Goji berry could help blindness

The goji berry of Tibet could help patients affected by blindness as a result of long-term diabetes, new research has found.

The goji berry is rich in taurine. Taurine has anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and immuno-modulating properties which can protect the retina. In diabetes, blindness is caused when the eye becomes overly oxidated, and retinal cells die.

The researchers hope that the promising results will lead to human trials, and eventually a therapy for diabetes-induced blindess.

Read more at University of Sydney

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  1. Tom Hennessy

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    Quote: "In diabetes, blindness is caused when the eye becomes overly oxidated"

    One might think this would give impetus to the use of the recent findings of iron reduction , since iron oxidises.

    "Effects of phlebotomy-induced reduction of body iron stores on
    metabolic syndrome: Results from a randomized clinical trial"
    "Phlebotomy with consecutive reduction of body iron stores lowered blood pressure and resulted in improvements of markers of cardiovascular risk and glycemic control. Blood donation may have beneficial effects for donating subjects with METS."

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