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Research reveals link between proteins causing Alzheimer's disease and age-related sight loss Newly published research has revealed a close link between proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease and age-related sight loss. The findings could open the way to new treatments for patients with deteriorating vision and through this study, the scientists believe they could reduce the need for using animals in future research into blinding conditions. Amyloid beta (AB) proteins are the primary driver of Alzheimer's disease but also begin to collect in the retina as people get older. Donor eyes fr...

Date Time Revolutionary eye drop trial starts for common eye diseases Research conducted by UNSW Sydney has paved the way for clinical testing of an eye drop treatment for diabetic macular oedema and wet age-related macular degeneration, the leading causes of blindness in the developed world. A clinical trial has commenced across Australia for a novel eye drop treatment that could improve the treatment of patients with retinal vascular diseases. If successful, the eye drops will revolutionise treatment for these diseases, which currently involves serial injections of an antibody into the back...

National January 6, 2021 ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser has said that provision of basic facilities like health, education and infrastructural development is the chief priority of the incumbent government. He expressed these views while witnessing the signing ceremony of MoU between Khyber Medical University (KMU) Institute and Gajju Khan Medical Complex Swabi in the Parliament House on Tuesday. He said that the provision of basic health facilities, like prevention, curative intervention and rehabilitation, would ameliorate the health issues faced by the poor segment o...