«We found that people who carry progranulin mutations were nearly twice as likely to have retinal lipofuscin
deposits than healthy people,» shared Michael Ward, MD, PhD, a former staff scientist at Gladstone and lead author of the study, as well as adjunct assistant professor of neurology at UCSF.
By Anne Harding
Healthy middle - aged
people who get enough sleep each night are less likely to accumulate calcium
deposits in their coronary arteries, a sign of heart disease,
than their more sleep - deprived peers.