More insight into the eye as a ‘window into the brain’ comes from a study linking glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy to a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Medscape Medical News
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Bariatric Surgery Halves Microvascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
‘Such a remarkable decrease in microvascular complications has rarely been demonstrated by any form of diabetes therapy,’ write the authors of an editorial accompanying the study. Medscape Medical News
Implant Poised to Transform Macular Degeneration Treatment
A system that delivers ranibizumab without injections could be a turning point for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, results from the highly anticipated LADDER trial show. Medscape Medical News
Complications After Intravitreal Injection Aggravate
Inflammatory responses have unnerved some specialists, who have seen as many as six cases in one day and will discuss problems at the upcoming American Society of Retina Specialists meeting. Medscape Medical News
Optical Ultrasound System for Imaging With Fewer Limitations
Modern ultrasound devices have a good deal of high tech electronics inside, but these very electronics introduce their own problems and limitations. Size, heat, energy usage, interference with other imaging modalities are some of the issues that ultrasound designers have to balance. There is another way, which involves using light to generate ultra (Read more...)
Combined Cataract Surgery Ups Postop Endophthalmitis Risk
A nationwide database study found increased risk for postoperative endophthalmitis with combined cataract surgery vs standalone cataract surgery. Medscape Medical News
European Inventor Award 2018 Winners Announced
On June 7th, the European Patent Office (EPO) announced its European Inventor Award 2018 winners at a ceremony in Paris, Sain-Germain-en-Laye. This year’s list of winners included four women, the most ever in the history of the award. EPO President Benoît Battistelli stated during the ceremony that, “The inventiveness and cre (Read more...)
Retinal Thinning Tied to Cognitive Decline
In the largest study of its kind to date, investigators found an association between retinal nerve fiber thinning and poorer cognitive performance in healthy individuals. Medscape Medical News
International Diagnostic Championship Inviting Med Students Worldwide to Participate
Medical students around the world are invited to participate in the first international diagnostic championship hosted by International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) and InSimu, a company that makes apps for students to practice diagnostic decisions. Teams of up to three students can participate from anywhere in th (Read more...)
Mediterranean Diet Linked With Lower Incidence of Advanced AMD
People who eat a Mediterranean diet are less likely to develop advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Reuters Health Information
KARL STORZ’s Blue Light Flexible Cystoscopy Coming to U.S. for Bladder Cancer Detection
KARL STORZ is releasing its PDD (photodynamic diagnostics) Blue Light Flexible Video Cystoscopy in the United States for detection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. The news is a result of the FDA’s regulatory green light that allows the company’s Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview to also be useful with the KARL&nbs (Read more...)
OrthoMetals Helps Crematoria Mine Metals from Dead Bodies
As medical implants become more common, more and more people are dying with all kinds of metals within their bodies. Gold, titanium, palladium, silver, and many other metals are frequently found in cardiac implants, neurostimulators, dental implants, and artificial joints. A company called OrthoMetals, based in The Netherlands, is essentially minin (Read more...)
Lampalizumab Does Not Slow Progression of Geographic Atrophy in AMD
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FDA Continues Crack Down on Unapproved Stem Cell Clinics
The FDA is seeking permanent injunctions to stop two US stem cell clinics from marketing potentially dangerous and unapproved stem cell products. Medscape Medical News
Patient in Need Fortunate to Have Three Clinicians on Flight
A Mayo infectious disease physician, a retired nurse, and an EMT happen to be on board a flight from London to Minnesota when a passenger experiences a corneal melt. Medscape Medical News
Three Clinicians Used Quick Thinking During In-flight Emergency
A Mayo infectious disease physician, a retired nurse, and an EMT happen to be on board a flight from London to Minnesota when a passenger experiences a corneal melt. Medscape Medical News
Music Improves Function of Blood Pressure Medication
Scientists working at São Paulo State University, Juazeiro do Norte College, ABC Medical School in Brazil and Oxford Brookes University in the UK have shown that music improves the performance of anti-hypertensive medications. The study, published in Nature Scientific Reports, involved 37 patients with high blood pressure that normally (Read more...)
GE Unveils Factory-in-a-Box for Virus-Based Therapies
The production of emerging virus-based gene therapies, cell therapies, vaccines, and cancer treatments requires new types of facilities for manufacturers to build. GE Healthcare promises to help make it easy by unveiling their KUBio “factory-in-a-box” offering. The company in particular hopes to fill a need for facilities that can (Read more...)
Dry Eye: No Benefit From Fatty Acid Supplements
Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation relieved dry eye to the same extent as placebo olive oil in a randomized controlled trial. Medscape Medical News
Cerebrotech Visor Can Rapidly Detect Severe Stroke with 92% Accuracy
A visor that clinicians or paramedics can place on patients suspected of having a stroke has demonstrated 92% accuracy in helping to diagnose severe cases of the condition. The device can provide a diagnosis within seconds, and works by sending low-energy radio waves through the brain. Rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke is vital for […]
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