Eyesight Health

A team of clinicians and scientists at the University of Southampton has identified a major new genetic association with age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in developed ...  

( Case Western Reserve University ) Research results from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine show that the progression of age-related macular degeneration is markedly slowed in new laboratory-engineered mice when they received treatments of retinylamine, a trial drug that has...  

Scientific evidence indicates that zeaxanthin, a carotenoid pigment, is important in reducing the risk of cataract formation and age-related macular degeneration , the two most prevalent chronic eye diseases.  

Scientists have identified one of the genes implicated in age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in developed countries. The research, published online in the Lancet, adds to the growing understanding of the genetics of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which...  

Oct. 10, 2008 -- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have determined that the same factors play key roles in three different diseases that can lead to blindness.  

Genetic variation in the serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade G member 1 is associated with age-related macular degeneration , according to cohort studies conducted in the UK and the US.  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government agreed on Monday to take $25 billion stakes in several big banks in a bid to shore up the banking system and arrest the financial crisis, sources familiar with the situation said.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department intends to unveil on Tuesday a $250 billion plan to purchase equity stakes in financial institutions along with a three-year guarantee of bank-to-bank lending, according to a financial policy source familiar with the plan.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators will outline on Tuesday a sweeping government response to the global credit crisis that will aim to "restore functioning of our credit markets," the Treasury Department said on Monday.  

Sight for the blind A pioneering retinal implant - the bionic eye- offers hope to people blinded by macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa, disease that cause degeneration of light sensing cells of the ...  

DETROIT (Reuters) - Shares of General Motors Corp jumped almost 18 percent on Monday after reports the No. 1 U.S. automaker had been in merger talks in recent weeks with smaller rivals Ford Motor Co and Chrysler LLC.  

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. economist Paul Krugman, a well-known critic of the Bush administration for policies that he argues led to the current financial crisis, won the 2008 Nobel prize for economics on Monday.  

By Krittivas Mukherjee NEW DELHI (Reuters) - With gold-plated ceilings, exotic fountains and the clink of champagne glasses, the Emporio Mall in New Delhi is the perfect place to wile away a hot afternoon browsing through designer boutiques.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States needs a new economic stimulus plan that pumps billions of dollars into infrastructure projects and budget relief for cash-strapped state and local governments, Democratic lawmakers said on Sunday.  

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. actor and legendary sportscaster Gil Stratton, remembered for his signature line, "Hi folks, time to call 'em as I see 'em," and for roles in such movies as "Stalag 17" and "The Wild One," has died at age 86.