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Newswise: The Medical Minute: Help your children experience the solar eclipse while protecting their vision
Released: 27-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Help your children experience the solar eclipse while protecting their vision
Penn State Health

It’s a celestial anomaly that happens only once in a blue moon. A Penn State Health expert talks about the safest ways for you to witness the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.

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Released: 27-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Babies Attend to Clues of Meaning as They Take in Complex Visual World
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

Findings from a National Eye Institute-supported study show for the first time that when babies look at photos of unfamiliar everyday scenes, such as an office or a lab, they tend to fixate on the same regions where adults find meaning. This inclination to home in on what’s interesting or meaningful grows more pronounced as babies age. The findings, published in Infancy, provide a more nuanced understanding of visual development, which may lead to earlier detection of brain-based causes of vision problems, such as cerebral/cortical visual impairment.

Newswise: NEI Study Points to ‘Ground Zero’ for AMD Development
Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
NEI Study Points to ‘Ground Zero’ for AMD Development
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

National Eye Institute researchers studying human retinas discovered 87 target genes where a mix of environmental factors likely influence one’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in people ages 65 and older.

18-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
More than meets the eye: Researchers uncover the microbial secrets of dry eye
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

Researchers have used advanced sequencing technology to determine how the mix of microbes present in patients with healthy eyes differs from the mix found in patients with dry eye.

Newswise: Vision Research Funding Partnership Event Takes Place Today
25-Mar-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Vision Research Funding Partnership Event Takes Place Today
Research to Prevent Blindness

Leaders of organizations that fund vision research convene in Washington, D.C. to increase collaboration and maximize the impact of research funding for sight-threatening diseases.

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Released: 25-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Solar eclipse: experts share answers about science, safety, pet reactions
Virginia Tech

On Monday, April 8, much of the United States will have the opportunity to witness a partial or total eclipse.

Newswise: Glaucoma Research Foundation Awards 2024 Shaffer Prize to Myoungsup Sim, PhD
Released: 20-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Glaucoma Research Foundation Awards 2024 Shaffer Prize to Myoungsup Sim, PhD
Glaucoma Research Foundation

The Shaffer Prize recognizes a researcher whose project best exemplifies the pursuit of innovative ideas in the quest to better understand and cure glaucoma.

Newswise: Glaucoma Research Foundation Releases Informational Audiobook for Glaucoma Patients in Collaboration with Braille Institute of America
Released: 18-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Glaucoma Research Foundation Releases Informational Audiobook for Glaucoma Patients in Collaboration with Braille Institute of America
Glaucoma Research Foundation

The free glaucoma audiobook, narrated by Bianca Beach, is available for patients and their families to listen, download, and share.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 8:20 AM EDT
Upcoming Solar Eclipse—Mount Sinai Ophthalmologists Warn About Dangers of Looking Directly at the Sun
Mount Sinai Health System

Warning follows Mount Sinai’s landmark eye damage case linked to the 2017 eclipse

Released: 12-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Don’t Get Burned: Retina Specialists Share Eclipse Safety Tips
American Society of Retina Specialists

On April 8, 2024, 40 million people across the United States, Canada, and Mexico will have the opportunity to experience a true celestial spectacle, a rare total solar eclipse as the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, blocking daylight for several minutes.

Newswise: Fighting for Access: AMDF Calls for Action During Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Advocacy Week
Released: 22-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Fighting for Access: AMDF Calls for Action During Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Advocacy Week
American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)

Millions face vision loss from AMD, yet access to crucial services, assistive devices, and care remain a hurdle. AMDF declares the 4th week of February Access in Sight! AMD Advocacy and Action Week (Feb 25th-29th) to mobilize efforts and demand change for the macular degeneration and low vision community. #AccessinSight

Released: 21-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Long COVID can happen to anyone. Keep up with the latest research on Long COVID on Newswise
Newswise

Stay informed! These are the latest research articles on "Long COVID" from the Coronavirus News Source on Newswise.

Released: 20-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Launches Translational Eye and Vision Research Center
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine has launched a new Translational Eye and Vision Research Center, located inside Biotech Place, in Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Leaders envision the center serving as a visionary hub that will redefine the landscape of eye and vision research.

Released: 14-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
WashU awarded up to $20M to create portable device to scan for eye diseases
Washington University in St. Louis

Chao Zhou, a professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded an up to $20 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).

   
Newswise: New treatment developed to dramatically slow down the progression of blindness-causing retinal diseases
Released: 14-Feb-2024 12:00 AM EST
New treatment developed to dramatically slow down the progression of blindness-causing retinal diseases
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that Dr. Maesoon Im of the Brain Science Institute, together with Prof. Seung Ja Oh of Kyung Hee University and Prof. Kangwon Lee of Seoul National University, successfully incorporated anti-inflammatory drugs into a hydrogel to suppress inflammation in the retina and effectively deliver the drugs to the inflamed area.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Life doesn't stop at age 65. Get the latest on seniors and healthy aging in the Seniors channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.


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