British firm reported early success with procedure that repairs damaged retina Treatment involves growing billions of ‘progenitor’ stem cells in a laboratory Have the ability to transform themselves into other types of cell There is no cure for retinitis pigmentosa, which slowly constricts vision By STEPHEN ADAMS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 20:44 EDT, 13 April 2019 | UPDATED: 02:58 EDT, 14 April 2019 Victims...
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New antibiotic proves to be effective against river blindness in mice
A team of researchers from the U.K., the U.S., Japan and Germany has developed an antibiotic that kills a type of bacteria necessary for larval growth in the parasitic worm that causes river blindness. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes their development of the antibiotic and...
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New study offers hope for patients suffering from a rare form of blindness
A new form of therapy may halt or even reverse a form of progressive vision loss that, until now, has inevitably led to blindness. This hyper-targeted approach offers hope to individuals living with spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) and validates a new form of therapy with the potential to treat neurogenetic diseases effectively and with...
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Miraculous stem cell revolution!
Scientists hail breakthrough they claim is equal to the creation of anitbiotics to mend damaged hearts, heal strokes and cure blindness Stem cells were discovered by scientists in the 1960s in a major breakthrough The cells have enormous potential for the treatment of devastating conditions Scientists are working on techniques using the cells to help the...
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The blood test that may save the sight of the elderly: Scientists say it will identify if older people are at risk of the most common cause of blindness
Age-related macular degeneration affects around five million people worldwide The condition has been dubbed by various experts as the ‘Alzheimer’s of the eye’ It is the leading cause of blindness around the world and it is currently incurable The new findings offer hope of an earlier diagnosis when drugs may prevent it A blood test...
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Non-invasive, effective contact lenses and glasses to treat glaucoma, prevent blindness
A Purdue-affiliated startup, Bionode LLC, is developing a wearable neuro-modulation device that could be used as a non-invasive, personalized therapy to treat and prevent elevated intra-ocular pressure in patients diagnosed with glaucoma. The technology was developed in Purdue’s Center for Implantable Devices by Pedro Irazoqui, professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering and...
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‘Miracle’ eye drops could save thousands from the misery of injections to prevent blindness
Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of sight loss in UK and US The condition is treated with painful drug injections directly into the eye Scientists have uncovered a way of delivering the drug painlessly via eye drops The drops use molecules that penetrate eye cells as well as current injections Revolutionary eye drops...
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Stanford lab grows cornea cells for transplant
PALO ALTO — A Stanford research team has created a potentially powerful new way to fix damaged corneas — a major source of vision problems and blindness. Millions of new eye cells are being grown in a Palo Alto lab, enlisting one of medicine’s most important and promising new tools: refurbishing diseased and damaged tissue...