NEI researchers link age-related DNA modifications to susceptibility to eye disease
Findings point to targeting epigenome as a potential therapeutic strategyCredit: NIH Common Fund, adapted from National Eye Institute (NEI) researchers ...
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Study shows glaucoma could be successfully treated with gene therapy
Credit: University of Bristol A new study led by the University of Bristol has shown a common eye condition, glaucoma, ...
Researchers restore sight in mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells
NIH-funded study offers new path to modeling eye disease, advancing therapiesCredit: Sai Chavala Researchers have discovered a technique for directly ...
Ocular scientists advise contact lens & spectacles wearers during COVID-19 pandemic
New findings published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye provide evidence-based guidance for practitioners and patients, including 5 important facts ...
It’s now or never: Visual events have 100 milliseconds to hit brain target or go unnoticed
NIH mouse study reveals key details about visual processingCredit: Image credit: Lupeng Wang, Ph.D. and Charles Gerfen, Ph.D. Researchers at ...
Repetitive irradiation with 222nm UVC shown to be non-carcinogenic and safe for sterilizing human skin
Wide ranging antibacterial and antiviral applications in medical fields and daily lifeCredit: Kobe University Joint research between Kobe University and ...
Lipid helps heal the eye’s frontline protection
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A species of a lipid that naturally helps skin injuries heal appears to ...
Building a better botox
Small engineering tweaks to botulinum toxin B could make it more effective and longer-lasting with fewer side effectsCredit: Yin L; ...
UC Riverside biochemist spins out joint venture company with Atomwise
Theia Biosciences will develop inhibitors of a protein to treat age-related macular degenerationCredit: National Eye Institute. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Over ...
NIH researchers discover tooth-enamel protein in eyes with dry AMD
Finding may lead to novel therapeutic target for blinding diseaseCredit: Dinusha Rajapakse, NEI A protein that normally deposits mineralized calcium ...
Modern virtual and augmented reality device can help simulate sight loss
Virtual/augmented reality devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma, suggests new study from City, University ...
AI may help spot newborns at risk for most severe form of blinding disease
NEI-funded device under FDA review; AI-based metrics bring clarity to aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity diagnosisCredit: J. Peter Campbell An ...
First-ever CRISPR gene editing within human body done at OHSU
BRILLIANCE clinical trial aims to enable sight in people born with a blindness-causing mutationCredit: Oregon Health & Science University The ...
Nature Gene Therapy publishes preclinical data of Ocugen’s OCU400 genetic modifier
Data support nuclear hormone receptor gene NR2E3 as genetic modifier and therapeutic agent to treat multiple retinal degenerative diseases and ...
New method gives glaucoma researchers control over eye pressure
Credit: University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (February 24, 2020)- Neuroscientists at the University of South Florida have become the ...
New discovery has important implications for treating common eye disease
Credit: Dr Sarah Doyle, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important discovery with implications for ...
Dartmouth professors elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors
Credit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth Two members of Dartmouth College's faculty have been named to the National Academy ...
Guardian angel of the eye
Protective protein in the eye lens affects protein oxidationCredit: Christoph Kaiser / TUM The lens of the human eye comprises ...
WVU project sets sights on preventing blindness in diabetic patients
Credit: West Virginia University When people think about the management of diabetes, A1C (hemoglobin) tests and foot exams usually come ...
Researchers uncover mechanism for how common gene therapy vectors enter cells
Identification of GPR108 as 'lock' for adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) is crucial to this emerging novel class of genetic medicine ...