Prion diseases: Researchers find new potential treatment for neurodegenerative ailment
Prion disease is a rapidly fatal and currently untreatable neurodegenerative disease. While prion disease is quite rare, it typically causes rapid neurodegeneration. About 300 cases of prion diseases are reported each year in the United States.
Aug 11, 2020, 02:11 AM IST
New eye drops may prevent vision loss after retinal vein occlusion: Study
The study was published in Nature Communications. Retinal vein occlusion occurs when a major vein that drains blood from the retina is blocked, usually due to a blood clot. As a result, blood and other fluids leak into the retina, damaging specialized light-sensing neurons called photoreceptors.
Jul 02, 2020, 16:33 PM IST
