The National Eye Institute awarded ONL Therapeutics a $1.37 million grant to develop ONL101, a first-in-class small molecule peptide designed to protect photoreceptors in retinal detachment, according to a press release.ONL101 was previously given orph…
Aerie Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $13.1 million, or $0.54 per share, in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $10.9 million, or $10.81 per share, in the third quarter 2013 when the company was privately held, according to a press releas…
Researchers have successfully analyzed “Big Data,” in this case, enormous amounts of details from electronic health records, to gain accurate insights into patients’ conditions and predict diseases.Isaac S. Kohane, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and health sciences technology at Harvard Medical School’s Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMI), spoke Monday about his research into analyzing large amounts of data from EHRs at the Exponential Medicine conference in San Diego.
Primary probing in children with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction who were 2 to 3 years of age showed a higher success rate than older age groups, according to a study. The prospective study included 343 patients: 217 in the 2- to 3-year-old gr…
A 27-year-old woman with a history of Crohn’s disease complained of new onset visual distortions, which started 3 days prior. She described seeing a wavy area in the inferotemporal region of her visual field in the left eye. She also felt that colors appeared washed out bilaterally. She denied having similar symptoms in the past.
Study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesWhile oxygen is essential to our planet’s life force and the way we function and stay healthy, high concentrations referred…