Medications
In search of: Researchers explore the ocean for alternatives to opioids
What does a marine snail's ability to kill prey with two shots of venom have to do with the opioid epidemic ravaging the United States?
Nov 28, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Scientists show protective effects of suppressing thyroid hormone receptors in retina
New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that the suppression of thyroid hormone receptor activity locally in the retina protects cone photoreceptor cells in mouse models of human retinal degenerative diseases. ...
May 11, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Using CRISPR to reverse retinitis pigmentosa and restore visual function
Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health, with colleagues in China, have reprogrammed mutated rod photoreceptors ...
Apr 21, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Fish eyes to help understand human inherited blindness
Newborns babies can be at risk of congenital blindness, presenting sight defects due to lesions or to genetic mutations in their genome. Among the latter, Leber Congenital Amaurosis—or LCA—is one of the most widespread ...
Apr 5, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Fighting blindness: Scientists bring a key protein into focus
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered how a protein called α2δ4 establishes proper vision. Their research helps explain why mutations in the gene encoding α2δ4 lead ...
Mar 6, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Oncoproteins interact to promote cancer cell growth in retinoblastoma
Researchers at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have identified an unsuspected and critical role of the MDM2 oncogene in promoting expression of the MYCN oncogene that is required for growth ...
Oct 18, 2016
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Neuroscience
The tarpon's rare transformation from nearly blind to super-seers could have human applications
Sport fishing enthusiasts seek to lure tarpon, one of the most sought-after gamefish on Earth, but recently, the tarpon are reeling in scientists.
Sep 28, 2016
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Ophthalmology
Clinical trial tests cord-blood cells to treat macular degeneration
UIC is part of a national phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of using cells derived from multipotent umbilical cord cells to treat age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of vision ...
Jul 20, 2016
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Neuroscience
Turn left! How myosin-Va helps direct neuron growth
Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have discovered a protein complex that helps direct the growth of axons—the parts of neurons that make up our nerves, connecting our senses and muscles to the brain ...
Apr 28, 2016
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Neuroscience
Midnight Blue—A new system for color vision
The swirling skies of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night illustrate a mystery that has eluded biologists for more than a century—why do we perceive the color blue in the dimly lit night sky? A newly discovered mechanism of ...
Apr 14, 2016
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