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·December 10, 2017·4 min read

How Developing Visual System Axons Stay in the Correct Layer

A new study from Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers provides insight into neural networks in the developing brain.

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·December 1, 2017·3 min read

Fish Oil Component Preconditions Vision Cells to Survive Future Injury or Disease

Omega 3 fatty acids and DHA can help photoreceptors and RPEs to survive damage or disease, helping to protect vision.

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·November 17, 2017·4 min read

Carefully Crafted Light Pulses Control Neuron Activity

Researchers use coherent control to control the function of a living cell.

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·September 28, 2017·4 min read

How Do We Sense Moonlight and Daylight? Neurons Share Job of Sensing Ambient Light Levels

Study revels M1 ganglion cell photoreceptors can tune into different ranges of light intensity.

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·September 11, 2017·5 min read

Measuring the Basis of Color Vision

A new study reports photoreceptors in the retina are sensitive to colors corresponding to their visual pigments.

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·September 9, 2017·4 min read

Eye Changes May Signal Frontotemporal Lobe Degeneration

Researchers report a non-invasive retina test could help to accurately diagnose frontotemporal degeneration.

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·July 14, 2017·5 min read

Newly Discovered Elovanoids Called a ‘Transformative New Concept of Biology’

Researchers report they have discovers a new class of mediators, named elovanoids. These bioactive chemical messengers are created from omega-3 very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid and released in response to cell injury. The findings are reported in Scientific Reports.

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·June 14, 2017·5 min read

How Detecting Social Signals May Have Affected How We See Colors

A new study reports the photoreceptors in our eyes allow us to detect socially significant color variations better than other types of color vision.

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·April 21, 2017·4 min read

Using CRISPR to Reverse Retinitis Pigmentosa and Restore Visual Function

Researchers use gene editing to reverse cell degeneration and restore vision in mouse models of retinitis pigmentosa.

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·November 21, 2016·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Proteins Could Be At Fault For Leading Cause of Vision Loss in Older People

A new study reports amyloid beta proteins are able to accumulate in the retina and damage it, which may result in age related macular degeneration in older people.