News tagged with human retina

New cells found that could help save people's sight

Eye experts and scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered specific cells in the eye which could lead to a new procedure to treat and cure blinding eye conditions.

Ophthalmology Nov 08, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Stem cells improve visual function in blind mice

An experimental treatment for blindness, developed from a patient's skin cells, improved the vision of blind mice in a study conducted by Columbia ophthalmologists and stem cell researchers.

Medical research Oct 01, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |

New hope for eyes damaged by Parkinson's disease

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have discovered a new avenue for the treatment of vision loss, one of the complications of Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders Aug 03, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Sloppy shipping of human retina leads researchers to discover new treatment path for eye disease

Sloppy shipping of a donated human retina to an Indiana University researcher studying a leading cause of vision loss has inadvertently helped uncover a previously undetected mechanism causing the disease. ...

Ophthalmology May 04, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Scientists produce eye structures from human blood-derived stem cells

(Medical Xpress) -- For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal progenitor cells using induced pluripotent ...

Ophthalmology Mar 14, 2012 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0 |

AMD-like lesions delayed in mice fed lower glycemic index diet

Feeding older mice a lower glycemic index (GI) diet consisting of slowly-digested carbohydrates delays the onset of age-related, sight-threatening retinal lesions, according to a new study from the Laboratory for Nutrition ...

Health Nov 14, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Human skin begins tanning in seconds, and here's how

We all know that human skin tans after days spent in the sun. That relatively slow process has known links to ultraviolet (and specifically UVB) exposure, which leads to tanning only after it damages the DNA of skin cells. ...

Cancer Nov 03, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Can humans sense the Earth's magnetism?

For migratory birds and sea turtles, the ability to sense the Earth's magnetic field is crucial to navigating the long-distance voyages these animals undertake during migration. Humans, however, are widely assumed not to ...

Medical research Jun 21, 2011 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 18 |