Macular Degeneration

After receiving injections of genes that produce color-detecting proteins, two color-blind monkeys have seen red and green for the first time. Except in its extreme forms, color blindness isn’t a debilitating condition, but it’s a convenient stand-in for other types of blindness that might be treated with gene therapy. The monkey success raises the possibility of reversing those diseases, in a manner that most scientists considered impossible. “We said it was possible to give an adult mo

Of course one of the leading cause of vision loss among the elderly is AMD or Age-related Macular Degeneration. This is a slow deterioration of the central vision. There is no known cure at the present time. For years it was believed …

The structures may pave the way to more efficient therapeutics for such complement-mediated diseases as age-related macular degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis, or systemic lupus erythematosus and give insight into the pathogenesis of …

Other diseases more frequent in smokers include wrinkles, softening of the bones (osteoporosis), loss of sight (macular degeneration), bleeding stomach ulcers, stroke, inflammation of the colon (Crohn’s disease), and foot ulcers. …

They can avoid macular degeneration and hence good for maintaining your eye sight. They also help in building strong tissues, muscles and nervous system. They strengthen your body from inside and make you strong to fight diseases. …