In practice, it is possible to detect early changes in protein before the cataract develops, preventive measures can be implemented in individuals to re reduce the risk of developing the disease, reducing their exposure to sunlight, stopping smoking and controlling their diabetes. The DLS technique may therefore help vision specialists to track long-term changes in the lens associated with age, diabetes, smoking, laser surgery, treatment of glaucoma. It could also help in early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in which an abnormal protein can be found in the lens…

The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), funded by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is a consortium of institutions studying health risks associated with long journeys in the space. The projects are spread over 60 institutions in the USA. The National Eye Institute (NEI), a component of NIH, is the first agency of the U.S. federal governement in vision research that leads to sight-saving treatments and plays a key role in reducing impaired vision and blindness. The Research Center John H. Glenn is the only NASA center dedicated to developing technologies and advanced research missions for NASA’s space exploration, scientific discovery and Aircraft of the future. It works in partnership with government, industries, universities.

See also Toulon Guindi (Senegal) Toulonga (Burkina Faso) Toulon, abandoned train station in South Africa viewed from above (on google maps), we frankly do not distinguish what may look like a station even abandoned. And yet… The neighborhood is the famous Kruger National Park in the Northeast of the country. Destination inevitable, if only for this strange history of trash and door.



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