sex Hormones
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[11/02/2004] Women whose ovaries prematurely cease functioning may be at a greater risk for dry eye symptoms, according to a large study carried out at the National Eye Institute, Bethesda. 'Dry Eye' May be Linked to Sex Hormones - Read more
