Fighting clever parasites requires smart vaccines that can trigger critical immune responses. A University of Chicago-based research team has found a novel way to do that.
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Study offers new insights about myopia management
CooperVision is reporting the latest findings from its landmark MiSight® 1 day clinical study, providing new insights about myopia management and the proven efficacy of the specially designed contact lens.
Eyeglasses may provide some protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection
During the current pandemic, we’ve all been advised to protect ourselves from infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 by masking, physical distancing and frequent hand-washing.
Researchers have discovered a safe, non-invasive way to manage blood sugar
Researchers from the University of Iowa may have discovered a safe new way to manage blood sugar non-invasively. Exposing diabetic mice to a combination of static electric and magnetic fields for a few hours per day normalizes two major hallmarks of ty…
Researchers develop unique diagnostic tool to detect dystonia from MRI scans
Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear have developed a unique diagnostic tool that can detect dystonia from MRI scans, the first technology of its kind to provide an objective diagnosis of the disorder.
New approach uses AI to identify which early stage breast cancers will spread
About 1 in 5 new breast cancers are caught at their earliest stages, before they’ve spread from milk ducts into the surrounding breast tissue.
Federal restrictions on corneal donations prevent vision-restoring surgery
Some forms of blindness and visual impairment can be cured with a corneal transplant surgery using donated eye tissue. However, federal regulations in the United States and Canada severely restrict the ability of sexually active gay and bisexual men fr…
Federal restrictions on corneal donations prevent vision-restoring surgery
Some forms of blindness and visual impairment can be cured with a corneal transplant surgery using donated eye tissue. However, federal regulations in the United States and Canada severely restrict the ability of sexually active gay and bisexual men fr…
Specific assessment of the eye may help diagnose and monitor concussions
Building upon years of research, a new study from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has demonstrated how a specific assessment of the eye could someday help properly diagnosis and monitor concussions.
Intra-CREATE grants awarded to support research on personalized medicine and cell therapy
Researchers from Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine, an interdisciplinary research group at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have been awarded Intra-CREATE grants from t…
Study reveals how people with retinal degenerative disease can maintain night vision
New insight on how people with retinal degenerative disease can maintain their night vision for a relatively long period of time has been published today in the open-access eLife journal.
Biomarker for earlier diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases detected in the eye
A new study led by Boston Medical Center researchers indicates a well-known biomarker that serves as a marker for earlier diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases is now detectable in the eye.
Researchers generate accurate replications of human retinas in a dish
Scientists have generated accurate replications of human retinas in culture that can be used to pinpoint the specific types of cells affected by genetic eye diseases.
Wearing eyeglasses protects against SARS-CoV-2
A team of scientists from China suggests that people who wear eyeglasses for more than 8 hours a day may be less susceptible to infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The study is published recently in …
Novel mechanism that may confer protection against glaucoma identified
A team of researchers from LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and the University of Copenhagen provides the first evidence that patients with ocular hypertension may exhibit superior antioxidant protection that promotes resistance…
UC Davis uses microneedles to deliver gene therapy for retinal diseases
A novel approach to delivering gene therapy for retinal diseases eliminates the need for complex eye surgery and treats more damaged cells than existing methods, a team of UC Davis physicians and veterinary eye specialists has found.
NIH awards $26.56 million grant to create new Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program
Since 1976, the Framingham Heart Study (FHS)–the longest running multi-generational epidemiological study in the world–has followed participants for incident dementia.
Study offers evidence for quantitative VR research by validating digital VR display CT
VR entails a lot of potential for the future research in ophthalmology and beyond in any scientific field that uses three-dimensional data.
Study may expedite the process to cure blindness and macular degeneration
While there is no cure for blindness and macular degeneration, scientists have accelerated the process to find a cure by visualizing the inner workings of the eye and its diseases at the cellular level.
National Eye Institute grant supports research initiatives in major vision- robbing conditions
A $3 million National Eye Institute grant is enabling the critical infrastructure necessary to grow research initiatives in major vision-robbing conditions at the Medical College of Georgia and Augusta University.