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SHORT CUTS: Fish-eaters at lower risk of age-related eye disease   Older adults whyo eat fatty fish at least once a week may have a lower risk of serious vision loss from age-related macular degeneration, a new study suggests, The finidings.reported in the journal Ophthalmology, do not prove that eating fish cuts the risk of developing the advanced stages of age-0related macular degeneration, or AMD. But they add to evidence from previous studies showing that fish eaters tend to have lower rates of AMD than people who infrequently eat fish. they also support the theory that omega-3 fatty acids - found most abundantly in oily fish like salmon, mackerel and albacore tuna - may affect the development or progression of AMD. Formula to predict success of IVF:    US researches have developed a formula that can predict whether fertility treatment will succeed more accurately than using age alone, and used it to develop a commercial test. they said their test, published in the Proceeedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could save couples the agony and expense of multiple attempts to have babies using in vitro fertilization, also known as IVF. Surprisingly, w3ould have been discouraged from trying again using traditional assessments were actually likely to succeed. Pedicting the success of IVF is tricky and doctors rely heavily on a woman's age.