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Research explores the evolution and function of human growth hormone receptor gene

A new study delves into the evolution and function of the human growth hormone receptor gene and asks what forces in humanity's past may have driven changes to this vital piece of DNA.

25 Sep 2021

Diminished waveforms on EKGs of hospitalized patients can help predict worsening health, death

Specific and dynamic changes on electrocardiograms (EKGs) of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 or influenza can help predict a timeframe for worsening health and death, according to a new Mount Sinai study.

25 Sep 2021

Researchers receive $3.7 million grant to diagnose and treat concussion-related eye disorder

Nearly half of adolescents and young adults with lingering symptoms of concussion suffer from an eye coordination disorder that causes blurred and double vision, headaches and difficulties concentrating. There is no proven method for treating the condition when it occurs after a head injury.

24 Sep 2021

Unusual visual inspection of objects by infants may predict later diagnosis of ASD

Unusual visual inspection of objects by infants 9 months of age and older is predictive of a later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a new UC Davis Health study has found.

24 Sep 2021

Melanomas that metastasize to the adrenal gland are resistant to checkpoint inhibitors

Recent advances in immunotherapy have allowed doctors at the University of Colorado Cancer Center to more effectively treat melanomas that spread to other parts of the body. Immunotherapy drugs such as checkpoint inhibitors, which are commonly used to treat melanomas, work to strengthen a patient's immune system so that it can prevent a tumor from "turning off" the ability of the immune system to fight it.

24 Sep 2021

Eyeglasses for students linked to higher test scores, better academic performance

In what may be the largest clinical study ever conducted in the United States of the impact of glasses on classroom performance, Johns Hopkins researchers report that students who received eyeglasses through a school-based program scored higher on reading and math tests.

24 Sep 2021

Study provides clearer understanding of how migraines affect sleep patterns

Adults and children with migraines may get less quality, REM sleep time than people who don't have migraines.

23 Sep 2021

Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ ever face the music?

Earlier this month, Dr. Rashid Buttar posted on Twitter that covid-19 "was a planned operation" and shared an article alleging that most people who got the covid vaccine would be dead by 2025.

22 Sep 2021

Public health experts ‘flabbergasted’ that Biden still hasn’t picked an FDA chief

President Joe Biden's failure to name someone to lead the Food and Drug Administration, more than 10 months after the election, has flummoxed public health experts who say it's baffling for the agency to be without a permanent leader during a national health crisis.

22 Sep 2021

Addressing Honey Fraud in Global Food Chains

In this interview, Peter Awram is an expert from the Worker Bee Honey Company, the largest apiary in British Columbia, Canada, and Gillian Wade, an expert in consumer class action litigation, discuss the issues facing honey producers.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 22 Sep 2021

Missing out on recommended sleep could lead to poorer snacking choices

Missing out on the recommended seven or more hours of sleep per night could lead to more opportunities to make poorer snacking choices than those made by people who meet shut-eye guidelines, a new study suggests.

20 Sep 2021

Popular class of diabetes medications may be protective against glaucoma

A popular class of diabetes medications called GLP-1R agonists (Trulicity and Rybelsus) may also protect against glaucoma in diabetic patients, according to a new study led by researchers in the Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine.

20 Sep 2021

Development of a potential pan-variant aerosol to manage COVID-19

Researchers hypothesized that if APN01 could be directly introduced into the airways of an infected person, it could locally neutralize SARS-CoV-2.

19 Sep 2021

Scientists examine kids’ unique immune systems as more fall victim to covid

Eighteen months into the covid-19 pandemic, with the delta variant fueling a massive resurgence of disease, many hospitals are hitting a heartbreaking new low. They're now losing babies to the coronavirus.

17 Sep 2021

Study offers evolutionary insights into pineal color detection system of the lamprey

Most non-mammalian vertebrates have a color detection system in the pineal organ of the brain that is located in a single cell.

17 Sep 2021

No papers, no care: Disabled migrants seek help through lawsuit, activism

Desperation led José Luis Hernández to ride atop a speeding train through northern Mexico with hopes of reaching the United States 13 years ago.

16 Sep 2021

New technology offers a faster, easier and more efficient way to study gene function

Studying the role genes play on basic biology and disease is now easier, faster and more efficient, say researchers at Baylor College of Medicine.

15 Sep 2021

UK Sepsis Trust calls for people to better understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis

This World Sepsis Day, the UK Sepsis Trust is calling for people to better understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis and recognize it as a medical emergency, in order to reduce the risk of death and mitigate against the very real long-term health effects of post-sepsis syndrome.

15 Sep 2021

Common eye test could expel tear droplets that may spread viruses, other pathogens

A common eye test could expel tear droplets up to a meter away from the patient, potentially spreading viruses that cause COVID-19 and other pathogens.

14 Sep 2021

Eye conditions linked to increased risk of dementia

Age-related macular degeneration, cataract and diabetes-related eye disease are linked to an increased risk of dementia, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

14 Sep 2021

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Latest Eye News and Research

Research explores the evolution and function of human growth hormone receptor gene

Diminished waveforms on EKGs of hospitalized patients can help predict worsening health, death

Researchers receive $3.7 million grant to diagnose and treat concussion-related eye disorder

Unusual visual inspection of objects by infants may predict later diagnosis of ASD

Melanomas that metastasize to the adrenal gland are resistant to checkpoint inhibitors

Eyeglasses for students linked to higher test scores, better academic performance

Study provides clearer understanding of how migraines affect sleep patterns

Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ ever face the music?

Public health experts ‘flabbergasted’ that Biden still hasn’t picked an FDA chief

Addressing Honey Fraud in Global Food Chains

Missing out on recommended sleep could lead to poorer snacking choices

Popular class of diabetes medications may be protective against glaucoma

Development of a potential pan-variant aerosol to manage COVID-19

Scientists examine kids’ unique immune systems as more fall victim to covid

Study offers evolutionary insights into pineal color detection system of the lamprey

No papers, no care: Disabled migrants seek help through lawsuit, activism

New technology offers a faster, easier and more efficient way to study gene function

UK Sepsis Trust calls for people to better understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis

Common eye test could expel tear droplets that may spread viruses, other pathogens

Eye conditions linked to increased risk of dementia

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