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Archive for April, 2012
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We live in a time when it’s often easier and cheaper to replace something than to fix it. Whether you have a broken TV, camera or vacuum cleaner, you’re more likely to buy a new one than to take it into the shop to have it repaired. Often, you don’t have much of a choice; there aren’t many repair shops left.
I am pleased to report that Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) just received institutional review board approval to add Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida, as a clinical trial site for its stem-cell-derived treatment for people with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Bascom Palmer has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the best ophthalmology hospital in the U.S. for the last eight years, so they are no doubt a valuable addition to the study.
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Researchers Find 50 Genes Linked to AMD, But What Does It Really Mean?
Thanks to Paul Simon, we know there are “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,” and now, thanks to research highlighted in the journal Genome Medicine, there are 50 newly identified genes that may be linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Back in February, some in the media covered this development because AMD affects more than 10 million people in the U.S. alone, and 50 genes, is, well, a lot of genes to be linked to one disease.
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We’ve Been Googled
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