Friday, November 15, 2013

No Link between AMD and Dementia, but Eyes Could Reveal Alzheimers

"A new study published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology suggests there is no association between age-related macular degeneration and dementia or Alzheimer's disease, opposing previous research that has indicated otherwise," reports Medical News Today. "Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer's disease are both conditions that commonly develop alongside increasing age." Read more.

At the same time, "an international team of researchers studying the link between vision loss and Alzheimer's disease report that the loss of a particular layer of retinal cells not previously investigated may reveal the disease's presence and provide a new way to track disease progression." That's the word again from Medical News Today. Read more.

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