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Predicting Menopause 
Researchers from the University of Michigan have tracked hormonal biomarkers in women’s blood to determine when menopause will begin. |
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Therapy Restores Mice’s Vision
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have conducted a study that found some vision was restored to mice by administering gene therapy to the eye. |
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Vision Loss More Common in People with Diabetes
In the October issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, research points to the rate of blindness in people with diabetes, noting that 11 percent of American adults with diabetes have a form of visual impairment. The rate of diabetes is expected to more than triple by 2050 and people with diabetes have a higher rate of uncorrectable visual impairment. |
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Stem Cells Renew Cornea
A study appearing in the journal Nature has documented the work stem cells do to regenerate the cornea. These stems cells reside in the eye and travel to the cornea in order to conduct repairs. The surface of the cornea is renewed every seven to 14 days. |