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The human eye is a wonder of engineering. It consists of many different parts that work together to provide visual information to the brain, which then translates it into information that is useful to the body.

Types of Eye Allergy

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How Does a Cornea Transplant Work?

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies

Genetics of Eye Color

Conjunctiva microbiota

Air Pollution and Eye Health

Health Risks and Benefits of Eye Drops

Eye Health and Diet

Eye Care for Children

Smoking and Eye Health: What You Need to Know

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Looking After Your Eyes During Old Age

Importance of Regular Eye Checks and the Check-up Procedure

Anatomy of the Human Eye

Risks Associated with Eye Make-Up

What are Aberrations of the Eye?

Detecting Brain Disease Using the Eye

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Latest Eye News and Research

Recurrent cases of ocular toxoplasmosis more likely to occur in women

Women are more likely to experience recurrent cases of the Toxoplasma parasite, according to new Flinders University research.

1 Jun 2023

New insights into how axons grow could lead to effective therapies for blindness, paralysis

Injuries to the nerves can blind or paralyze because adult nerve cells don't regenerate their connections. Now, a team of UConn School of Medicine researchers report in Development that at least a small population of nerve cells exist in everyone that could be coaxed to regrow, potentially restoring sight and movement.

31 May 2023

Stimulating a bile acid receptor can help protect the vision of premature newborns

It sounds like bile acid in the eye would hurt, but scientists think stimulating one of its receptors can actually help protect the vision of premature newborns.

30 May 2023

Virally mediated gene therapy could potentially treat genetic hearing loss

By 2050, one in 10 individuals are expected to live with some form of hearing loss. Of the hundreds of millions of cases of hearing loss affecting individuals worldwide, genetic hearing loss is often the most difficult to treat.

26 May 2023

Improving health outcomes and wellbeing of older adults

The contribution of team members on a research project can get taken for granted, with storied senior leaders gaining most of the attention.

26 May 2023

Tracking changes in blood vessels may hold clues to early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

While age-related brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease often develop slowly across an individual's lifetime, they usually aren't detected until symptoms have already started.

26 May 2023

Poor eating habits of university students can contribute to future health issues

A UBC Okanagan researcher is cautioning that a person's poor eating habits established during post-secondary studies can contribute to future health issues including obesity, respiratory illnesses and depression.

25 May 2023

The first thousand days of development

Study provides a bird's-eye view of the significant moments of the first thousand days of life.

25 May 2023

Study highlights the genetic basis of cognitive biases in decision making

Have you ever made a decision that, in hindsight, seemed irrational? A new study with mice, which could have implications for people, suggests that some decisions are, to a certain extent, beyond their control.

25 May 2023

How to be more inclusive and offer assistance to people with common hidden disabilities

In the UK alone, there are around 14.5 million people who live with a disability.

25 May 2023

Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

The prevalence of sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, is on the rise in the U.S., but current protocols to conduct clinically accepted assessments are expensive and inconvenient.

24 May 2023

Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have used artificial intelligence models and machine-learning algorithms to successfully predict which components of amino acids that make up therapeutic proteins are most likely to safely deliver therapeutic drugs to animal eye cells.

24 May 2023

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM).

24 May 2023

FDA clearance of BU-developed bionic pancreas brings new hope for Americans with type 1 diabetes

A bionic pancreas-;a wearable, pocket-sized, automated insulin delivery device-;that was first developed in a Boston University lab has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The iLet Bionic Pancreas is now commercially available, bringing fresh hope to the almost two million Americans with type 1 diabetes.

23 May 2023

Researchers identify brain signatures for chronic pain in a small group of individuals

For the first time, researchers have recorded pain-related data from inside the brain of individuals with chronic pain disorders caused by stroke or amputation (phantom limb pain).

22 May 2023

Blood vessel abnormalities in the eye could drive Alzheimer's disease

Blood vessel abnormalities in the eye are a major factor in the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to research from Cedars-Sinai investigators published in the peer-reviewed journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

22 May 2023

A more aggressive FTC is starting to target drug mergers and industry middlemen

Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal Trade Commission is moving against drug companies and industry middlemen as part of the Biden administration's push for lower drug prices at the pharmacy counter.

22 May 2023

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Feature Articles

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Eye Allergies­­

Genetics of Eye Color

Conjunctiva microbiota

Air Pollution and Eye Health

Health Risks and Benefits of Eye Drops

Eye Health and Diet

Eye Care for Children

Smoking and Eye Health: What You Need to Know

Looking After Your Eyes During Old Age

Importance of Regular Eye Checks and the Check-up Procedure

Anatomy of the Human Eye

Risks Associated with Eye Make-Up

What are Aberrations of the Eye?

Detecting Brain Disease Using the Eye

Screen Time and Eye Health

Latest Eye News and Research

Unlocking the Secrets of Multiple Sclerosis Progression: Brain-Immune Cell Communication

Passing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health risks for male offspring of women with PCOS

Top-Down Proteomics: Bridging the Genotype-to-Phenotype Gap

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