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·April 1, 2023·3 min read

A Potential Cause of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Researchers have identified rare genetic variants that may drive age-related macular degeneration. The findings could be key to developing new treatments that could slow the progression of AMD.

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·March 27, 2023·3 min read

New Form of Omega-3 Could Prevent Visual Decline With Alzheimer’s Disease

A newly developed version of the Omega-3 fatty acid DHA can cross the retina in the eye and ward off vision loss for those with Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and other disorders.

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·March 24, 2023·3 min read

Blind People Sense Their Heartbeats Better Than Sighted

Blind people are better than sighted people at sensing their own heartbeat, a new study reveals. The findings suggest those who are blind have a heightened ability to feel signals from inside their bodies than those who are not visually impaired.

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·March 23, 2023·4 min read

Eye Color Genes Are Critical for Retinal Health

The Kynurenine pathway is not only important for eye pigment formation, it also plays a role in maintaining retinal health.

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·March 17, 2023·3 min read

CRISPR Gene-Editing Technique Reverses Vision Loss in Mice

Using a highly versatile form of CRISPR gene editing, researchers successfully restored vision in mice with retinitis pigmentosa.

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·March 15, 2023·5 min read

Visually Navigating on Foot Uses a Unique Brain Region

The brain uses a specific region called the occipital place area (OPA) to navigate through spaces visually while walking, and not when crawling or using other modes of movement. This discovery sheds light on how children develop spatial awareness and interact with their surroundings as they learn to walk.

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·March 13, 2023·7 min read

COVID-19 Can Cause Face Blindness

Navigational problems and an increased risk of developing prosopagnosia, or face blindness, have been associated with COVID-19 infection.

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·March 10, 2023·3 min read

Therapeutic Target for Glaucoma Discovered

Restoring mitochondrial homeostasis in diseased neurons can protect the optic nerve from being damaged and potentially reverse symptoms of glaucoma.

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·March 8, 2023·5 min read

Celebrity Sightings Have a Built-in Contradiction

The faces of celebrities are remembered more precisely, but less accurately researchers say.

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·March 5, 2023·7 min read

How Common is Face Blindness?

Prosopagnosia, or face blindness, is believed to affect up to 2.5% of the population. However, researchers say prosopagnosia may be on a spectrum and the number of cases may be far higher, estimating up to 1 in 33 people may meet the criteria for face blindness.

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·March 3, 2023·5 min read

Imagination Is a Spectrum, and 1% Of People Can’t Mentally Visualize Things at All

1% of the population experience aphantasia, or mind-blindness, which is an inability to visualize concepts or thoughts in their imagination. Researchers investigate this phenomenon and offer explanations as to how this may occur.