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Specific retinal cell appears to be good at housing Ebola and other viruses

A specific cell within our retina, the light-sensitive part of our eyes responsible for sending visual information to our brain, appears to be particularly good at housing Ebola and other viruses, new research has found.

22 Jun 2022

Walking helps some young and healthy people improve performance on cognitive tasks

It has long been thought that when walking is combined with a task – both suffer. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester found that this is not always the case.

21 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection may be a trigger of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-associated disorder

A new study reported four cases of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein-Associated Disorder that commenced after SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Jun 2022

Researchers analyze SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission by speech aerosols during short conversations

When a person sneezes or coughs, they can potentially transmit droplets carrying viruses like SARS-CoV-2 to others in their vicinity.

17 Jun 2022

New discovery could lead to the development of therapeutic approaches for retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative genetic disease of the eye, is characterized by progressive vision loss, usually leading to blindness.

17 Jun 2022

A proposal to import drugs from other countries creates an unusual alliance in the Senate

Harmony is not often found between two of the most boisterous senators on Capitol Hill, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

17 Jun 2022

Bruker introduces enhanced 3D holographic stimulation for optogenetics on its Ultima 2Pplus multiphoton microscope

Bruker Corporation today announced the release of the NeuraLight 3D Ultra™ module to support advanced neuroscience and optogenetics research applications on Bruker’s Ultima multiphoton microscopes.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 16 Jun 2022

Researchers identify a signature of three genes linked to positive response to blood cancer therapy

Mount Sinai researchers have for the first time identified genes that predict a good response to a vital new therapy for a blood cancer that can have serious side effects for some patients.

16 Jun 2022

Anorexia patients show notable reductions in three critical measures of the brain, study reveals

Eating disorders are often misunderstood as lifestyle choices gone awry or oversimplified as the unfortunate result of societal pressures. These misconceptions obscure the fact that eating disorders are serious and potentially fatal mental illnesses that can be treated effectively with early intervention.

15 Jun 2022

New protocol can develop safe, efficient pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for macular degeneration

As we age, so do our eyes; most commonly, this involves changes to our vision and new glasses, but there are more severe forms of age-related eye problems.

14 Jun 2022

Self-focus during online chat may degrade your mood

A new study finds that the more a person stares at themself while talking with a partner in an online chat, the more their mood degrades over the course of the conversation. Alcohol use appears to worsen the problem, the researchers found.

13 Jun 2022

Study reveals brain traits behind better vision

The size of our primary visual cortex and the amount of brain tissue we have dedicated to processing visual information at certain locations of visual space can predict how well we can see, a team of neuroscientists has discovered.

13 Jun 2022

Discovery could lead to a simple screening process for predicting heart attack risk

Combining information about the pattern of blood vessels in the retina with genetic data can enable accurate prediction of an individual's risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its potentially fatal outcome, myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack.

13 Jun 2022

Deciphering the structure of nuclear pore complex piece by piece

Whatever you are doing, whether it is driving a car, going for a jog, or even at your laziest, eating chips and watching TV on the couch, there is an entire suite of molecular machinery inside each of your cells hard at work.

10 Jun 2022

Brain area communication changes over much faster timescales than previously thought

Understanding how brain areas communicate is one of the oldest questions in neuroscience. Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at UCL used causal techniques to uncover how two neocortical areas in the brain communicate with one another and found that their influence on each other changes over much faster-timescales than previously thought.

10 Jun 2022

A suspected zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 transmission from a cat to a human

Researchers investigated a suspected cat to human transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

10 Jun 2022

New disease that affects the macula discovered

Researchers from the National Eye Institute have identified a new disease that affects the macula, a small part of the light-sensing retina needed for sharp, central vision.

9 Jun 2022

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Jessica Oberoi, 13, can't exactly remember when her eyesight started getting blurry. All she knows is that she had to squint to see the whiteboard at school.

9 Jun 2022

Stem cell models help determine previously unknown genetic markers of glaucoma

Stem cell models of the retina and optical nerve have been used to identify previously unknown genetic markers of glaucoma, in research jointly led by scientists from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, the University of Melbourne, and the Centre for Eye Research Australia.

9 Jun 2022

Targeting thalamic circuits could reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in mice

Parkinson's disease is best-known as a disorder of movement. Patients often experience tremors, loss of balance, and difficulty initiating movement. The disease also has lesser-known symptoms that are nonmotor, including depression.

8 Jun 2022

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Latest Eye Health News and Research

Specific retinal cell appears to be good at housing Ebola and other viruses

Walking helps some young and healthy people improve performance on cognitive tasks

SARS-CoV-2 infection may be a trigger of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-associated disorder

Researchers analyze SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission by speech aerosols during short conversations

New discovery could lead to the development of therapeutic approaches for retinitis pigmentosa

A proposal to import drugs from other countries creates an unusual alliance in the Senate

Bruker introduces enhanced 3D holographic stimulation for optogenetics on its Ultima 2Pplus multiphoton microscope

Researchers identify a signature of three genes linked to positive response to blood cancer therapy

Anorexia patients show notable reductions in three critical measures of the brain, study reveals

New protocol can develop safe, efficient pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for macular degeneration

Self-focus during online chat may degrade your mood

Study reveals brain traits behind better vision

Discovery could lead to a simple screening process for predicting heart attack risk

Deciphering the structure of nuclear pore complex piece by piece

Brain area communication changes over much faster timescales than previously thought

A suspected zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 transmission from a cat to a human

New disease that affects the macula discovered

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Stem cell models help determine previously unknown genetic markers of glaucoma

Targeting thalamic circuits could reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in mice

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