Retinal cell map could advance precise therapies for blinding diseases
Researchers have identified distinct differences among the cells comprising a tissue in the retina that is vital to human visual ...
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New UCI-led study lays foundation for establishing base editing as a one-time, durable treatment for inherited retinal degeneration
Irvine, CA – April 5, 2022 – A new University of California, Irvine-led study indicates base editing may provide long-lasting ...
NIH study classifies vision loss and retinal changes in Stargardt disease
National Eye Institute researchers developed and validated an artificial-intelligence-based method to evaluate patients with Stargardt, an eye disease that can ...
Modular super-enhancer controls retinal development
Enhancers are regions of DNA that do not code for proteins, but control how genes are expressed. Super-enhancers are clusters ...
WVU receives NIH funding to dissect the mechanism of retinal degeneration
Inherited retinal degeneration can make even the most mundane tasks—like cooking, driving and walking down the sidewalk—difficult or impossible, and ...
LSU Health contributes to research suggesting late-onset retinal degeneration mechanism and potential Rx
New Orleans, LA -- A study led by the National Eye Institute (NEI) that included five researchers from the Bazan ...
NIH study traces molecular link from gene to late-onset retinal degeneration
Scientists have discovered that gene therapy and the diabetes drug metformin may be potential treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD), ...
HyVIS: Hybrid synapses to treat retinal dystrophies
Genoa (Italy), 3 December 2021 - HyVIS, the European project coordinated by the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of ...