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Stem cell therapy helps AMD patients see again

A first-of-its-kind trial is testing adult stem cell transplants for advanced dry macular degeneration. Early results show ...

Reducing inflammation may protect against early age-related macular degeneration-like vision loss

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have shown that reducing chronic inflammation can significantly protect against age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-like pathology in preclinical ...
IEEE

Quantitative mapping of leukemia cells and intracellular lipid droplets using 3D refractive index tomography in flow cytometry

Lipid droplets (LDs) are key organelles involved in lipid storage, energy metabolism, and stress adaptation, and their altered dynamics have been increasingly implicated in cancer, including Acute ...
C&EN

Atomically Dispersed Iron on Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanosheets for Efficient Oxygen Reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561756, Republic of Korea ...
News Medical

Wireless retinal implant restores sight in patients blinded by advanced macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the older population. Geographic atrophy is an advanced stage of dry AMD, characterized by irreversible vision loss due to the ...
BMJ

Pain related to intravitreal injections for age-related macular degeneration: a qualitative study of the perspectives of patients and practitioners

Objectives Ocular pain is a commonly reported finding in the intravitreal injection procedure, but post-injection experiences and patient adherence to treatment remain underexplored. We therefore ...