Ophthalmology
Scientists regenerate retinal cells in mice
Scientists have successfully regenerated cells in the retina of adult mice at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.
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Genetics
Gene may hold key to hearing recovery
Researchers have discovered that a protein implicated in human longevity may also play a role in restoring hearing after noise exposure. The findings, where were published in the journal Scientific Reports, could one day ...
Apr 24, 2017
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Gene mutation may be linked to unexplained female infertility
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and Rice University have uncovered a gene mutation that may provide answers to unexplained female infertility. The study appears in Scientific Reports, ...
Mar 21, 2017
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New gene-delivery therapy restores partial hearing, balance in deaf mice
Using a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital have managed to restore partial hearing and balance in mice born with a genetic condition that affects both.
Jan 26, 2017
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A vitamin could help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne is the most common and severe form of muscular dystrophy. Because of this genetic disease, one out of every 3,500 children spends their 12th birthday in a wheelchair. This disorder progressively leads to general ...
Oct 19, 2016
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Researchers identify gene associated with age-related hearing loss
A large screening programme has identified several genes associated with age-related conditions including hearing loss, retinal degeneration and osteoarthritis. The animal study, published in Nature Communications, may lead ...
Aug 18, 2016
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Scientists transform lower-body cells into facial cartilage
Caltech scientists have converted cells of the lower-body region into facial tissue that makes cartilage, in new experiments using bird embryos. The researchers discovered a "gene circuit," composed of just three genes, that ...
Jun 27, 2016
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One night of sleep loss can alter clock genes in your tissues
Swedish researchers at Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institute have found that genes that control the biological clocks in cells throughout the body are altered after losing a single night of sleep, in a study that ...
Jul 20, 2015
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Patient-specific stem cells and personalized gene therapy
(Medical Xpress)—Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have created a way to develop personalized gene therapies for patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a leading cause of vision loss. The approach, ...
Jul 10, 2014
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Researchers discover new path to address genetic muscular diseases
(Medical Xpress)—For decades, scientists have searched for treatments for myopathies – genetic muscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy and ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease. Now, an interdisciplinary team of ...
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