Diabetic retinopathy is a disease of the retinal microvasculature that develops as a complication of diabetes mellitus and constitutes a major cause of blindness in adults of all ages. Diabetic retinopathy is characterized by the loss of capillary cells leading to increased vasopermeability, ischemia, and hypoxia that trigger the excessive formation of new blood vessels […]
Watch this AMNH Bio Bulletin and NYT Slideshow to learn more about the Census of Marine Life.
The Living Planet Report is the world’s leading, science-based analysis on the health of our only planet. Visit the Website of the WWF and read about the Living Planet Report 2010.
Living Planet Report 2010 Website (english)
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Edited by Lois Smith, the Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) published a Review series about the Eye:
“The mammalian eye is a markedly complex organ, and disruption of normal cell physiology at any of a number of levels may result in a devastating loss of vision. In recent years, ophthalmology research has advanced […]
Diabetes. 2010 Sep 7. [Epub ahead of print]
HIGH LEVELS OF SERUM PROLACTIN PROTECT AGAINST DIABETIC RETINOPATHY BY INCREASING OCULAR VASOINHIBINS
Arnold E, Rivera JC, Thebault S, Moreno-Páramo D, Quiroz-Mercado H, Quintanar-Stéphano A, Binart N, de l…
The Census of Marine Life is a global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans. Visit the Website at http://www.coml.org/ and read about the latest results. Make sure not to miss […]
Much has been said about about the interactions between pharmaceutical companies and physicians. Less has been done. In face of clear evidence that even small gifts influence treatment preferences and that pharmaceutical companies even target medical students to undermine the integrity of the profession, Dr. Greenland (Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago) asks: “Why […]
The JCI (Journal of Clinical Investigation) launched a review series about new perspectives on mental disorders. In the review series introduction, Thomas R. Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, writes about “disruptive” insights in psychiatry: new insights into pathophysiology of mental illnesses that are transforming the understanding of the clinical discipline.
“A new […]