Global gap in diabetes prevalence and treatment has widened since 1990
Since 1990, rising diabetes rates in lower-income countries have outpaced improvements in care, while wealthier nations have seen the greatest ...
Tag: Vision Loss
Clinical trial shows CRISPR gene editing has exciting potential to treat a rare form of blindness
Retinal degeneration can be inherited or acquired. In the former case, it is an incurable and progressive condition. A recent ...
CRISPR gene editing shows promise for treating individuals with a form of inherited blindness
Results from a groundbreaking clinical trial of CRISPR gene editing in 14 individuals with a form of inherited blindness show ...
Simple fingerprick blood test could help identify millions of people with undiagnosed diabetes
In 2019, there were almost 14 thousand diabetes-related deaths in the UK. That number looks set to rise. Britain currently has 4.3 ...
Therapeutic small molecule can restore visual functions after optic nerve injury
Traumatic injury to the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve in the central nervous system (CNS) are the leading cause ...
NIH scientists use patient stem cells and 3D bioprinting to produce eye tissue
Scientists used patient stem cells and 3D bioprinting to produce eye tissue that will advance understanding of the mechanisms of ...
UH researcher aims to find causal pathways to developmental disabilities among children in rural Zambia
Of the 2.6 billion children in the world, 11% or 291.2 million are estimated to have one of four developmental ...
Researchers uncover a key process involved in diabetes-related vision loss
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have uncovered a key process that contributes to vision loss and blindness in people with ...
Genetic variant associated with Alzheimer's disease plays a role in protecting against glaucoma
New research led by scientists at Mass Eye and Ear and Brigham and Women's Hospital, member hospitals of Mass General ...
A stepped regimen of anti-VEFG drugs leads to good vision outcomes in diabetic macular edema
Clinical trial results from the DRCR Retina Network suggest that a specific step strategy, in which patients with diabetic macular ...
