Researchers have identified a compound that can help reduce diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease affecting one third of the estimated 30 million Americans who have diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy, in which a patient’s vision slowly fades, is irreversible. Few treatments are available. The finding, published in the Oct. 23, 2017 issue of The Journal of Clinical… Continue reading A New Treatment for A Diabetic Eye Disease?
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A New Clue to Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema
Researchers are drawing closer to understanding why so many patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), a serious vision condition linked to diabetes, do not respond to current therapies. The drugs target a protein, VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor), that is inside the eye. But, researchers discovered, the patients for whom the drug doesn’t work don’t… Continue reading A New Clue to Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema
Green Tea & Apples Could Protect Health
Scientists from the Institute of Food Research in the UK have found evidence for a mechanism by which certain food compounds could help protect our health. Dietary studies have shown that people who eat the largest amounts of fruit and vegetables have a reduced risk of developing chronic conditions, such as heart disease and cancer.… Continue reading Green Tea & Apples Could Protect Health