Rosemary Compound Shown To Help Fight Macular Degeneration In Mouse Model

A new study led by the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute reports that carnosic acid, found in the herb rosemary, actually promotes eye health. Led by Dr. Stuart A. Lipton, the team found that carnosic acid protects the retina from degeneration and toxicity in cell culture and in rodent models of light-induced retinal damage. This suggests…

Telemedicine Doubles Screening Rates for Retinopathy

  The use of telemedicine helped a primary care clinic more than double the percentage of diabetic patients undergoing screening for retinopathy over the course of a year, according to a research letter published this month in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The researchers, based out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,…

eyecro’s First Published Article in Molecular and Cellular Biology

Retinol-Binding Protein 4 Induces Inflammation in Human Endothelial Cells by a NADPH Oxidase- and Nuclear Factor Kappa B-dependent and Retinol-Independent Mechanism  Krysten M. Farjoa,#,    Rafal A. Farjob,    Stacey Halseya,    Gennadiy Moiseyeva and    Jian-xing Maa  aDepartment of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma beyecro LLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ABSTRACT Serum retinol-binding protein…

Preparation of anti-tumor nanoparticles using tiger milk mushroom

A recent breakthrough from Hong Kong Polytechnic University uses tiger milk mushroom to prepare anti-tumor nanoparticles is bringing us one step closer. A natural compound found in mushrooms may hold the key to a new class of cancer drugs. In Tiger Milk mushrooms from Africa, Dr Wong Ka-hing, Associate Director of the Food Safety and…

Fat gives nanoparticles a fighting chance

Inhalable and thermo-responsive, fat-encased nanoparticles have been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney as possible treatment for lung cancer. The team has recently designed inhalable, targetable particles that can attack tumors but leave healthy cells undamaged, reducing the side effects of cancer treatment. The particles consist of a drug encased in a lipid…

Biodegradable nanoparticles slip through mucus

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have created biodegradable, ultra tiny, nanosized particles that can easily slip through the body’s sticky and viscous mucus secretions to deliver a sustained-release medication cargo. The interdisciplinary team of researchers, led by Justin Hanes of the JHU Center for Nanomedicine, developed the nanoparticles so that they not only penetrate…

American Health Assistance Foundation Announces Latest Grants to Advance Promising Vision Research

  The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), a nonprofit organization with a history of funding breakthrough research on age-related vision diseases, announced today that it has awarded 21 new grants totaling $2.1 million to scientists worldwide who are studying and macular degeneration. The two conditions are the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the world….

Scientists Develop Nanoscale Capsules Capable of Producing Medicines in Human Body

In a boost to localized disease treatment, research has yielded micro and nano-scale protein making machinery in capsule form, capable of manufacturing drugs inside the human body. The study was published in American Chemical Society’s (ACS) journal, Nano Letters. Proteins are the building blocks of drugs and integral to the human cell. Read more at…

Scientists See New Hope for Restoring Vision With Stem Cell Help

Human-derived stem cells can spontaneously form the tissue that develops into the part of the eye that allows us to see, according to a study published by Cell Press in the 5th anniversary issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell. Transplantation of this 3D tissue in the future could help patients with visual impairments see…