Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is the rather strange phenomenon of complex visual hallucinations in people with vision loss with no neurological or psychiatric problem. These experiences can be alarming for patients and their families - ‘Mum is seeing monkeys in trees’ will get our attention.
Read MoreMacular Degeneration Trigger Enzyme Discovered
The discovery of a crucial trigger for dry macular degeneration (AMD) – an enzyme called cGAS – could lead to the development of a drug to prevent disease progression.
This discovery, at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, was a surprise. Drs. Jayakrishna Ambati and Nagaraj Kerur had determined that cGAS plays an important role in the body's immune response to infections detecting foreign DNA, but its role in dry AMD was unexpected.
Read MoreMcDonald Adams Science Scholarship - Mahurangi College
Hannah Dunn was this year's recipient of our McDonald Adams Science Scholarship. She is off to the University of Auckland to study Bachelor of Science, majoring in chemistry. Her long term goal is to advance into post graduate study in Forensic science.
Claire McDonald presenting Hannah Dunn her Science Scholarship