Gasdermin D and E Play Distinct Roles in Photoreceptor Degeneration
A new review distinguishes a myeloid gasdermin D inflammatory relay from photoreceptor-intrinsic gasdermin E lysis in retinal degeneration and grades ...
Tag: retinitis pigmentosa
Raw PERG waveforms lead in four of six retinal disease classification tasks
An internally validated comparison of 672 pattern electroretinography recordings found that amplitude-preserving raw waveforms led in four of six retinal ...
NIH grant funds cell research on inherited retinal disease mechanisms
A five-year NIH grant will fund Upstate cell research on how PRCD and KIAA1549 support photoreceptor outer-segment formation implicated in ...
Gene Behind Rare Metabolic Disorder Also Drives Inherited Blindness, Study Finds
Retinitis pigmentosa has long been understood as a genetically heterogeneous condition, meaning that mutations in many different genes can produce ...
Rare Eye Disease Shows a Surprising Oxygen Fingerprint in the Retina
Swiss researchers found that AZOOR, a rare retinal disease that mimics inherited degeneration, shows lower arterial oxygen saturation and reduced ...
Genetic Study Reveals Predictable Vision Loss in CERKL-Related Retinal Dystrophy
The Brazilian cohort adds a meaningful dimension to the global picture of CERKL-related disease because most published genotype-phenotype series have ...
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 ...
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 ...
Choosing the Right Adenine Base Editor: New Study Maps the Rules for Precision Gene Editing
A systematic comparison of SpCas9-based adenine base editors in human cells reveals that conventional NGG-targeting editors deliver the highest activity ...
RNA Methylation Enzyme METTL16 Emerges as Guardian of Rod Photoreceptor Survival
New research shows that the RNA methyltransferase METTL16 protects rod photoreceptors by safeguarding splicing fidelity, mRNA stability, and translation, and ...
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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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