Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light Staring at a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a new study, the first of its kind in humans. #vision #eyesight #redlight Glen… Read More ›
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175 Health Research Report 21 FEB 2014
175 21 FEB 2014 / White paper draft Compiled by Ralph Turchiano • Detailed research references and further affiliations on each article are posted at http://www.healthreserachreport.me …. Read More ›
Health Research Report-Video 21st DEC 2012
Topics: Mealworms for food Aspirin Related to Age Related Macular Degeneration Iodine and Pregnancy
Regular aspirin use 10 or more years ago associated with increased risk of type of age-related macular degeneration
Contact: Susan Lampert Smith slsmith2@wisc.edu 608-262-7335 JAMA and Archives Journals CHICAGO ‑ Among nearly 5,000 study participants, regular aspirin use reported ten years prior was associated with a small but statistically significant increase in the risk of neovascular age‑related macular… Read More ›
Ingredient in red wine may prevent some blinding diseases
2010 study posted for filing Resveratrol inhibits formation of damaging blood vessels in mouse retina By Jim Dryden Resveratrol — found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants — stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the… Read More ›
Scientists successfully awaken sleeping stem cells: ” might be possible to turn on the eye’s own resources to regenerate damaged retinas, without the need for transplanting outside retinal tissue or stem cells,”
Contact: Patti Jacobs pjacobs12@comcast.net 617-868-0077 Schepens Eye Research Institute New hope for regenerating the human retina damaged by disease or injury Boston, MA—Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have discovered what chemical in the eye triggers the dormant capacity of… Read More ›