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Nerve Injury Appears to be Root of Diabetes-Related Vision Loss

By Jim Dryden | Washington University in St Louis on Mar 23, 2016   Health  

Nerve Injury Appears to be Root of Diabetes-Related Vision Loss

Diabetes-related vision loss most often is blamed on blood vessel damage in and around the retina, but new research indicates that much of that vision loss may result from nerve cell injury that occurs long before any blood vessels are damaged. The finding — from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis — […]

Alcohol Abuse, Eating Disorders Share Genetic Link

By Jim Dryden | Washington University in St Louis on Aug 22, 2013   Science/Education  

Part of the risk for alcohol dependence is genetic, and the same is true for eating disorders. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found it’s likely some of the same genes are involved in both.

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