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Eye Health / Blindness News From Medical News Today
Windows To The Mind - The eyes are the window into the soul - or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Measuring the diameter of the pupil, the part of the eye that changes size to let in more light, can show what a person is paying attention to...
Researchers Develop Gene Therapy That Could Correct A Common Form Of Blindness - A new gene therapy method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults. The technique works by replacing a malfunctioning gene in the eye with a normal working copy that supplies a protein necessary for light-sensitive cells in the eye to function...
Retinitis Pigmentosa In Dogs Cured By Gene Therapy - Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results in early, severe and progressive vision loss. It is one of the most common inherited forms of retinal degeneration in man...
Stem Cell Treatment For Blindness Shows Promise In Trials - The first published results of trials using cells derived from human embryonic stem cells appear to show they have passed an initial safety hurdle...
How Protein In Teardrops Annihilates Harmful Bacteria - A disease-fighting protein in our teardrops has been tethered to a tiny transistor, enabling UC Irvine scientists to discover exactly how it destroys dangerous bacteria. The research could prove critical to long-term work aimed at diagnosing cancers and other illnesses in their very early stages...

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