News tagged with light sensitive cells
Engineering a photo-switch for nerve cells in the eye and brain
(Medical Xpress)—Chemists and vision scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago have designed a light-sensitive molecule that can stimulate a neural response in cells of the retina and brain—a ...
Medical research
Nov 14, 2012 |
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AAQ chemical makes blind mice see; compound holds promise for treating humans
A team of University of California, Berkeley, scientists in collaboration with researchers at the University of Munich and University of Washington in Seattle has discovered a chemical that temporarily restores some vision ...
Neuroscience
Jul 25, 2012 |
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Reseachers develop holographic technique for bionic vision
Researchers led by biomedical engineering Professor Shy Shoham of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology are testing the power of holography to artificially stimulate cells in the eye, with hopes of ...
Medical research
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Device designed to treat a leading cause of blindness
(Medical Xpress) -- Every year, more than 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in Americans age 60 or older. There is no known cure ...
Ophthalmology
Feb 29, 2012 |
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An 'off' switch for pain: Chemists build light-controlled neural inhibitor
Pain? Just turn it off! It may sound like science fiction, but researchers based in Munich, Berkeley and Bordeaux have now succeeded in inhibiting pain-sensitive neurons on demand, in the laboratory. The crucial element in ...
Medical research
Feb 22, 2012 |
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New study sheds light on cancer-protective properties of milk
Milk consumption has been linked to improved health, with decreased risks of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and colon cancer. A group of scientists in Sweden found that lactoferricin4-14 (Lfcin4-14), a milk protein with known ...
Cancer
Oct 03, 2012 |
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