Science briefs

News about science and medicine, curated from around the web.

Science Briefs – Edition 47

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What's Inside

  • Retinal cells developed in hope for cure for blindness.
  • Relationship between gut and eyes may have implications for glaucoma.
  • Eye drops could replace surgery for common retinal disease.
  • Hypertension can lead to sudden blindness.
    And, 16 stories about all things science related to blindness.

Science Briefs – Edition 46-

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  • Herpes virus based eye drops restore blind boy's vision.
  • More on vision relationship to dementia.
  • First eye disease treatment based on synthetic protein invented.
  • And, about ten more stories about the science medicine of blindness and the prevention thereof.

Science Briefs – Edition 45

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  • Vision impairments correlate with dementia.
  • Glaucoma surgery does not result in blindness.
  • Climate change linked to blindness.

Science Briefs – Edition 44

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  • Drops might replace injections for retinal disease.
  • Mini gene therapy for Ushers Syndrome.
  • Four new ways of treating blindness.
  • And, about eight other articles about the science, medicine and preventing blindness from all over the world.

Science Briefs – Edition 43

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What's Inside

  • Can coffee cause vision impairment?
  • Climate change may be contributing to blindness.
  • Diabetes drug may help with glaucoma.
  • Implants for glaucoma patients.
  • And, about 13 stories about the science, medicine and prevention of blindness.

Science Briefs – Edition 42

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  • Doctors and journalists must fight medical misinformation.
  • Orange banana developed by Gates and others to battle vitamin A issues that cause blindness.
  • Gene therapy to fight glaucoma.
  • And, about ten more stories about all things related to the science and medicine of blindness from the entire world.

Science Briefs – Edition 41

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##What’s Inside

– Will a new GMO with more vitamin A catch on?
– New techniques for early detection and treatment of glaucoma.
– Ophthalmologists lobby for more blindness prevention funding.
– And, about ten stories about the science and medicine of blindness and the prevention thereof.

Science Briefs – Edition 37

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  • New gene therapy for Usher F1.
  • New research on diabetes related retinal diseases.
  • Surgery helping with corneal blindness.
  • And 3 other stories about the science and medicine related to blindness from the entire world.

Science Digest – Edition 36

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  • Mini gene therapy for severe genetic disease.
  • New treatments for neovascular glaucoma.
  • Retinitis pigmentosa drugs in the pipeline.
  • And, about 8 articles about the science and medicine of blindness from all over the world.

Science Briefs – Edition 35

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  • Brain structures that can help with sight restoration discovered.
  • Small molecule drugs may help cure some forms of blindness.
  • Warning signs of dying photoreceptor cells.
  • New medication for RP fast tracked.
  • And, 20 other stories about the science and medicine of blindness from all over the world.