by International Society for Stem Cell Research Graphical abstract. Credit: Clive Svendsen, Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA Progressive loss of neurons is the underlying cause for a diverse spectrum of severe diseases called neurodegenerative diseases, which include Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and retinitis pigmentosa. While strategies for regenerating...
by University of California, Irvine Schematic representation of precision genome editing in treating inherited retinal diseases. Credit: PNAS In a new paper, University of California, Irvine researchers explain how precision genome editing agents have enabled precise gene correction and disease rescue in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). The study, titled, “Precision genome editing in the eye,” was...
by Karl Guido, Universitaet Tübingen Graphical abstract. Credit: Circulation Research (2022). DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.122.321109 A University of Tübingen team has discovered how malformations of the blood vessels can occur in mice—yielding information with possible ramifications for retinal disease The heart pumps blood through the vascular system, supplying cells with oxygen and energy. Smooth muscle cells in the vessels finely...
