Medicare Card – Poor Dental Care is the Norm in Many Nursing Homes.

According to studies it is estimated that one-half to three-quarters of all nursing home residents have their own teeth into old age. This may be because of greater dental health awareness as well as fluoridated water. Even though this is good news that seniors today are able to keep their teeth much long, the situation … Read more

Medicare Card – Retina Immune Cells

Immune cells in the retina can spontaneously regenerate.  NIH discovery in mice could lead to therapies to reduce vision loss from diseases of the retina. Immune cells called microglia can completely repopulate themselves in the retina after being nearly eliminated, according to a new study in mice from scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI). … Read more

Medicare Card – NIH Study on Iron

NIH study may help explain why iron can worsen malaria infection Researchers identify protective role of iron export protein and its mutation. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have a possible explanation for why iron can sometimes worsen malaria infection. By studying mice and samples from malaria patients, the researchers found that extra iron … Read more