By: gowanc
Day: January 12, 2012
Validation of an In Vitro Digestive System
By: KopfBolanz
Increasing Need For Rehabilitation For Eye Disease
Visual rehabilitation will continue to increase in importance in the near future, particularly because the number of older patients is rising. Susanne Trauzettel-Klosinski summarizes the present state of knowledge in the current issue of the Deutsches …
Control Of A "Blind" Neuroreceptor With An Optical Switch
When nerve cells communicate with one another, specialized receptor molecules on their surfaces play a central role in relaying signals between them. A collaborative venture involving teams of chemists based at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) i…
Stem Cells in Ophthalmology Update 14: Current Stem Cell Clinical Trials
Thanks to new friend, Alexey Bersenev, and his stem cell blog, Hematopoiesis, I have been able to add several companies and medical institutions to my list of those involved in ophthalmic clinical trials using stem cells. Alexey recently posted a blog …
SGR Repeal Dilemma Could Make Passage Harder
If lawmakers repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate formula, beneficiaries will see a rise in their premiums, or else the cost of the “doc fix” will increase by 25%, a new study warns. Medscape Medical News