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Blindness Causes Structural Brain Changes, Implying Brain Can Re-Organize Itself to Adapt
Scientists have confirmed
that blindness causes
structural changes in the
brain, implying that the
brain may re-organize itself
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Children With Autism Show Slower Pupil Responses, Study Finds
Researchers have developed a
pupil response test that is
92.5 percent accurate in
separating children with
autism from those with
typical development. In the
... > full story
When Is A Fetus Able To Survive Outside The Womb?
Mathematicians are coupling
mathematical models with
information about a baby's
physiology inside the womb.
Combining ultrasound with
powerful algorithms based on
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Scientists Obtain Clearer View Of How Eye Lens Proteins Are Sorted
New research reveals how
proteins that are critical
for the transparency of the
eye lens are properly sorted
and localized in membrane
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Sight Gone, but Not Necessarily Lost?
November 18, 2009 — Like all tissues in the body, the eye needs a healthy blood supply to function properly. Poorly developed blood vessels can lead to visual impairment or even blindness. While many of the molecules ... > full story -
Saliva Proteins Change as Women Age
November 18, 2009 — In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, scientists are describing how the protein ... > full story -
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Finding a Protective Mechanism for Retinal Cells Could Save Sight
November 17, 2009 — Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, researchers ... > full story -
Many People With Hemianopia Have Difficulty Detecting Pedestrians While Driving
November 15, 2009 — Scientists have found that -- when tested in a driving simulator -- patients with hemianopia have significantly more difficulty detecting pedestrians than normally sighted people. These results fly ... > full story -
Faulty Body Clock May Make Kids Bipolar
November 13, 2009 — Malfunctioning circadian clock genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder in children. Researchers found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB that were associated with pediatric bipolar ... > full story -
Lack of VEGF Can Cause Defects Similar to Dry Macular Degeneration
November 13, 2009 — Scientists have found that when the eye is missing a diffusible form of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), i.e. one that when secreted can reach other cells at a distance, the retina shows ... > full story -
Laser Surgery Does Not Appear to Have Long-Term Effects on Corneal Cells
November 12, 2009 — Laser eye surgery to correct vision problems does not appear to be associated with lasting changes to cells lining the inside of the cornea at nine years after the procedure, according to a new ... > full story -
Pediatric Patient With Implanted Mechanical Heart Device Discharged
November 11, 2009 — Texas Children's Hospital is the nation's first pediatric hospital to discharge a child while on an intracorporeal ventricular assist device (VAD), a feat previously accomplished only at adult ... > full story -
Cataract Surgery Does Not Appear Associated With Worsening Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
November 9, 2009 — Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision ... > full story -
New Way To Attack Inflammation In Graves' Eye Disease
November 7, 2009 — A small group of patients with severe Graves' eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms -- and improved vision -- following treatment with the drug rituximab. Inflammation around ... > full story
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