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• Hydroxychloroquine is neutral on incidental cataracts in patients ... - Nature.com

  Wednesday, April 05, 2023

  To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to investigate the correlation between the risks of cataracts and HCQ therapy. The statistical analysis showed that HCQ therapy did not increase the risk of cataracts in RA patients. The RA patients used in this study were selected from the NHIRD, which records the clinical information of approximately 99% of Taiwanese residents. With adjustments to remove confounders, the statistical analysis supported the hypothesis that there was no relationship between HCQ therapy and the risks of cataracts.RA is a common autoimmune inflammatory disease that can affect other organs throughout the ...
• Study Results Link Obesity to Macular Degeneration - Pharmacy Times

  Monday, January 16, 2023

  Analysis focuses on why some individuals with a genetic predisposition develop AMD, while others are spared.Life stressors, such as obesity reprogram immune system cells, could cause age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to the results of a study published in Science.1[1]“We wanted to know why some [individuals] with a genetic predisposition develop AMD, while others are spared,” Przemyslaw (Mike) Sapieha, PhD, an ophthalmology professor at the Université de Montréal, said in a statement. “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 ...