Macular Degeneration News and Research

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Study shows new diagnostic option for catching degenerative eye disease in its earliest stages

A paper published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), "Imaging hydroxyapatite in sub-retinal pigment epithelial deposits by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy with tetracycline staining," demonstrates a potential new diagnostic option for catching a degenerative eye disease in its earliest stages.

22 Apr 2020

Age-related DNA modifications linked with susceptibility to eye disease

National Eye Institute researchers profiling epigenomic changes in light-sensing mouse photoreceptors have a clearer picture of how age-related eye diseases may be linked to age-related changes in the regulation of gene expression.

21 Apr 2020

Study uncovers cause of blood-vessel leakiness in eye diseases

Scientists have identified a key step in the process that leads to leaky vessels and harmful swelling in eye diseases, according to a new study published today in eLife.

21 Apr 2020

NEI researchers link age-related DNA modifications to susceptibility to eye disease

Researchers profiling epigenomic changes in mouse photoreceptors suggest that age-related eye diseases may be linked to gene expression.

21 Apr 2020

Research pinpoints potential new therapeutic target for retinal degeneration

Multi-disciplinary work led by researchers from Trinity College Dublin has pinpointed a potential new therapeutic target for treating retinal degeneration. The work has discovered that a protein (SARM1) involved in neuronal cell injury may also have a role in the progression of retinal degeneration.

20 Apr 2020

Reprogramming skin cells into photoreceptors to restore vision in mice

Researchers have discovered a technique for directly reprogramming skin cells into light-sensing rod photoreceptors used for vision.

15 Apr 2020

Researchers restore sight in mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells

Researchers have discovered a technique for directly reprogramming skin cells into light-sensing rod photoreceptors for vision.

15 Apr 2020

Mediterranean diet correlates with higher cognitive function

According to a recent analysis of data from two major eye disease studies, adherence to the Mediterranean diet - high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil - correlates with higher cognitive function.

14 Apr 2020

New method to treat blindness using retinal cell production

Scientists in Sweden have innovated a method of treating blindness using embryonic stem cells to produce retinal cells.

30 Mar 2020

Researchers discover new way to refine production of retinal cells to treat blindness

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and St Erik Eye Hospital in Sweden have discovered a way to refine the production of retinal cells from embryonic stem cells for treating blindness in the elderly.

30 Mar 2020

Lipid aids healing of scratches on the cornea

A species of a lipid that naturally helps skin injuries heal appears to also aid repair of common corneal injuries, even when other conditions, like diabetes, make healing difficult, scientists report.

26 Mar 2020

CNIC scientists identify inflammatory regulatory circuit controlled by endothelial cells in the eye

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, working with an international network of scientists, have identified an inflammatory regulatory circuit in the eye controlled by a subtype of endothelial cells, the cells that line the interior of blood vessels.

21 Mar 2020

UC Riverside biochemist and Atomwise form new joint venture

Over the past few years, biochemist John Jefferson Perry at the University of California, Riverside, has collaborated on a number of projects with Atomwise Inc., a company that uses artificial intelligence, or AI, for drug discovery.

13 Mar 2020

Tooth-enamel protein discovered in the eyes of people with dry AMD

A protein that normally deposits mineralized calcium in tooth enamel may also be responsible for calcium deposits in the back of the eye in people with dry age-related macular degeneration, according to a study from researchers at the National Eye Institute.

13 Mar 2020

Preclinical data of Ocugen's OCU400 genetic modifier published in Nature Gene Therapy

Ocugen, Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing transformative therapies to treat rare and underserved ophthalmic diseases, announced today the publication in Nature Gene Therapy of preclinical data of nuclear hormone receptor gene NR2E3 as a genetic modifier and therapeutic agent to treat multiple retinal degenerative diseases.

3 Mar 2020

Scientists make important discovery with implications for people living with AMD

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important discovery with implications for those living with a common, debilitating eye disease (age-related macular degeneration, AMD) that can cause blindness.

20 Feb 2020

AAO urges people to protect themselves from age-related macular degeneration

Even though Marlene Klein was having trouble recognizing familiar faces and began to mistake her fingers for carrots as she chopped vegetables, she had no idea she was slowly losing her vision to a leading cause of blindness, age-related macular degeneration.

14 Feb 2020

Discovery of potential cause of age-related macular degeneration

Age related macular degeneration or AMD leads to loss of vision in around 1.5 million people in the United Kingdom and millions of others around the world. In a new study researchers have discovered a new protein that could explain the causation and thus provide clues to its early diagnosis and effective treatment. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Communications.

9 Feb 2020

Researchers offer new hope for diagnosis, treatment of age-related macular degeneration

Researchers have identified a new protein linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that could offer new hope for the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which affects over 1.5 million people in the UK alone.

8 Feb 2020

Missing doctor's visit linked to decreased visual acuity for patients with AMD

Missing a single ophthalmology appointment over a two-year period was associated with decreased visual acuity for patients with macular degeneration -- a leading cause of permanent vision loss in the elderly -- according to a new Penn Medicine study.

6 Feb 2020

Macular Degeneration News and Research

Latest Macular Degeneration News and Research

Study shows new diagnostic option for catching degenerative eye disease in its earliest stages

Age-related DNA modifications linked with susceptibility to eye disease

Study uncovers cause of blood-vessel leakiness in eye diseases

NEI researchers link age-related DNA modifications to susceptibility to eye disease

Research pinpoints potential new therapeutic target for retinal degeneration

Reprogramming skin cells into photoreceptors to restore vision in mice

Researchers restore sight in mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells

Mediterranean diet correlates with higher cognitive function

New method to treat blindness using retinal cell production

Researchers discover new way to refine production of retinal cells to treat blindness

Lipid aids healing of scratches on the cornea

CNIC scientists identify inflammatory regulatory circuit controlled by endothelial cells in the eye

UC Riverside biochemist and Atomwise form new joint venture

Tooth-enamel protein discovered in the eyes of people with dry AMD

Preclinical data of Ocugen's OCU400 genetic modifier published in Nature Gene Therapy

Scientists make important discovery with implications for people living with AMD

AAO urges people to protect themselves from age-related macular degeneration

Discovery of potential cause of age-related macular degeneration

Researchers offer new hope for diagnosis, treatment of age-related macular degeneration

Missing doctor's visit linked to decreased visual acuity for patients with AMD

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Macular Degeneration News and Research

Latest Macular Degeneration News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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