A new study from Canada, published in the renowned journal Science, has shed light on a potential molecular cause of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Research conducted at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont in Montreal has revealed how stressors of daily life, such as obesity, can alter the immu
Macular degeneration is a progressive eye disease that affects the central part of the retina, called the macula. It leads to a loss of central vision, making it difficult to read, drive, and recognize faces., has shed light on a potential molecular cause of age-related macular degeneration .
“Although considerable effort has been invested in understanding the genes responsible for AMD, variations, and mutations in susceptibility genes only increase the risk of developing the disease, but do not cause it,” Sapieha explained. dry AMD, characterized by the accumulation of fatty deposits at the back of the eye and the death of nerve cells in the eye,
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