A recent drug discovery could eventually help the visually impaired and those suffering from multiple sclerosis, traumatic stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease regain some of their vision and mental ...
Weight-loss drugs such as semaglutides or tirzepatides may raise patients’ risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic ...
The five-year trial saw patients who received a single injection of Lumevoq sustaining clinical recovery in a rare condition ...
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant on Aaron James, a military veteran who suffered a severe electrical accident. Despite successful attachment and blood flow, ...
“This group of people has been working for decades on figuring out how to promote optic nerve regeneration and retinal neuron survival in glaucoma and other blinding diseases,” Goldberg said.
Myelinated neurons transmit electrical signals more quickly than the unmyelinated nerves in the body. Myelinated axons are present in sensory neurons and motor neurons, but not all sensory and motor ...
Pain, numbness and tingling in your hands and feet can be a sign you have neuropathy or nerve damage. Common treatments include pain medication, injections, or tens (an electrical stimulator), but ...
People with MS may experience a variety of vision issues, including inflammation of the optic nerve, double vision, and involuntary twitching of the eye muscles. Multiple sclerosis (MS ...
Recently, scientists uncovered another fascinating use for this plant: a compound in gardenia fruits called genipin might help regenerate damaged nerves. This discovery comes from a group of ...
Most important among its powerful activities, the team of U.S. researchers found that when added to cultures of nerve cells, genipin boosted the regeneration of severed axons into healthy sensory ...