An antidepressant best known as Prozac could offer the first treatment for the leading cause of blindness among people over 50, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.
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Researchers identify new gene variants that may cause inherited retinal dystrophies
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health, has broadened and deepened understanding of how inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) affect different populat…
New technology streamlines the development of gene therapy for genetic blinding disorders
A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that could deliver gene therapies to the retina with maximum efficiency and precision.
New AI-based computer algorithm may enable quicker diagnosis of heart failure
A special artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm created by Mount Sinai researchers was able to learn how to identify subtle changes in electrocardiograms (also known as ECGs or EKGs) to predict whether a patient was experiencing heart f…
Hygienists brace for pitched battles with dentists in fights over practice laws
This year, the Illinois legislature was considering measures to expand oral health treatment in a state where millions of people live in dental care deserts.
Laser treatment shows potential to transform glaucoma management in Africa
Laser treatment has the potential to transform the management of glaucoma in Africa, and to prevent more people from going irreversibly blind, particularly in regions with high disease prevalence and incidence, suggests new research published in Lancet…
New study finds SARS-CoV-2 causes retinal infection
Can coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affect the eye? New research suggests the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can enter the eye and infect photoreceptor and retinal ganglion cells. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 infection incr…
Novel surgical procedure for intractable canalicular obstruction
Under normal conditions, tears in the eyes are drained into the lacrimal sac through small openings called the upper and lower puncta located at the inner corner of the eye (called medial canthus).
Study uncovers toxic air pollutant mixtures linked to poor childhood asthma outcomes
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel machine learning algorithm and used it to identify previously unknown mixtures of toxic air pollutants that appear to be linked to poor asthma outcomes later in a child’s…
Study uncovers new drug target for myelodysplastic syndrome
Mount Sinai and UC San Diego researchers have shown for the first time how mutations affecting a cellular process called RNA splicing alter cells to develop myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and other hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, according t…
Study: Youth with type1 diabetes who use insulin pumps less likely to develop diabetic retinopathy
In one of the largest and most racially diverse studies to date of American children and adolescents with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin have identified the …
Toxic fatty acids trigger cell death in damaged neurons
Cells that normally nourish healthy brain cells called neurons release toxic fatty acids after neurons are damaged, a new study in rodents shows.
Early intervention to delay the onset of hypertension may help prevent dementia
Individuals who are diagnosed with high blood pressure at ages 35-44 had smaller brain size and were more likely to develop dementia compared to people who had normal blood pressure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an America…
Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes to drive blinding age-related macular degeneration
Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes of patients with geographic atrophy, an untreatable, poorly understood form of age-related macular degeneration that causes blindness, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals.
Reading ability closely linked to altered retinal structure in geographic atrophy
In geographic atrophy, a late form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), reading ability is closely related to the altered retinal structure.
40 new one-stop-shops for checks, scans and tests set to open across England
Millions of patients will benefit from earlier diagnostic tests closer to home thanks to 40 new Community Diagnostic Centres set to open across England in a range of settings from local shopping centers to football stadiums.
Novel small-molecule therapy shows promise against deadly pediatric leukemia
Mount Sinai researchers have developed a therapy that shows promise against a deadly pediatric leukemia. The small-molecule therapy was highly effective in fighting a type of acute myeloid leukemia in both in vitro and in vivo experiments, according to…
Clinical study tests novel topical corneal epithelial stem cell-derived product for treating dry eye disease
Several studies conducted over the last decade have concluded that dry eye disease (DED) affects up to 50% of the U.S. population, creating a liability for the nation’s health care system that is estimated to exceed $50 billion annually.
Mass Eye and Ear researcher receives P50 NIH grant to establish new center for neurological voice disorders
Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, director of laryngology research at Mass Eye and Ear, has been awarded an $11.9 million P50 Clinical Research Center Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicable Disorders of the National Inst…
New handheld screening device accurately identifies children with amblyopia
A handheld screening device that detects subtle misalignment of the eyes accurately identifies children with amblyopia (lazy eye), according to a study published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.