Mechanosensitive channel Piezo1 proposed as a shared link between high myopia and glaucoma
A new review grades Piezo1 mechanobiology evidence across eye compartments and proposes, as a hypothesis rather than an established pathway, ...
Tag: retinal ganglion cells
Zebrafish Reveal a Surprising Trick for Rebuilding Nerves: Letting Dendrites Go First
New research in adult zebrafish shows that transient dendritic pruning driven by repressed mTORC1 signaling is essential for efficient axonal ...
Optogenetic Therapy Shows Signs of Restoring Vision in Advanced Blindness
An international trial led by University of Pittsburgh scientists found that an optogenetic gene therapy combined with light-projecting goggles was ...
Copper Cell Death Pathway Uncovered as Driver of Blindness-Causing Retinal Injury
A new study in Cell Death Discovery shows that the copper-binding protein metallothionein 3 regulates cuproptosis in retinal ischemia–reperfusion injury ...
Gene Therapy With Goggles Lets Blind Patients See Objects, Five-Year Study Shows
A five-year clinical cohort study shows that an optogenetic therapy combining gene injection and light-stimulating goggles is safe and enabled ...
Nerve Growth Factor Eye Drops Show Four-Year Safety in Children With Optic Pathway Gliomas
A four-year observational follow-up of children treated with nerve growth factor eye drops in a randomized phase II trial shows ...
Frataxin Gene Emerges as Biomarker and Protective Switch in Glaucoma
A new study identifies the frataxin gene FXN as a diagnostic biomarker for primary open-angle glaucoma and shows that the ...
Nerve Growth Factor Shows Promise Against Glaucoma by Calming Oxidative Stress and Brain Inflammation
New research in Cell Death Discovery shows that recombinant human nerve growth factor protects retinal ganglion cells in a glaucoma ...
Injectable light-sensitive nanoparticles restore light responses in blind retinas
Aarhus University researchers have created injectable graphitic carbon nitride nanoparticles that make degenerated retinas respond to light, offering a promising ...
Light-Sensitive Genes Offer New Hope for Restoring Vision in Blind Patients
A new Gene Therapy review charts how mutation-agnostic optogenetic gene therapy could restore vision in blind patients, while detailing the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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