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Home - OMRF News - Archives for age-related macular degeneration

age-related macular degeneration

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Plafker, Scott M.

Collaboration yields new ocular disease target

May 7, 2012

Findings may help improve treatments for retinopathy and macular degeneration

Filed Under: News, Research News Tagged With: advanced magnetic resonance center, age-related macular degeneration, caveolin-1, dean mcgee eye institute, diabetic retinopathy, dmei, elliott, eye, eye disease, eyes, macular degeneration, michael elliott, MRI, ocular, Rheal, rheal towner, scientist-news, Towner

Alzheimer’s & Diseases of Aging

Growing older is a fact of life, but everyone wants to spend their “golden” years healthy and productive. But along with extra candles on the birthday cake comes a higher risk of developing diseases like Alzheimer’s, sarcopenia (muscle wasting), hearing loss and vision problems like age-related macular degeneration. Scientists at OMRF study these and other […]

Veg Out, See Better?

Illustration: Doug Chayka   We all know regular servings of food from our gardens are important for good health. Now, a new research project at OMRF aims to show how a chemical found in a host of vegetables could help prevent vision loss. With a four-year grant from the National Eye Institute, Dr. Scott Plafker […]

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