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Blindness Treatments & Research in the News

Research identifies gene for major cause of cornea problem - Los Angeles Times
Researchers have a identified a faulty gene that is the major cause of Fuchs' corneal dystrophy, which affects an estimated 5% of Americans over the age of 40. The condition can ultimately cause blindness ...

The American Diabetes Association Decries New Barrier to Embryonic Stem Cell Research - msnbc.com
Stem cell research has the potential to save and significantly improve the lives of the nearly 24 million Americans with diabetes who face its many complications including heart disease, amputation and blindness.

US seeks stay of court-ordered ban on stemcell research - Raw Story
Parkinson's disease and blindness," the filing said. Blocking the federally-funded research causes "irrevocable harm to the millions of extremely sick and injured people who stand to benefit from continuing hESC ...

Eyegenix Artificial Cornea Achieves Major Advancement Towards Curing Corneal Blindness - Yahoo Finance
... promise to cure blindness in the estimated 10 million people who suffer from corneal disease but have no access to a donor for transplant. Â Invented at the University of Ottawa and the National Research Council ...

21st-Century Drug Discovery Tools to Fight Cancer, Blindness to be Discussed at ... - University at Buffalo Reporter
Fliesler and his UB colleagues are conducting research on novel gene therapy applications to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of genetic eye conditions that can lead to incurable blindness and which Fliesler says ...

Drug Discovery Tools To Fight Cancer, Blindness To Be Discussed At UB Symposium - Medical News Today
Fliesler and his UB colleagues are conducting research on novel gene therapy applications to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of genetic eye conditions that can lead to incurable blindness and which Fliesler says ...

Advance Auto Parts Launches 2010 National "Sneaker" Sales Campaign to Support Juvenile Diabetes ... - Yahoo Finance
blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.4 billion to diabetes research, including more than $100 million ...

UD team to study how genes cause blindness - Dayton Daily News
senior Michaela Minichello and graduate studentsâ€™ work to better understand the genes that cause pediatric blindness. The team ... Fruit flies are the perfect vessel for genetic research because they are simply ...

Federal report: University of Michigan-Flint biology professor engaged in misconduct while doing ... - MLive.com
Paezâ€™s research involved studying the eyes of dogs with a form of inherited blindness. Federal officials said in their findings that Paez, who holds a doctorate degree in genetics, falsified data presented at ...

Prosopagnosia: Oliver Sacks' Battle with "Face Blindness" - CBS News
also known as face blindness, are unable to recognize faces ... according to the website of the Prosopagnosia Research Centers at Harvard University. Other cases develop after brain injuries or illness. Prosopagnosia ...


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