Studies have shown beneficial effects of lipoic acid treatment on cataracts in rats. It may be of therapeutic use in preventing human cataracts and their associated complications. Lipoic acid has also been used to treat glaucoma. Lipoic acid, also known as alpha-lipoic acid, is a sulfur-containing fatty acid. It is found inside every cell of … Continue reading “Lipoic Acid Might Help Cataracts Patients”
A diet enriched with antioxidant nutrients can help to improve insulin resistance in adults with metabolic syndrome. Individuals with metabolic syndrome exhibit increased some or all of the following: waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting glucose and triglycerides, and a reduction in high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. They have a reduced ability to utilize insulin, and … Continue reading “Antioxidants Can Help Protect Against Metabolic Syndrome”
A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine finds that a technique designed to deal with chronic pain called “affective self-awareness” can help those suffering from fibromyalgia. As part of the therapy, patients learn about the emotion-pain connection. Specific techniques, including mindfulness meditation and “expressive” writing, are applied to help people recognize … Continue reading “Self-Awareness Training Can Ease Fibromyalgia Pain”
New study shows seniors with higher levels of Vitamin D had better cognitive performance on the tests than those in the deficient and insufficient categories.
The trend toward 3-D film and television is unmasking vision problems in many people including issues with binocular vision, a problem that affects and estimated three to nine million Americans.
An innovative surgical technique called Bone Transport is being
used to save limbs. Dr. Austin Fragomen, Fellowship Director for
the Institute of Limb Lengthening and reconstruction surgery at
the Hospital for Special Surgery, uses an evolution of techniques
originally developed in Russia.
Pennsylvania researchers using gene therapy have made significant improvements in vision in 12 patients with a rare inherited visual defect, a finding that suggests it may be possible to produce similar improvements in a much larger number of patients with retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration.
An Ottawa company is developing computerized glasses to help those with severe visual impairments maximize the vision they have left. The glasses, which look like an oversize pair of sunglasses, have a high-resolution camera on the outside and tiny LCD screens on the inside that project images to the wearer’s eyes. The glasses will also … Continue reading “Computerized Glasses Help Vision-Impaired”
Carnosine combats cataracts
New technology may replace eye drops currently used by people suffering from glaucoma and dry-eye. Studies have found that a majority of glaucoma patients regularly skip their eye drops, putting themselves at risk for blindness, and that even when drops are used regularly, only a small percentage of the medication tends to be absorbed into … Continue reading “New Contact Lenses Deliver Medication to the Eye”