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Experiences of Personal Independence Payment on people with sensory impairments

Posted: Tuesday 9 February 2016

Researchers at NatCen Social Research are currently working on a project about the experiences of people with vision impairment and people with combined hearing and sight loss who have been claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and who will apply fo…

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Statins could help prevent AMD

Posted: Friday 5 February 2016

New research has revealed that statins may prevent dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Health Talk seeks genomic research participants

Posted: Monday 1 February 2016

Health Talk, which provides free information about health issues by sharing people's real-life experiences, is looking to talk to people who have been invited to take part in the Genome 100,000 Project.

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New stem cell trial offers potential cure for AMD

Posted: Friday 18 December 2015

Surgeons in London have carried out a pioneering human embryonic stem cell operation in an ongoing trial to find a cure for age-related macular degeneration.This first operation is a major milestone in the London Project to Cure Blindness, which was esta…

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