Monday, November 24, 2014

HIV Drugs may treat eye disease



Have you seen the new Imagine Unicef music video?   Do you like it?  I do.

I noticed this interesting article on the web the other day. It's interesting as we are all aging. It seems the drug has anti-inflammatory properties and might be of use in treating age-related macular degeneration. It seems to be preserving vision in mice so far:
HIV drugs show promise in treating common eye disease.

10 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

I don't like the idea of testing drugs on animals, but I know it is a done a lot. I haven't seen the Unicef video yet. Have a nice day, Valere

Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...

What a great video from UNICEF! This is one of my favourite songs; it certainly defines my philosophy on life. John Lennon certainly had it right.

Optimistic Existentialist said...

Oh wow...very interesting unanticipated benefit of this drug. Have a Happy Monday, Christine :)

Mark said...

It's always good when one kind of medicine helps treat something else as well. I hope it works and that things like the really bad effects of ageing might be stopped in their tracks.

Anonymous said...

Your post reminded me to have an eye exam. It's been almost 2 years since my last one.

The Happy Whisk said...

Picking his nose. That's my kind of funny.

Lisabella Russo said...

That's really cute!

I'm glad to hear of improvements in medicine.

Anonymous said...

Ha ha - funny cartoon!

psychelyn said...

That's funny cartoon right there. It's of great value that a medicine can be a cure for two.

Jenn Jilks said...

I often wonder how many remedies would work for other things!