The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Medical Innovation (CMI) awarded a total of $82,000 to six research groups through its 2013 Round-2 Pilot Funding Program for Early Stage Medical Technology Research and Development.
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Nutrition and exercise have significant impact on one’s vision
With the New Year comes many resolutions, including resolving to exercise more and eat better. While many individuals understand that nutrition and exercise play an important role in helping to prevent diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disorders, not many may be aware that these two elements have a significant impact on one’s vision as well. Dr. Sandy T. Feldman, a renowned ophthalmologist and corneal expert at Clearview Eye & Laser Center in San Diego, advises patients to examine their physical fitness and eating habits in order to achieve optimum vision.
Researchers design prototype system-on-chip that could make fully implanted cochlear implant
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a prototype system-on-chip that could make possible a fully implanted cochlear implant. They will present their findings on Feb….
Human visual system can retain plasticity even after extended blindness
Deprivation of vision during critical periods of childhood development has long been thought to result in irreversible vision loss.
LA BioMed’s physician-researchers honored with America’s Top Doctors for the year 2014
Forty-two of Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute’s (LA BioMed’s) physician-researchers will be ranked among America’s Top Doctors when it issues its 2014 publication later this year or they are listed among the Southern California Super Doctors for 2014 in the January edition of Los Angeles Magazine.
Aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of lethal intracranial tumor
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated, for the first time, that aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of vestibular schwanno…
Study suggests potential therapeutic role of aspirin in inhibiting vestibular schwannoma growth
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated, for the first time, that aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of vestibular schwanno…
Clinician scientist receives RPB Career Development Award to support eye research
The Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Ophthalmology has been granted a $250,000 Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Career Development Award to support eye research conducted by Jason I. Comander, M.D., Ph.D. The support will be provided over …
PTC Therapeutics, Roche joint research program in SMA enters initial stage of clinical development
PTC Therapeutics, Inc., the SMA Foundation, and Roche, announced today that their joint research program in Spinal Muscular Atrophy has entered the first stage of clinical development aiming to assess safety and tolerability of an oral compound in heal…
Clues of “silent thief of sight”: Glaucoma
Glaucoma is sometimes called the “silent thief of sight” because it slowly damages the eyes and can cause irreparable harm before there is any vision loss. But this disease is stealthy in more ways than one.
Probability of blindness from glaucoma drops by half, say researchers
A comparative long-range study by Mayo Clinic ophthalmology researchers shows that the probability of blindness from glaucoma 20 years after diagnosis has dropped by half in the last generation. The findings appear online in the “in press” section of t…
Study: Probability of blindness due to glaucoma has decreased by nearly half
The probability of blindness due to the serious eye disease glaucoma has decreased by nearly half since 1980, according to a study published this month in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The researchers speculate th…
Sleeping position influences glaucoma visual loss
Researchers from South Korea suggest that patients with glaucoma should avoid sleeping on one side, after showing that it may be associated with greater visual field loss in the lower-positioned eye.
Eye Center of Central PA goes live with Medflow EHR
Medflow is pleased to announce the first successful deployment of Medflow version 8.1, the company’s 2014 Meaningful Use Certified version. This is a tremendous milestone and accomplishment that demonstrates the leadership role Medflow maintains in the…
Gene therapies correct three forms of retinal degenerative diseases
Gene therapies developed by University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine researchers have worked to correct different forms of blindness. While effective, the downside to these approaches to vision rescue is that each disease requires its o…
New technology efficiently transfers investigational antibodies from blood via blood-brain barrier
Today the scientific journal Neuron published results on the Roche-designed Brain Shuttle technology that efficiently transfers investigational antibodies from the blood through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) into the brain in preclinical models.
Carl Zeiss Meditec acquires 100% of shares in Aaren Scientific
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG announces it has acquired, through its subsidiary Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., 100% of the shares in Aaren Scientific Inc., a US-based manufacturer of intraocular lenses (IOLs). Aaren Scientific, headquartered in Ontario, California, …
Research highlights potential of newly developed radiopharmaceuticals for imaging melanoma metastases
With low survival rates for patients with metastasized melanoma, accurate staging and effective treatments are critical to extending life. New research published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine highlights the potential of newly developed radiopharma…
Study shows endoplasmic reticulum stress plays important role in diabetic retinopathy
Endoplasmic reticulum stress is closely involved in the early stage of diabetic retinopathy. According a study published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. 33, 2013), endoplasmic reticulum stress played an important role in the hyperglyce…
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System to open new Mile Square Health Center
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System will open the doors to a new Mile Square Health Center Jan. 6.