Macular Degeneration Linked to Heart Disease and Stroke Risk
age-related macular degeneration

Macular Degeneration Linked to Heart Disease and Stroke Risk

Researchers have discovered a possible association between a particular form of macular degeneration and a higher risk of stroke and heart disease. Patients with age-related macular degeneration wi...
What do your car and your body have in commmon?
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What do your car and your body have in commmon?

Why are many of us more diligent with our automobiles than we are with what's inside our own skin? Our body is the one vehicle we have for our entire life.
Why Feedback Loops are so Important for Medications and Supplements
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Why Feedback Loops are so Important for Medications and Supplements

Humans are animals that are motivated by reward. So why is this "feedback loop" so important in being compliant with medications and supplements?
Drug used to treat interstitial cystitis increases risk of maculopathy
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Drug used to treat interstitial cystitis increases risk of maculopathy

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham examined the link between PPS exposure and maculopathy.
Damaging DNA buildup in eyes of those with macular degeneration can lead to blindness
age-related macular degeneration

Damaging DNA buildup in eyes of those with macular degeneration can lead to blindness

A recent study was published in the journal Science Advances which sheds light on how a build-up of damaging DNA in the eyes of people with macular degeneration can lead to blindness.
Failure of immune system linked to macular degeneration
age-related macular degeneration

Failure of immune system linked to macular degeneration

Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London have found that age-related macular degeneration is potentially caused by the failure of at least one of five proteins to regulate the immune s...
Port Delivery System therapy looking for FDA approval
age-related macular degeneration

Port Delivery System therapy looking for FDA approval

The new device offers a continuous therapeutic dose of ranibizumab to the eye in place of regular eye injections.
Many vision loss supplements do not fulfill label claims
age-related macular degeneration

Many vision loss supplements do not fulfill label claims

With so many consumers looking towards macular degeneration supplements to help stop the progression of the vision-robbing disease, it's important that they know that what they are reading on the l...
Uveitis and Scleritis patients more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration
age-related macular degeneration

Uveitis and Scleritis patients more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration

Recent study findings support the current evidence that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) develops when abnormal inflammation is present in the eye.