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Evaluation and treatment of early Lyme disease

Every year in the United States, an estimated 476,000 people are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease. The estimate comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

23 Jul 2024

New preclinical model offers a unique platform for studying Parkinson's disease process

A new preclinical model offers a unique platform for studying the Parkinson's disease process and suggests a relatively easy method for detecting the disease in people, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

23 Jul 2024

New findings shed light on AI's potential in clinical settings

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that an artificial intelligence (AI) model solved medical quiz questions - designed to test health professionals' ability to diagnose patients based on clinical images and a brief text summary - with high accuracy.

23 Jul 2024

Irregular sleep and poor REM sleep linked to higher risk of chronic diseases

Longitudinal data from wearable devices linked to health records show that irregular sleep patterns and inadequate REM sleep increase the risk of chronic diseases like hypertension and depression. This emphasizes the importance of consistent and high-quality sleep for overall health.

22 Jul 2024

COVID vaccines and infections in early pregnancy show no increased risk of birth defects in large Nordic study

Research on 343,066 infants across Denmark, Sweden, and Norway shows no increased risk of congenital anomalies from COVID-19 infections or vaccinations during the first trimester. The study confirms safety, supporting vaccination recommendations for pregnant women.

22 Jul 2024

AI and imaging advances revolutionize multiple sclerosis diagnosis

A study in Translational Vision Science & Technology reveals that integrating AI with IR-SLO and OCT imaging improves the automated diagnosis and classification of multiple sclerosis.

21 Jul 2024

First trimester COVID-19 exposure and vaccination not tied to major birth defects

Neither covid-19 infection nor vaccination during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with increased risk of major birth defects, finds a study from Scandinavia published by The BMJ today.

18 Jul 2024

An Arm and a Leg: The woman who beat an $8,000 hospital fee

Hospital facility fees. They can feel like a charge just for walking in the door. Hospitals say they go toward overhead on facilities with lots of specialized equipment and staff, like emergency rooms.

17 Jul 2024

Revolutionary eye imaging technique could transform MS diagnosis

Researchers at Durham University, UK and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran have developed an innovative approach to diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis using advanced eye imaging techniques.

17 Jul 2024

Daily supplement may help preserve vision in people with late-stage dry AMD

In a new analysis of data, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that taking a daily supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals slows progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), potentially helping people with late-stage disease preserve their central vision.

16 Jul 2024

Cannabigerol shows promise in reducing anxiety and enhancing memory without side effects

Researchers at Washington State University found that cannabigerol (CBG) reduces anxiety and improves verbal memory without causing intoxication or impairments in healthy adults.

15 Jul 2024

Research assesses effects of healthcare providers' nonverbal behaviors on pain reports and placebo effects

Research assessed the effects of the nonverbal behavior of healthcare providers on pain reports and placebo effects in 51 males and 53 females randomly divided into four groups.

15 Jul 2024

5 cases of bird flu reported in Colorado poultry workers, doubling this year’s US tally

Five people who work at a poultry farm in northeastern Colorado have tested positive for the bird flu, the Colorado public health department reported July 14. This brings the known number of U.S. cases to nine.

15 Jul 2024

Gene editing silences mutant microRNA, restores hearing in adult mice

Researchers have used gene editing to restore hearing in adult mice with a type of inherited hearing loss. They showed that shutting down a damaged copy of a gene called a microRNA (miRNA) enabled the animals to regain hearing. The approach by a research team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reported in Science Translational Medicine, may eventually lead to potential treatments for inherited hearing loss in people.

13 Jul 2024

Short and long sleep duration linked to microvascular disease in newly diagnosed diabetics

New research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Madrid, 9-13 September) shows that people recently diagnosed with diabetes who experience short or long sleep duration are more likely to experience microvascular disease (damage to the small blood vessels), which could ultimately lead to more serious complications.

12 Jul 2024

Novel DNA aptamers of melanopsin developed to regulate circadian rhythm

DNA aptamers of melanopsin that regulate the clock hands of biological rhythms were developed by the Toyohashi University of Technology and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) group.

12 Jul 2024

Study uncovers long COVID risks for pregnant individuals

Nearly one in 10 people who get COVID while pregnant will go on to develop long COVID, a report publishing July 11th in Obstetrics & Gynecology has found.

11 Jul 2024

Tiny force sensors in embryos pave way for new birth defect treatments

A group of scientists at UCL have successfully created mechanical force sensors directly in the developing brains and spinal cords of chicken embryos, which they hope will improve understanding and prevention of birth malformations such as spina bifida.

11 Jul 2024

Advanced imaging reveals hidden vision loss in AMD

New research by the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) in cooperation with the University of Bonn has shown for the first time that certain early changes in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can lead to a measurable local loss of vision. This discovery could help to improve the treatment and monitoring of this eye disease in older patients, which otherwise slowly leads to central blindness, and to test new therapies.

11 Jul 2024

New gene editing technique offers hope for millions

A team led by Mass Eye and Ear researchers has demonstrated for the first time a successful restoration of hearing through a novel, in vivo genome editing approach in an adult mouse model with a form of inherited deafness caused by mutations in microRNA.

11 Jul 2024

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Latest Eye News and Research

Evaluation and treatment of early Lyme disease

New preclinical model offers a unique platform for studying Parkinson's disease process

New findings shed light on AI's potential in clinical settings

Irregular sleep and poor REM sleep linked to higher risk of chronic diseases

COVID vaccines and infections in early pregnancy show no increased risk of birth defects in large Nordic study

AI and imaging advances revolutionize multiple sclerosis diagnosis

First trimester COVID-19 exposure and vaccination not tied to major birth defects

An Arm and a Leg: The woman who beat an $8,000 hospital fee

Revolutionary eye imaging technique could transform MS diagnosis

Daily supplement may help preserve vision in people with late-stage dry AMD

Cannabigerol shows promise in reducing anxiety and enhancing memory without side effects

Research assesses effects of healthcare providers' nonverbal behaviors on pain reports and placebo effects

5 cases of bird flu reported in Colorado poultry workers, doubling this year’s US tally

Gene editing silences mutant microRNA, restores hearing in adult mice

Short and long sleep duration linked to microvascular disease in newly diagnosed diabetics

Novel DNA aptamers of melanopsin developed to regulate circadian rhythm

Study uncovers long COVID risks for pregnant individuals

Tiny force sensors in embryos pave way for new birth defect treatments

Advanced imaging reveals hidden vision loss in AMD

New gene editing technique offers hope for millions

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