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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience
          ·May 10, 2022·3 min read

          Poor Eyesight Unfairly Mistaken for Brain Decline

          Cognitive tests that rely on vision-dependent tasks may skew results for up to 25% of adults over 50 with undiagnosed visual problems such as AMD and cataracts. This may lead to a misdiagnosis of mild cognitive impairment in older adults.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
          ·December 15, 2022·4 min read

          Brain Stimulation Found to Improve Reading Ability in Macular Degeneration Patients

          Transcranial direct current stimulation can help improve reading for those with age-related macular degeneration.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
          ·August 9, 2016·4 min read

          Opening the Door For Vision Prosthetic Prototypes

          A new initiative is funding ground breaking research into visual prosthetic prototypes.
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          FeaturedGenetics
          ·August 2, 2012·3 min read

          Planarians Offer A Better View of Eye Development

          Planarian flatworms have come under intense study for their renowned ability to regenerate any missing body part, even as adults. But now they may take on a starring role as a model system for studying eye development and eye diseases in vertebrates, including humans.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience
          ·September 28, 2016·2 min read

          New Insight into Eye Disease

          Researchers transfer genes into muller glial cells to activate stem cells properties and cause them to reproduce.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
          ·March 10, 2021·5 min read

          Alzheimer’s Disease Protein Linked to Common Sight Loss

          Exposing retinal pigment epithelium cells in mouse models to amyloid-beta resulted in retinal pathologies similar to those seen in human age-related macular degeneration.
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          FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience
          ·July 27, 2022·4 min read

          Genetic Clues to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Revealed

          The discovery of new genetic signatures associated with age-related macular degeneration may lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the currently incurable vision disorder.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
          ·September 7, 2022·4 min read

          A Single Protein Could Unlock Age-Related Vision Loss

          Determining the structure of vitronectin, a protein implicated in age-related macular degeneration and some neurodegenerative disorders, and using pressure to alter the protein shape may help in the development of new treatments for AMD.
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          ·July 25, 2012·4 min read

          Chemical Makes Blind Mice See

          A team of University of California, Berkeley, scientists in collaboration with researchers at the University of Munich and University of Washington, in Seattle, has discovered a chemical that temporarily restores some vision to blind mice, and is working on an improved compound that may someday allow people with degenerative blindness to see again.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·October 1, 2018·5 min read

          What’s in Your DNA?

          Researchers say 1 in 10 older adults have participated in genetic testing, but far more have an interest in getting their DNA analyzed. However, two thirds of those polled say genetic testing could lead them to worry more about their future health.
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          FeaturedGenetics
          ·November 14, 2014·2 min read

          New Insight into Common Cause of Blindness

          Researchers identify a new factor associated with age related macular degeneration.
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          FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·July 26, 2017·4 min read

          Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cas9 Prevents Angiogenesis of the Retina

          CRISPR gene editing has allowed researchers to prevent angiogenesis of the retina occurring in mice. Researchers say the new technology could help prevent vision loss in those with retinal diseases.
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