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New therapy for childhood blindness shows 'very promising' results

A new therapy aimed at improving the sight of people with one of the most common forms of childhood blindness, has shown 'very promising' initial results, according to a study involving UCL researchers.

18 Dec 2018

Intraocular injection improves vision in a form of congenital retinal blindness

A new treatment for patients with a form of congenital retinal blindness has shown success in improving vision, according to results published today in Nature Medicine led by researchers at the Scheie Eye Institute in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

18 Dec 2018

CTF along with NTAP and Sage announce first-ever open data portal for neurofibromatosis

The Children's Tumor Foundation, together with the Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program and Sage Bionetworks, has announced the first-ever open data portal for scientific research results in the field of neurofibromatosis.

17 Dec 2018

CHOP celebrates EC approval of first and only gene therapy for patients with inherited retinal disease

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia celebrates a pivotal moment in medicine: approval by the European Commission of LUXTURNA (voretigene neparvovec), the first and only gene therapy for patients with an inherited retinal disease, last month.

6 Dec 2018

Electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb can provide sense of smell, research shows

Physicians at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, induced a sense of smell in humans by using electrodes in the nose to stimulate nerves in the olfactory bulb, a structure in the brain where smell information from the nose is processed and sent to deeper regions of brain.

27 Nov 2018

Blood-suckers carrying malaria parasites can be traced back up to 100 million years

The microorganisms that cause malaria, leishmaniasis and a variety of other illnesses today can be traced back at least to the time of dinosaurs, a study of amber-preserved blood-sucking insects and ticks show.

27 Nov 2018

Researchers successfully restore sense of vision in blind people using BVT's bionic eye

Bionic Vision Technologies Pty Ltd today announced medical researchers had successfully restored a sense of vision in four blind people with its bionic eye as part of a clinical trial in Melbourne.

22 Nov 2018

Study explores how the moving brain processes visual information

What we see is not only determined by what is really there, but also depends on whether we are paying attention, whether we are moving, excited or interested.

21 Nov 2018

Vision impairments may increase risk of falls in older adults

Vision impairment and blindness affect one in 11 Americans age 65 and older. Because our population is aging, the number of older adults with vision problems is predicted to rise.

19 Nov 2018

Progress in meningitis lags far behind other vaccine-preventable diseases, analysis shows

The global disease burden of meningitis remains unacceptably high, and progress lags substantially behind that of other vaccine-preventable diseases, warns a new analysis published in The Lancet Neurology.

15 Nov 2018

Parents and carers of people with diabetes experience emotional or mental health problems

Research from Diabetes UK has found that – alongside those living with the condition – parents and carers of children and adults with diabetes experience emotional or mental health problems.

15 Nov 2018

Expert suggests ways to control uncomfortable vaginal symptoms in diabetic women

With approximately 9.7 million women in the U.S. suffering with diabetes and almost 50 million U.S. adults with prediabetes, most of the women are experiencing uncomfortable vaginal symptoms like recurrent yeast and bacterial infections, vaginal dryness, reduced sexual interest, and painful intercourse that can adversely affect quality of life.

15 Nov 2018

TGen North collaborates with NARBHA Institute to advance human health

TGen North, the Pathogen and Microbiome Division of the Translational Genomics Research Institute, has partnered with the non-profit NARBHA Institute to advance human health through the new TGen One Health Collaborative, an initiative that recognizes the interdependence of people, animals and plants in both the human-built and natural environments.

15 Nov 2018

NEI investigators combine two imaging modalities to view the retina in unprecedented detail

By combining two imaging modalities--adaptive optics and angiography--investigators at the National Eye Institute can see live neurons, epithelial cells, and blood vessels deep in the eye's light-sensing retina.

14 Nov 2018

Seeking ways to prevent 'secondary cataracts'

Today's cataract surgery is often described as a marvel of modern medicine, a one-hour outpatient procedure that has spared millions from blindness, especially in developed countries.

13 Nov 2018

Purdue researchers invent new smart drainage device to help glaucoma patients

Purdue University researchers have invented a new smart drainage device to help patients with glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness in the world, as they try to save their eyesight.

9 Nov 2018

Common glaucoma tests can underestimate severity of the condition

The most common tests for glaucoma can underestimate the severity of the condition by not detecting the presence of central vision loss, according to a new Columbia University study.

8 Nov 2018

Scientists move closer to gonorrhea vaccine after large-scale proteomic study

In a study of proteins historic in its scope, researchers at Oregon State University have pushed closer both to a vaccine for gonorrhea and toward understanding why the bacteria that cause the disease are so good at fending off antimicrobial drugs.

8 Nov 2018

UCV researchers discover the influence of exosomes on age-related macular degeneration

Researchers of the Neurobiology and Neurophysiology team of the Medicine Faculty at Valencia Catholic University, headed by Jorge Bacia, have discovered that exosomes - microscopic extracellular vesicles that are released by all cells - from the retinal pigment epithelium lead to cases of neovascularization, a finding which could be closely related to similar processes in age-related macular degeneration.

2 Nov 2018

Researchers find a class of drug that could be promising treatment for uveitis

Ocular inflammation uveitis is a serious disease that can destroy eye tissue and cause irreversible blindness.

2 Nov 2018

Blindness News and Research

New therapy for childhood blindness shows 'very promising' results

Intraocular injection improves vision in a form of congenital retinal blindness

CTF along with NTAP and Sage announce first-ever open data portal for neurofibromatosis

CHOP celebrates EC approval of first and only gene therapy for patients with inherited retinal disease

Electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb can provide sense of smell, research shows

Blood-suckers carrying malaria parasites can be traced back up to 100 million years

Researchers successfully restore sense of vision in blind people using BVT's bionic eye

Study explores how the moving brain processes visual information

Vision impairments may increase risk of falls in older adults

Progress in meningitis lags far behind other vaccine-preventable diseases, analysis shows

Parents and carers of people with diabetes experience emotional or mental health problems

Expert suggests ways to control uncomfortable vaginal symptoms in diabetic women

TGen North collaborates with NARBHA Institute to advance human health

NEI investigators combine two imaging modalities to view the retina in unprecedented detail

Seeking ways to prevent 'secondary cataracts'

Purdue researchers invent new smart drainage device to help glaucoma patients

Common glaucoma tests can underestimate severity of the condition

Scientists move closer to gonorrhea vaccine after large-scale proteomic study

UCV researchers discover the influence of exosomes on age-related macular degeneration

Researchers find a class of drug that could be promising treatment for uveitis

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