age-related macular degeneration

Eat oily fish at least once week to protect your eyesight in old age

harminka — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:13:44 -0500

Eating oily fish once a week may reduce age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the major cause of blindness and poor vision in adults in western countries and the third cause of global blindness, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration in an Asian Population

harminka — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:52:17 -0500

AMD erodes and can eventually destroy the central vision needed for reading, driving, and other daily tasks. When AMD risk levels among racial and ethnic groups are compared, Caucasians are usually identified as at highest risk. Asians in particular have been assumed to have lower risk.

Hyperactive immune resistance brings blindness in old age

harminka — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:19:26 -0500

Age-dependent macular degeneration (AMD) is the commonest cause of blindness in the western industrialised nations. Hereditary changes in the regulation of the immune system influence the risk of contracting AMD.

Hormone use related to lower risk of macular degeneration in postmenopausal women

harminka — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:56:59 -0500

Women who take postmenopausal hormones appear to have a lower risk of developing advanced stages of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, especially if they had also taken oral contraceptives in the past, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Genes may hold clue to age-related macular degeneration

seher — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:46:03 -0600

A University of Southampton research team, led by Professor Andrew Lotery, has identified a new genetic risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of untreatable blindness in elderly people in developed countries.

Older whites more likely to have signs of future eye disease than blacks

harminka — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:33:07 -0600

White individuals older than 65 are more likely than black individuals to have characteristics that indicate they will develop more advanced forms of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Study paves way for development of macular degeneration cures

harminka — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:25:56 -0600

A new study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that affects more than nine million Americans, will pave the way for the biopharmaceutical industry to develop better treatments and cures, according to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, which partially funded the research.

New treatment for age-related macular degeneration within sight

harminka — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:50:13 -0600

With 8 million people at high risk for advanced age-related macular degeneration, researchers from Harvard and Japan discovered that the experimental drug, endostatin, may be the cure.

Age-related macular degeneration could pave way for better treatment

harminka — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:35:54 -0500

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have created the first animal model of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) caused by a mutation known to produce disease in people, an important first step in developing treatments. The study appears in the October issue of Human Molecular Genetics.

Limiting refined carbohydrates may stall AMD progression

harminka — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:33:18 -0500

Eating fewer refined carbohydrates may slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study from researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University.

Link between zinc and macular degeneration found

harminka — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:36:57 -0500

A team of scientists, including three researchers at George Mason University, found that the mineral zinc could play a role in the development of macular degeneration. In studying eye tissue samples, the researches found that deposits, that are hallmarks of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), contain large amounts of zinc.

Link between carbohydrate quality and vision loss

harminka — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:43:38 -0500

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and its associated vision loss may be connected to the quality of carbohydrates an individual consumes. In a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Allen Taylor, PhD, director of the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University, and colleagues confirmed earlier findings linking dietary glycemic index with the risk of developing AMD.