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Lateral flow assays: The possibilities beyond COVID-19

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Andre Alfaro from nanoComposix (now a Fortis Life Sciences company) about the possibilities lateral flow assays offer in the post-covid healthscape.

From nanoComposix 17 Mar 2022

Study finds a causal link between deforestation and reduction in people's dietary quality

Current policies for guaranteeing food security emphasize the importance of farmland, but forests play critical roles as well.

16 Mar 2022

Synthetic viral vector and surgical approach enable efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of primates

A synthetic viral vector and a novel surgical approach developed at Mass Eye and Ear has enabled efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of nonhuman primates, a research team working towards the development of effective treatments for hearing loss and vestibular disorders has reported.

15 Mar 2022

A ubiquitous protein may be key to the survival of neurons most impacted by glaucoma

A ubiquitous protein called sigma 1 receptor, which is known to protect cells from stress, appears key to the function and survival of the neurons most impacted by glaucoma, scientists report.

1 Mar 2022

Alcohol consumption may be a modifiable risk factor for age-related macular degeneration

Even though Dry January is over, new research suggests you may want to consider keeping the no-alcohol challenge going all year, especially if you're among the nearly 2 million Americans who have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a sight-threatening eye condition.

28 Feb 2022

Michigan residents experienced increased disabilities following COVID-19 illness

Michigan residents who were sick with COVID-19 in 2020 were almost twice as likely to experience disability following their illness, according to the latest report from the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study.

10 Feb 2022

USC’s new center aims to address unmet needs in neurodegenerative diseases of the eye and brain

Could a new paradigm in digital health treat blinding disorders and possibly also be a conduit for treating other parts of the brain? A multi-disciplinary team of world-renowned researchers at USC are exploring this exciting possibility.

28 Jan 2022

Scientists develop new drug delivery system for treating genetic diseases

A team of researchers led by Harvard and Broad Institute scientists has developed a new drug delivery system using engineered DNA-free virus-like particles (eVLPs) to package and deliver therapeutic levels of gene-editing proteins to animal models of disease.

22 Jan 2022

Traumatic brain injury can lead to long-term visual impairment, finds study

Even mild head injuries can mean serious consequences for brain function at its most basic level. Research published in Communications Biology shows that neuroplasticity, too, has its limits.

21 Jan 2022

Study: Nearly 30% of people with blinding retinal disease can safely stop eye injection therapy

In a preliminary study of 106 people with "wet" age-related macular degeneration, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that as many as a third of those with the blinding retinal disease may someday be able to safely stop eye injection therapy without further vision loss.

18 Jan 2022

Virus-like particles as delivery vehicles for gene-editing

Scientists deliver gene-editing proteins through the use of engineered virus-like particles, which mediated efficient base editing both in vitro and in vivo.

13 Jan 2022

WVU receives funding from National Eye Institute for retinal degeneration research

Inherited retinal degeneration can make even the most mundane tasks-;like cooking, driving and walking down the sidewalk-;difficult or impossible, and it can't be cured.

6 Jan 2022

Cryo-ET reveals molecular mechanisms underlying gene mutations within the eye

For the first time, University of California, Irvine researchers in collaboration with the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, have revealed, at a molecular level, key structural determinants of the highly specialized rod outer segment (ROS) membrane architecture of the eye, which is instrumental to vision.

5 Jan 2022

Researchers develop acoustic virtual reality-based archery game for blind people

Researchers at the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia developed an acoustic virtual reality-based archery game, enabling blind people to experience for the first time this type of technology, which is typically focused on vision.

4 Jan 2022

Researchers receive NIH grants to develop new treatments for neglected tropical diseases

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received two grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling more than $5.5 million to develop new treatments for two types of devastating parasitic infections common in sub-Saharan Africa and Central and South America: river blindness and intestinal worm infections.

22 Dec 2021

Blindness News and Research

Lateral flow assays: The possibilities beyond COVID-19

Study finds a causal link between deforestation and reduction in people's dietary quality

Synthetic viral vector and surgical approach enable efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of primates

A ubiquitous protein may be key to the survival of neurons most impacted by glaucoma

Alcohol consumption may be a modifiable risk factor for age-related macular degeneration

Michigan residents experienced increased disabilities following COVID-19 illness

USC’s new center aims to address unmet needs in neurodegenerative diseases of the eye and brain

Scientists develop new drug delivery system for treating genetic diseases

Traumatic brain injury can lead to long-term visual impairment, finds study

Study: Nearly 30% of people with blinding retinal disease can safely stop eye injection therapy

Virus-like particles as delivery vehicles for gene-editing

WVU receives funding from National Eye Institute for retinal degeneration research

Cryo-ET reveals molecular mechanisms underlying gene mutations within the eye

Researchers develop acoustic virtual reality-based archery game for blind people

Researchers receive NIH grants to develop new treatments for neglected tropical diseases

Researchers uncover production mechanism of protein crucial for vision

University of Birmingham launches 5 new major studies focused on management of type 1 diabetes

Researchers identify two new AMD drug candidates using a stem-cell-derived model

Ophthalmology professor receives $75,000 grant to support international collaborations on eye research

UVA researchers uncover common link between lupus and macular degeneration

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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