diabetic retinopathy

Natural Compound Stops Diabetic Retinopathy

harminka — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:54:00 -0500

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online this month in the journal Diabetes, a publication of the American Diabetes Association.

Inflammatory factors and diabetic macular edema

harminka — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:26:22 -0600

With a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that diabetic retinopathy will triple from 5.5 million in 2005 to 16 million in 2050, improved treatments are urgently needed for this leading cause of blindness in working-age people

Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathy

harminka — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:57:07 -0500

Researchers in Massachusetts are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy (DR) — a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in adults.

Blood vessel protein reverses macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy in mice

harminka — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:16:03 -0500

Two major eye diseases and leading causes of blindness—age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy—can be reversed or even prevented by drugs that activate a protein found in blood vessel cells, researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine and several other institutions have announced in a new study.

Protein controls blood vessel formation, offers new drug target

harminka — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:05:48 -0600

After an injury, the body grows new blood vessels to repair damaged tissue. But sometimes too much growth causes problems, as when new blood vessels in the eyes leak, causing diabetic retinopathy and blindness if not treated.

Insulin therapy to treat early experimental diabetic retinopathy

harminka — Thu, 10 May 2007 07:50:14 -0500

Researchers will present study results that indicate that subconjunctivally delivered insulin ameliorates degenerative and inflammatory responses in diabetic rat retinas at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2007 Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The presentation will take place on Thursday, May 10 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Hall B/C of the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.

Drug therapy for leading cause of adult blindness

harminka — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:14:43 -0500

Research increasingly shows promise to both slow and relieve the effects diabetic retinopathy, the most common complication of diabetes.

Protein that causes blood vessel leakage and swelling in eyes

harminka — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:49:00 -0600

Protein Causing Blood Vessel Leakage in Eyes with Diabetic Retinopathy

harminka — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:41:07 -0600