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...  

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.  

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.  

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 ...  

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.  

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.  

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Kadima and Labour parties are close to a deal on a coalition government led by Tzipi Livni, a move that sets her on course to form a new centrist administration, Army Radio said on Sunday.  

PARIS (Reuters) - Nations from Europe to Australia rushed out plans on Sunday to shore up their banks, trying to halt a markets crash with pledges to back lending, buy stakes in financial institutions and take other emergency steps.  

LOD, Israel (Reuters) - Israel has introduced a step-on scanner that spares airline travelers the nuisance of having to remove their shoes so they can be X-rayed for hidden weapons, though the new device cannot yet sniff out explosives.  

DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Survivors and relatives of the victims of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings said prayers and lit candles on Sunday during a small, private ceremony to remember the sixth anniversary of the deadly attacks.  

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 65 Taliban militants overnight near the provincial capital of the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor's spokesman Daud Ahmadi said on Sunday.