C9orf72 repeat expansions cause neurodegeneration in Drosophila through arginine-rich proteins [PDF]
, 2014 An expanded GGGGCC repeat in C9orf72 is the most common genetic cause of frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A fundamental question is whether toxicity is driven by the repeat RNA itself and/or by dipeptide repeat proteins ...
Cabecinha, M +19 more
core +1 more source
Muscle-Sparing Blepharoplasty: A Prospective Left-Right Comparative Study
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2014 Background Standard upper blepharoplasty involves removal of both the skin and a portion of the underlying orbicularis oculi muscle. The senior author had observed sluggishness of eyelid closure, lagophthalmos as well as varying degrees of eye ...
Lee Kiang +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Biomarkers in ocular chronic graft versus host disease: tear cytokine- and chemokine-based predictive model. [PDF]
, 2016 Producción CientíficaPurpose: To develop a tear molecule level-based predictive model based on a panel of tear cytokines and their correlation with clinical features in ocular chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD).
Caballero, Dolores +10 more
core +2 more sources
Media use during adolescence: the recommendations of the Italian Pediatric Society. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: The use of media device, such as smartphone and tablet, is currently increasing, especially among the youngest. Adolescents spend more and more time with their smartphones consulting social media, mainly Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ...
Agostiniani R +15 more
core +2 more sources
Assessing the painful, uninflamed eye in primary care [PDF]
, 2015 We acknowledge the important contributions of Professor Amada J Lee, University of Aberdeen, Division of Statistics, for assistance with analysing the data from the patient survey.
Dick, Andrew +2 more
core +1 more source
Acupuncture for dry eye syndrome after refractive surgery: A randomized controlled pilot trial
Integrative Medicine Research, 2021 Background: Dry eye syndrome is the most common complication of refractive surgery. Acupuncture is widely used for the treatment of ophthalmologic diseases, but to date, few have explored the effects of acupuncture for the treatment of this condition ...
Jun-Hwan Lee +11 more
doaj +1 more source
Seeing double: the low-carb diet [PDF]
, 2013 No abstract ...
Drummond, Russell S. +4 more
core +1 more source
Effect of probiotic product Laktera Vision with Lactobacillus bulgaricus and extract of bilberry on the syndrome of dry and tired eye [PDF]
, 2015 more young people. Excessive congestion of eyes at a young age led to the occurrence of new syndromes in ophthalmology - dry eye syndrome and tired eye syndrome.Purpose of this study is to examine the effect of bilberry on the vision of young people ...
Aleksandrov, Georgy +2 more
core +2 more sources
Treatments for spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2003 Objectives: To identify the drug treatments currently available for the management of spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis (MS), and to evaluate their clinical and cost-effectiveness.
Beard, S.M., Hunn, A., Wight, J.
core +1 more source
Nutritional supplements for dry eye syndrome [PDF]
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2011 Essential fatty acids have been of interest in the treatment of systemic and ocular diseases, and is most recently of interest in the area of dry eye disease.Systemic and topical omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids have been used recently as an adjunctive treatment for patients with dry eye disease.
Allison L Rand, Penny A. Asbell
openaire +3 more sources