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    Month: March 2013

    All About Magnifiers for AMD

    Posted on March 25, 2013 by droberts
  • March 25, 2013

    All About Magnifiers for AMD

    by Joe Fontenot, MD, CLVT Medical Director Community Services for Vision Rehabilitation 600 BelAir Blvd. Mobile AL 36606 Reprinted with permission from The Magnifier – Issue #90, Jan – Mar 2013, MD Foundation   Almost all people with macular degeneration do see better if things are larger or closer, and magnifiers make things seem larger […]

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  • Stem Cells Found in Human Breast Tissue

    Posted on March 21, 2013September 19, 2020 by droberts
  • March 21, 2013

    Stem Cells Found in Human Breast Tissue

    by Dan Roberts In March of 2013, an online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported that newly discovered stem cells from human breast tissue are more genetically stable than the human induced pluripoint stem cells (hiPS cells) currently being developed. In addition to avoiding the issue of using embryonic […]

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  • Stem Cell Procedures Promising

    Posted on March 8, 2013 by droberts
  • March 8, 2013

    Stem Cell Procedures Promising

    by Dan Roberts (Updated February 20, 2015) Several studies are showing success at using stem cell transplantation to treat retinal degeneration. This article describes the progress of the research. University of Washington In 2006, a team from the University of Washington used a mix of “growth factors”, natural proteins that encourage cell growth, to coax […]

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