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Drug increases melanin production in some people with albinism
A small pilot clinical study at the National Eye Institute suggests that the drug nitisinone increases melanin production in some people with oculocutaneous albinism type 1B, a...
2 hours ago - News Medical
Anticipatory signals in eye movements can help measure attentive capacity, learning with greater precision
How can we tell what a person is thinking? Sometimes, it is enough to observe one's behavior, for example, how they respond to a stimulus in the environment.
5 hours ago - News Medical
Bausch Health acquires anti-itch drop under study
Bausch Health Companies and Eton Pharmaceuticals announced that a subsidiary of Bausch Health has acquired the U.S. rights to Eton Pharmaceuticals investigational eye...
12 hours ago - Healio - 2 articles
Did you get it? I can see it in your eyes
Small involuntary eye movements, independent of any response, can be used to determine whether one has successfully learned. This finding opens new possibilities in...
12 hours ago - ScienceDaily
Dry eye symptoms continue to improve after retreatment with TearCare
In the extension of an initial 6-month study of TearCare for adults with clinically significant dry eye disease, researches observed that after 12 months of treatment, patients...
17 hours ago - Healio
NAEVR advocates for federal research funding
The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research, an eye care research advocacy group, went to Washington to educate new members of Congress and members of the committees of...
17 hours ago - Healio
One-year results of individualized cross-linking in ultra-thin corneas show promise
ATHENS, Greece - Individualized corneal cross-linking, in which UV fluence is adapted to individual stromal thickness, may be an option for stabilizing keratoconus in patients...
17 hours ago - Healio
Study shows correlation between HDL, triglycerides and AMD
HDL cholesterol and triglycerides have a positive and negative association, respectively, with an increased risk of age-related macular degeneration, particularly in the early...
1 day ago - Healio
5 Things I Need You To Stop Asking Me In My Last Month Of Pregnancy
Now topping 200 pounds, I am a pregnant spectacle. I feel eyes following me in amusement, horror or amazement wherever I go. I am now lumbering around my workplace with a giant...
1 day ago - Scary Mommy
Around 12,000 Britons are being poisoned every year from contaminated oysters
Health organizations have been eyeing oysters for the possibility of carrying the E. coli bacteria, but what they have been missing is that these bivalves are carrying...
1 day ago - Natural News
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Woman who suffered from symptoms for years has been diagnosed with a brain...
Anna Hill, 35, from Bristol, began getting headaches when she was just 12 years old. Earlier this year, she had a private scan, which revealed a 1.8cm-deep tumour in the middle...
Cervical Cancer In India Should be Terminated By 2070
Human papillomavirus screening and vaccination must be expanded in countries like India to prevent 15 million cervical cancer deaths among women by 2050, finds a Lancet research.
Native California Medicinal Plant Could Offer Promising Treatment for...
Native California medicinal plant called Yerba santa offers new hope in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
Common Heartburn Drug may Lead to Kidney Disease Risk
Intake of widely prescribed drugs to neutralize stomach acid by people with heartburn or stomach ulcers could be associated with increased risk of kidney disease, warns a study...
Eat Blueberries Every Day to Lower Your Blood Pressure
Are you suffering from high blood pressure? Don't worry, eating 200g of blueberries every day can lower your blood pressure naturally.
Kratom poisoning surged 52-fold in six years as more turn to the herbal...
In 2011, just 31 calls were made to US poison control centers for kratom. By 2017, that number had soared to 286, including calls for 11 exposures that turned fatal, a...
Rates for two types of cancer-linked HPV strains have plummeted since the...
A new study from the CDC found cases of women positive for HPV types 16 and 18 - responsible for about 70% of cervical cancers worldwide - fell by more than 30% from 2008 to 2014.
Feeling down? Depression linked to cardiovascular disease in men
Depression affects more than just your mind. While most sufferers can attest to depression's far-reaching effects on their emotions and relationships, it can also wreak havoc...
If You Constantly Feel Hungry, You Might Be Making This Crucial Mistake...
Whether you're trying to lose weight or simply maintain what you've got, there's nothing that will sabotage your efforts faster than a craving for, well, anything you can get...
Teens are more concerned about anxiety and depression than drugs
Around 70 percent of 13- to 17-year-old said mental health issues are a 'major problem' for their age group, while 96 percent said it was at least a 'minor problem', a Pew...