Study finds spinach, eggs ward off cause of blindness
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Two nutrients found in eggs, spinach  and other leafy green vegetables offer some protection against  the most common cause of blindness among the elderly,  researchers said on Monday.
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Researchers at Cornell University say the antioxidant quercetin found in apples and some other fruits and vegetables appears to protect brain cells against oxidative stress, a tissue-damaging process associated with Alzheimer&#39;s and other neurodegenerative
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They say antioxidants in spinach and kale protect the eyes from ultraviolet light - a leading cause of cataracts. The US team found lutein and zeaxanthin in greens were 10 times more powerful than vitamin E in protecting eyes from UV damage.
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Lifetime exposure to lead from paint in older houses, drinking water pipes and other sources appears to increase men's risk of cataract development, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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FAD diets which are dominated by green vegetables, such as the cabbage soup regime, could help women avoid cervical cancer. Doctors working to unlock the mystery of the disease have discovered that when eaten
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Carrots, rich in beta carotene, long have been thought to sharpen eyesight, but a new study suggests that beta carotene pills are powerless against a common type of vision loss among older people.
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Blind mice regained some ability to see after getting transplants of cells taken from the eyes of other mice, strengthening the prospect that it may someday be possible to restore vision in some people who have lost most or all of their eyesight, scientists reported yesterday.
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Scientists discover how to make eye cells sensitive to light, offering hopes of treatments for blindness.
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[Health India]: London, Nov 16 : A new research has found that constant use of computers may be linked to the development of a progressive eye disease, specially in shortsighted people, which eventually leads to blindness, according to a report published
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Certain kinds of carbohydrates may play a role in the development of age-related macular degeneration, a new study suggests.
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New research provides further evidence that substances in kale, spinach and other green vegetables help protect aging eyes from cataracts.
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Fortifying food with folic acid can greatly reduce the incidence of spina bifida and other birth defects, says a Canadian study in the latest issue of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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British researchers working in an East African village say that a single dose of an antibiotic appears to stop infections that cause trachoma, the world&#39;s leading preventable cause of blindness.
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Accumulated exposure to lead may increase the risk of developing cataracts, according to new research. Researchers from Boston&#39;s Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital examined 642 men, 60 years and older, to determine
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The latest findings from the Australian Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) suggest that lazy eye, or amblyopia, does not diminish a person's employment prospects.
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An injection of stem cells saved the sight of mice who would otherwise have gone blind, researchers reported this week. The study raises the prospect that some forms of human blindness might be treated with cells from a patient&#39;s own bone marrow.
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A single dose of the popular antibiotic azithromycin appears to stop bacterial infections that lead to trachoma, the world&#39;s top cause of preventable blindness, British researchers write in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine.