Los ciegos perciben mejor sus propios latidos cardiacos
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas ciegas perciben mejor sus propios latidos cardiacos, según un nuevo estudio, que encontró que la ceguera parece mejorar la capacidad del individuo de percibir las señales del interior del…
Learn MoreBlind People Are Better at Sensing Their Heartbeats
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who are blind are better at sensing their own heartbeats, according to a new study that found blindness appears to heighten one’s ability to feel signals from the inner body.Researchers from Sweden …
Learn MoreUnos científicos usan edición genética para revertir una importante causa de ceguera en estudio con ratones
VIERNES, 17 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un experimento de edición genética que restauró la visión de ratones podría algún día usarse para tratar a una importante causa de ceguera en los humanos.Unos científicos de China reportaron que usaron …
Learn MoreIn Mouse Study, Scientists Use Gene Editing to Reverse a Major Cause of Blindness
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A gene-editing experiment that restored the vision of mice might one day be used to treat a major cause of human blindness.Scientists in China reported they used the CRISPR-based gene-editing technique to bri…
Learn MoreUna terapia genética ayuda a las personas con una forma rara de ceguera a ver mejor de noche
JUEVES, 13 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una terapia genética experimental ofrece esperanzas de una rápida mejora de la visión nocturna a los adultos que sufren de una forma congénita de ceguera de inicio en la niñez, informan unos investigad…
Learn MoreGene Therapy Helps Those With Rare Form of Blindness See Better at Night
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental gene therapy offers hope for rapid improvement in the night vision of adults who have a congenital form of childhood-onset blindness, researchers report.In this ongoing clinical trial at the …
Learn MoreReusing Contact Lenses Raises Odds for Rare Eye Infection
SUNDAY, Sept. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although wearing reusable contact lenses is generally safe, it can be associated with a greater risk of a rare eye infection, new British research shows. In the study, people who wore reusable contact lenses …
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccination Rates Lower Among Adults With Vision, Hearing Disability
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine initiation is lower among adults with vision or hearing disabilities compared with adults without disabilities, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Kea Turner, …
Learn MoreBioengineered Pig Skin Is Turned Into Corneas, Restoring Patients’ Sight
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Farmyard pigs could be the key to restoring sight in people who have lost their vision due to a damaged cornea, a new study reports.Collagen drawn from pig’s skin is being used to create an experimental impl…
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