Glaucoma is an eye condition that damages the optic nerve, leading to irreversible vision loss. Glaucoma affects ...

A young British woman who used to drink 12 cups of coffee a day and quit because of some caffeine withdrawal symptoms like severe headaches was diagnosed with grade three oligodendroglioma—a type of ...

Posterior scleritis is a rare but potentially sight-threatening condition that commonly causes diagnostic confusion due to its variable and perplexing clinical symptoms and signs. We present a case of ...

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams suffer accelerated ageing, DNA damage and muscle loss after nine months aboard ISS ...

There are many causes of eye swelling or puffiness, the most common of which include allergy, a lack of sleep, eating too much sodium, or simple aging. At other times, the swelling (also known as ...

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause optic nerve damage. These conditions typically occur when fluid doesn't drain properly from the eye and pressure increases, damaging the optic nerve. The ...

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A much longer trip to Mars — roughly nine months in each direction — could cause damage that interferes ... thickened retina owing to swelling where the optic nerve joins the retina (known ...

What causes mental illness ... Some mental illnesses are linked to abnormal functioning of nerve cell circuits or pathways that connect particular regions of your brain. Nerve cells in these ...

Measles can cause brain swelling, seizures, and lifelong neurological damage. Outbreaks in the U.S. and globally put unvaccinated people, especially children, at serious risk. Measles weakens the ...

In people who develop encephalitis, it causes death in about 15 percent ... measles can also lead to blindness by causing swelling of the optic nerve. Hearing loss. By damaging the airways ...