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Human genome at ten: Life is complicated

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off

The more biologists look, the more complexity there seems to be. Erika Check Hayden asks if there’s a way to make life simpler.

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Human genome at ten: Life is complicated (Nature)

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off

The more biologists look, the more complexity there seems to be. Erika Check Hayden asks if there’s a way to make life simpler.

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Chinese Wolfberries As a Dietary Supplement May Improve Vision…

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off

His findings show that the fruit can lower the oxidative stress that the eye undergoes as a result of type-2 diabetes.

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[Tatum] My Personal Easter (Jackson Free Press)

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off

It’s easier to gather a breeze in a basket than to totally grasp the mystery of Easter. That mystery confounded Mary Magdalene and other women who entered Jesus’ empty tomb. They became terrified.

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Chinese wolfberries could improve vision defects caused by diabetes (Sify News)

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off

A boffin at Kansas State University is delving deeper into the use of Chinese wolfberries for improving vision deficiencies characteristic of type-2 diabetese.

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Lpath Sets Investor Update Conference Call for Tuesday, April 6 at 12:00 p.m. ET (Marketwire)

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off

SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire – March 31, 2010) – Lpath, Inc. ( OTCBB : LPTN ), the category leader in bioactive-lipid-targeted therapeutics, will hold a conference call on Tuesday, April 6 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

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Bionic eye could be in use within three years (TG Daily)

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off

Bionic Vision Australia (BVA) has created a bionic eye which it says could restore the sight of sufferers of retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. read more

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Alcon Completes Deals, Strengthening Product Pipeline

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off

Alcon, Inc. recently announced that it has acquired rights to two topical eye care products, Durezol and Zyclorin, from Sirion Therapeutics, Inc.

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Most Americans Still Don’t Draft Advance Directives Or Living Wills

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The Associated Press: “Five years after the court fight over allowing Terri Schiavo to die, most Americans still don’t draft the legal documents that spell out how far caregivers should go to keep them alive artificially. Schiavo’s life and death captivated the country and fueled conversations about the necessity of the documents, known as advance directives or living wills…

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Treatment and Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Other Eye … – TechCombo (blog)

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off

Treatment and Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Other Eye …TechCombo (blog)The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) plays a significant role in regulating the microenvironment around the photoreceptors in the distal retina, …

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