College Of Optometrists Launch Campaign To Raise The Public’s Awareness Around Sight Care
The College of Optometrists has announced the launch of a new eye health awareness campaign, Eyes for a Lifetime. Its communications team will undertake a series of initiatives with the national and consumer media, highlighting how eye examinations are a vital health check that should be part of everyone’s normal health regime. The Eyes for [...]
New Stem Cell Therapy May Eventually Lead To Treatment For Deafness
Deafness affects more than 250 million people worldwide. It typically involves the loss of sensory receptors, called hair cells, for their “tufts” of hair-like protrusions, and their associated neurons. The transplantation of stem cells that are capable of producing functional cell types might be a promising treatment for hearing impairment, but no human candidate cell [...]
