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New treatment for age-related macular degeneration

With 8 million people at high risk for advanced age-related macular degeneration, scientists from Harvard and Japan discovered that the experimental drug, endostatin, may be the cure. A research report reported in the December 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, describes how giving endostatin to mice significantly reduced or eliminated abnormal blood vessel growth within the eye, which is ultimately why the disease causes blindness……..

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    New treatment for age-related macular degeneration

    With 8 million people at high risk for advanced age-related macular degeneration, scientists from Harvard and Japan discovered that the experimental drug, endostatin, may be the cure. A research report reported in the December 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, describes how giving endostatin to mice significantly reduced or eliminated abnormal blood vessel growth within the eye, which is ultimately why the disease causes blindness……..

    Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

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    Related Articles
  • Link Between Zinc And Macular Degeneration
  • Limiting refined carbohydrates may stall AMD progression
  • U.S. patent 6,623,736 describing the use of IL-1 inhibitors to treat retinal disorders issues
  • Custom contact lenses with special tints and hand-painted applications help people - from babies to the elderly - find relief from serious eye abnormalities.
  • Therapeutic contact lenses with special tints and hand-painted applications help people - from babies to the elderly - find relief from serious eye abnormalities.
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