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Image via USDA Can artichokes, blueberries and pecans save your sight?
A study out of Brigham Young University and Weill Medical College of Cornell University showed that the antioxidants found in these common foods can impede the onset of age-related blindness. Antioxidants disrupt the link between two processes within the retina that cause [...] Failing eyesight is a key factor in increased fall risk in older adults. A study out of the UK shows that 270,000 individuals over age 60 who have fallen in the last two years can blame poor vision. This research also shows that many older adults in the UK do not take advantage of the [...] Image via USDA Omega-3 fatty acids are known to help the heart and they have also been found to help defend against eye diseases like macular degeneration.
A study by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine shows that omega-3 fatty acids could also help people struggling with alcohol addiction or psychiatric [...] Image via de.gov A new study finds that driving skills decline with age, even if they have previously clean driving records and showed no signs of dementia. Drivers over age 70 were much more likely to forget to check blind spots and use their turn signals and make other errors associated with increased crash [...] image via www.ihs.gov Eye disease and aging generally go hand-in-hand. That means that more people are likely to need surgery for cataracts, but that also means that those same patients are likely to suffer from other conditions like macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. According to the OSN Supersite, this changes the ways that [...] Image by Scott Bauer, via USDA A new study, led by Dr. Daniel Martin, an ophthalmologist at the Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute, has found that the cancer drug Avastin offers macular degeneration patients the same benefits as the drug Lucentis, which was specifically formulated to treat the disease. “The results of our study [...] Flowers could help people who have lost their vision to conditions like macular degeneration to see again. A researcher named Richard Taylor out of the University of Oregon is experimenting with the cultivation of nanoflowers which grow from nan0-sized particles of metal that will assemble themselves in a natural process called diffusion limited aggregation. These [...] Image by frenchbyte The antioxidants found in beverages and foods that contain caffeine seem to protect people against the development of Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease. In a study published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B researchers describe how coffee can be on the greatest sources of antioxidants in the modern diet. Scientists [...] Image via dailymed.nlm.nih.gov Vitamin D – and the fact that so many people are deficient in this vital compound – has been in the news a lot lately. A lack of vitamin D has been linked to asthma in children, the development of cancers, cognitive impairment, and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Vitamin D [...] Image by André Karwath Compounds called anthocyanins, which are colored flavonoids, are water-soluble pigments that create the blue, purple, and red colors in plants. They are found in beans, fruits, vegetables and red wines; we eat them regularly as part of a healthy diet. They also happen to be powerful antioxidants. Scientists sought to [...] |
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