Traditional Chinese medicine FYTF-919 (Zhongfeng Xingnao oral prescription) for the treatment of acute intracerebral haemorrhage: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, clinical trial

Nov 15, 2024 | Government, News, Science

Lancet. 2024 Nov 12:S0140-6736(24)02261-X. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02261-X. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: There are few proven treatments for acute spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage, and they all target reducing expansion of the haematoma. The...

Changes in Internet Search Behavior After a Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Campaign for Faricimab-svoa

Nov 14, 2024 | Government, News, Science

J Vitreoretin Dis. 2024 Oct 7:24741264241288480. doi: 10.1177/24741264241288480. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPurpose: To analyze changes in Google search volume after US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and initiation of a direct-to-consumer marketing...

Delayed identification of Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Nov 14, 2024 | Government, News, Science

BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Nov 14;17(11):e261843. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-261843.ABSTRACTBardet-Biedl syndrome is a central obesity syndrome with a hereditary link affecting non-motile cilia that can be diagnosed clinically. Central obesity and polydactyly are important...

The relationship of exudative age-related macular degeneration with lacrimal fluid chemokines in elderly patients.

Nov 12, 2024 | Government, News, Science

Adv Gerontol. 2024;37(4):430-435.ABSTRACTAge-related macular degeneration (AMD), along with other age-associated ophthalmologies, is a significant cause of loss of visual functions among the elderly, but the relationship of exudative AMD with lacrimal fluid chemokines...

Validation of Inter-Reader Agreement/Consistency for Quantification of Ellipsoid Zone Integrity and Sub-RPE Compartmental Features Across Retinal Diseases

Nov 9, 2024 | Government, News, Science

Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Oct 27;14(21):2395. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14212395.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: An unmet need exists when clinically assessing retinal and layer-based features of retinal diseases. Therefore, quantification of retinal-layer-thicknesses/fluid volumes...

Serum Iron Status and Retinal Degenerative Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study on AMD, RP, and DR

Nov 9, 2024 | Government, News, Science

Nutrients. 2024 Oct 31;16(21):3747. doi: 10.3390/nu16213747.ABSTRACTBackground: Observational studies have noted that patients with certain retinal degenerative diseases exhibit iron disturbances in the retina or vitreous compared to healthy controls. However, the...