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 ...
Tag: Ophthalmology
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 ...
Potential way to halt blinding macular degeneration identified
Scientists find unexpected connection between 2 main forms of AMDCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers have successfully treated age-related ...
SPIE selects Wolfgang Fink as 2020 fellow
Professional optics society recognizes University of Arizona professor for his work in artificial vision for the blind and smartphone-based eye ...
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