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X4 Pharmaceuticals announces clinical data of X4P-001-IO and Opdivo in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma

X4 Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel CXCR4 antagonists to improve immune cell trafficking to treat cancer and rare disease, today announced results from a pilot study of X4P-001-IO in combination with Opdivo (nivolumab) in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma who are non-responsive to the anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo alone.

22 Oct 2018

Green leafy vegetables could help reduce macular degeneration risk

A new study has shown that eating vegetable nitrates, found mainly in green leafy vegetables and beetroot, could help reduce your risk of developing early-stage age-related macular degeneration.

19 Oct 2018

Immunotherapy medicine found to be effective in treating uveitis

A team of researchers from the UCH CEU's Biomedical Sciences Institute has tested the efficiency of Bevacizumab, medicine used against cancer and in ophtalmology, to treat uveítis, thus stopping the inflammation from spreading.

19 Oct 2018

Bliss funds research to find whether parental touch can help alleviate pain in premature infants

The premature and sick baby charity Bliss is delighted to announce that the first award from its new research fund has been granted to a pioneering project which aims to understand pain in premature babies.

19 Oct 2018

As billions in tax dollars flow to private Medicaid plans, Who’s minding the store?

Like most people on Medicaid, the Los Angeles trucker was assigned to a private insurance company that coordinated his medical visits and treatment in exchange for receiving a set fee per month — an arrangement known as managed care.

19 Oct 2018

Scientists receive $5.1 million grant to develop stem cell-based therapy for blinding retinal conditions

Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research and the Stein Eye Institute have been awarded a $5.1 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance the development of a novel therapy for blinding retinal conditions.

19 Oct 2018

Green filters increase reading speed for children with dyslexia

Reading, one of the most difficult activities for children with dyslexia, can be improved by the use of green filters.

19 Oct 2018

New imaging tool helps visualize how sound-induced vibrations travel through the ear

Researchers have developed a new device that can be used to visualize how sound-induced vibrations travel through the ear.

17 Oct 2018

Researchers to develop new stem cell-based strategies for treating vision disorders

A team from the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and University of Wisconsin--Madison are launching a project to develop new strategies for treating vision disorders using cells implanted in the retina.

17 Oct 2018

Zebrafish study uncovers molecular 'brake' that helps control eye lens development

How different cells in a multicellular organism acquire their identities remains a fundamental mystery of development. In the eye, for example, the lens contains two cell types - lens epithelial cells and lens fiber cells -- the first of which differentiates into the second as an animal matures.

16 Oct 2018

Birth mode may have acute effects on neurodevelopment, study suggests

Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of cell death across the brain, exhibiting greater nerve cell death than vaginally delivered mice in at least one brain area, a finding by Georgia State University researchers that suggests birth mode may have acute effects on human neurodevelopment that may lead to long-lasting changes in the brain and behavior.

16 Oct 2018

Research points to potential new treatment for hearing loss

Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore the hearing loss. In a new study, out today in the European Journal of Neuroscience, scientists have been able to regrow the sensory hair cells found in the cochlea - a part of the inner ear - that converts sound vibrations into electrical signals and can be permanently lost due to age or noise damage.

15 Oct 2018

‘EinsteinVision’ that improves hand-eye coordination of surgeons introduced at Harefield Hospital

Patients in London are benefiting from ‘quicker, more accurate’ surgical procedures following the introduction of a ‘pioneering’ and ‘progressive’ 3D camera system which improves the hand-eye coordination of surgeons.

From B. Braun Melsungen AG 15 Oct 2018

Abnormal vision in childhood can affect development of brain areas responsible for attention

A research team has discovered that abnormal vision in childhood can affect the development of higher-level brain areas responsible for things such as attention.

15 Oct 2018

Scientists demonstrate the existence of grid-like activity in the human brain

It has long been known that so-called place cells in the human hippocampus are responsible for coding one's position in space.

12 Oct 2018

Individuals who walk regularly have reduced risk of severe stroke

Physical activity not only reduces the risk of stroke. Individuals who walk at least 30 minutes a day also have a lower risk of severe stroke, according to a new study in Neurology.

12 Oct 2018

'Eye scan' shows promise to diagnose central nervous system disorders

Partners from Austria – represented by Medical University of Vienna – Germany, France and the Netherlands are taking part in the EU "MOON" project (multimodal optical diagnostics for age-related diseases of the eye and central nervous system) to develop new techniques for early diagnosis of these diseases and successfully apply them in treatment and diagnosis.

12 Oct 2018

Fight for Sight chooses World Sight Day 2018 to announce funding for glaucoma research

Fight for Sight has chosen World Sight Day 2018 to announce funding for a research project that will develop personalized medicine for patients at risk of glaucoma from steroid use.

12 Oct 2018

Lab grown retinal cells provide clues to color blindness treatment

Researchers have grown human retinal cells in the laboratories and thus attempted to understand the basis of color vision and its development in humans. The results showed that certain hormones are essential for the development of color vision in humans and were published in the latest issue of the journal Science.

11 Oct 2018

Low levels of cellular copper may make fat cells fatter

In studies of mouse cells, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that low levels of cellular copper appear to make fat cells fatter by altering how cells process their main metabolic fuels, such as fat and sugar.

11 Oct 2018

Eye Health News and Research

Latest Eye Health News and Research

X4 Pharmaceuticals announces clinical data of X4P-001-IO and Opdivo in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Green leafy vegetables could help reduce macular degeneration risk

Immunotherapy medicine found to be effective in treating uveitis

Bliss funds research to find whether parental touch can help alleviate pain in premature infants

As billions in tax dollars flow to private Medicaid plans, Who’s minding the store?

Scientists receive $5.1 million grant to develop stem cell-based therapy for blinding retinal conditions

Green filters increase reading speed for children with dyslexia

New imaging tool helps visualize how sound-induced vibrations travel through the ear

Researchers to develop new stem cell-based strategies for treating vision disorders

Zebrafish study uncovers molecular 'brake' that helps control eye lens development

Birth mode may have acute effects on neurodevelopment, study suggests

Research points to potential new treatment for hearing loss

‘EinsteinVision’ that improves hand-eye coordination of surgeons introduced at Harefield Hospital

Abnormal vision in childhood can affect development of brain areas responsible for attention

Scientists demonstrate the existence of grid-like activity in the human brain

Individuals who walk regularly have reduced risk of severe stroke

'Eye scan' shows promise to diagnose central nervous system disorders

Fight for Sight chooses World Sight Day 2018 to announce funding for glaucoma research

Lab grown retinal cells provide clues to color blindness treatment

Low levels of cellular copper may make fat cells fatter

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