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05/02/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

New procedure reverses blindness by transplanting a stem cell patch onto the eye to boost light sensitive cells

We may someday help seniors currently suffering from macular degeneration regain their eyesight. That’s because scientists at the University College London (UCL) and the Moorefields Eye Hospital in London have just restored the eyesight of an 86-year-old man and a woman in her 60s through a patch of stem cells which treated the damaged area in […]

12/13/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

New study has found exercise to be the best way to prevent falls among elderly

More than just being more prone to falling, the elderly are highly susceptible to fall-related injuries as well. In fact, falls are regarded as the leading cause of injury, hospital admission, and death among those aged 65 and above. Yet according to researchers from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, fall prevention can be accomplished […]

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