Classic textbooks teach that the incidence of keratoconus is one per 2,000. That would equate to about 170,000 patients with ...

Our bodies are smart. They know how to tell us when something’s off. But the signs aren’t always obvious. Sometimes, little things we might ignore, like itchy skin or dark circles, can be signals that ...

Myopia Awareness Week is celebrated till Sunday (25/5) under the theme, “Screens Down, Eyes Up”, and it highlights the changes people must make in their lifestyles to keep a healthy ...

Topography-guided laser vision correction offers several benefits for patients with irregular astigmatism. The procedure is not dependent on pupil size and can be measured reproducibly.

Scientists have recognized for some time that these residents of the Andes Mountains have evolved genetic adaptations to the thin air of their lofty home. Now researchers are learning that they ...

New York-based biotech giant Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced May 19 its plan to purchase the bankrupt genetic testing firm 23andMe in a $256 million deal that could include millions of ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced it is buying 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 million – taking with it the company’s extensive trove of genetic samples and data. It will ...

The paper co-authored by Bicknell, recently published in Nature Reviews Genetics, highlights the many ways health and height are linked. Bicknell, an expert in rare disorders of growth ...

Genetic testing company 23andMe isn’t going away, despite declaring bankruptcy. The company and nearly all of its assets, including its biobank of customer genetic samples, have been purchased ...

When heart disease runs in your family, your cholesterol goals shift significantly. This genetic connection transforms you from an average-risk individual to someone requiring more vigilant ...

"It's a slow-moving train wreck," Mike Graglia says about his 12-year-old son Tony's rare genetic disease with no cure. Caused by a tiny fluke of nature—a mutation in a gene known as a SYNGAP1—the non ...