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World Alzheimer’s Day: Cataracts, psoriasis, Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes, and cholesterol

September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day, so we present our top articles that discuss Alzheimer’s disease and related topics, including cataracts, psoriasis, Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes, cholesterol, amyloid plaques, and traumatic brain injury. World Alzheimer’s Day aims to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, which is growing as the world’s population continues to age. The ...click here to read more

Weekly health news roundup: IBS, Crohn’s disease, kidney stones, inflammatory bowel disease, cataracts

This week’s health news roundup presents articles discussing irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, kidney stones, inflammatory bowel disease, and cataracts. This week we discuss how IBS symptoms may be lowered with modified rye bread, natural treatments for Crohn’s disease, higher risk of kidney stones in ankylosing spondylitis, and how cataract surgery can help extend seniors’ ...click here to read more

Glaucoma, cataracts, exfoliation syndrome influenced by outside temperatures, sun exposure, and gender

Exfoliation syndrome, an eye condition causing glaucoma and cataract development, is influenced by outside temperatures and sun exposure, as well as patient’s age and gender. Coauthor Louis Pasquale said, “Although many studies from around the world have reported on the burden of the disease, some aspects of the basic descriptive epidemiologic features, which may help ...click here to read more

Drivers with cataracts, blurred vision pose risk to pedestrians at night despite passing the standard vision test: Study

Drivers with cataracts and blurred vision pose a risk to pedestrians at night even if they have passed the standard vision test. The study found that cataracts and blurred vision severely reduce driver’s ability to recognize pedestrians – despite passing the driving test. Study author Joanne Wood said, “Optical blur and cataracts are very common ...click here to read more

Cataracts, epilepsy, and antidepressant use linked to glutamate receptor proteins in eyes: Study

Cataracts, epilepsy, and antidepressant use linked to glutamate receptor proteins in the eyes. Corresponding author Peter Frederikse said, “Recent studies identified associations between increased cataracts and epilepsy, and showed increased cataract prevalence with use of antiepileptic drugs as well as some common antidepressants. One common theme linking these observations is that our research showed the ...click here to read more

Rheumatoid arthritis, other arthritis increases dry eyes, glaucoma, cataracts risk

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can increase the risk of dry eyes, glaucoma and cataracts. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the joints causing inflammation and pain. Aside from affecting joints, rheumatoid arthritis can also affect the eyes as well. Due to the influx of inflammation, RA can lead to serious eye ...click here to read more

New chemical in eye drops may clear up cataracts

A new chemical has been found that, when added to eye drops, can help clear up cataracts. Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness, and the teams from UC San Francisco (UCSF), the University of Michigan (U-M), and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) uncovered this new form of treatment during a recent study. The ...click here to read more