News tagged with optic nerve disease
New research reveals unexpected biological pathway in glaucoma
In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Early Edition ahead of print), a team of researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and four collaborating institutions, identified a new ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Researchers create retina from human embryonic stem cells
UC Irvine scientists have created an eight-layer, early-stage retina from human embryonic stem cells, the first three-dimensional tissue structure to be made from stem cells.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 26, 2010 |
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Developing a test to save eyesight by detecting glaucoma years earlier
Scientists are reporting progress toward a test that could revolutionize the diagnosis of glaucoma -- the second leading cause of vision loss and blindness worldwide -- by detecting the disease years earlier ...
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Mar 24, 2010 |
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Researchers find new way to attack inflammation in Graves' eye disease
A small group of patients with severe Graves' eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms — and improved vision — following treatment with the drug rituximab. Inflammation around their eyes and damage to the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 06, 2009 |
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First in New York: Bionic technology aims to give sight to woman blinded beginning at age 13
A 50-year-old New York woman who was diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease at age 13 was implanted with an experimental electronic eye implant that has partially restored her vision. A team led by Dr. Lucian V. Del ...
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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Making waves in the brain: Researchers use lasers to induce gamma brain waves in mice
Scientists have studied high-frequency brain waves, known as gamma oscillations, for more than 50 years, believing them crucial to consciousness, attention, learning and memory. Now, for the first time, MIT researchers and ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 26, 2009 |
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