The World Health Organization estimates that 94 million people worldwide have cataracts. Here’s what the Bloomberg Philanthropies Vision Initiative has done so far.
Category: 5. Health
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About Half Needing Cataract Surgery Lack Access. How This Is Changing
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Human Organ Chip Systems Reshape Drug Development
Soon, a chip lined with your own cells may decide which medication you take, long before a single pill is ever swallowed
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Human Organ Chip Systems Reshape Drug Development
Soon, a chip lined with your own cells may decide which medication you take, long before a single pill is ever swallowed
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Boosting one protein helps the brain fight Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a built in process that can remove existing amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease while also helping preserve memory and thinking ability. The discovery centers on astrocytes, star shaped support cells in…
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Scientists sound alarm as dangerous amoebas spread globally
A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic organisms that may pose a growing danger worldwide: free living amoebae. In a recent perspective article published in Biocontaminant, researchers explain that these tiny life…
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Scientists discover a hidden brain “cleaning” effect triggered by movement
Scientists have discovered that the brain is more physically linked to the body than previously understood. In findings published April 27 in Nature Neuroscience, researchers used experiments in mice along with computer simulations to uncover a possible reason why physical activity supports…
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You don’t need intense workouts to build muscle, new study reveals
If you believe getting stronger requires pushing yourself to the limit at the gym, new research suggests otherwise. Findings from Edith Cowan University (ECU) show that improving muscle size, strength, and performance does not depend on exhausting workouts or feeling sore afterward.
“The idea…
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How Medicare Blocks Access to Lifesaving Treatments
Medicare limits access to lifesaving treatments for common illnesses, including a type of heart valve disease affecting 2.5 million seniors. That could change in June.
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Peptides are unproven as health aids. FDA may unleash them anyway
Pick an ailment — joint pain, brain fog, insomnia — and there’s probably a peptide therapy promising to treat it. Never mind that many of these amino acid–based products are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, have hardly been studied in people and may not be…
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Direct-To-Consumer Drug Portals Offer Lower Prices, But Preserve Inequities
DTC portals for drugs are a solution to a problem that wouldn’t exist if insurer coverage were better. The most acute issue for patients is lack of comprehensive coverage
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