Dr. Ines Lains and Dr. Iqbal Ahmad On Sept.23-24 Show

Dr. Ines Lains (Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston, MA)

Dr. Iqbal Ahmad (University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha, NE)

Dr. Ines Lains of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston explains how a technique known as metabolomics involving lipid biomarkers in the blood, can lead to earlier diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration.

Dr. Iqbal Ahmad of the University of Nebraska Medical Center talks about how retinal ganglion cells derived from stem cells look different from donors that have glaucoma versus those that do not have glaucoma.

9/23/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Childhood Solid Tumor Network and Sony 7 HD Video Magnifier on First September Show

Dr. Michael Dyer (St. Jude Children's Research Institute - Memphis, TN)

Sony 7 HD Plus Handheld Plus Video Magnifier (Baum USA - Methuen, MA)

Dr. Michael Dyer of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital discusses the Childhood Solid Tumor Network, which helps with pediatric cancers including retinoblastoma.

 Then, David Bradburn of Baum USA in Methuen, Massachusetts, explains the workings of the Sony 7 HD Plus Handheld Plus Video Magnifier, with integrated optical character recognition and text-to-speech software 9/9/2017 Podcast (Click Below)