Harvard researchers have discovered a previously unknown type of retinal
cell that plays an exclusive and unusual role in mice: detecting upward
motion. The cells reflect their function in the ...
... , like embryonic stem cells, that give rise to almost every type of cell in the body -- can be converted into the different classes of retinal cells necessary for vision, according to a new study.
... stages of retinal development. The new method results in a greater yield of retinal cells from stem cells and could be used to better understand disease processes and realize effective treatments for ...
Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, Yale School of Medicine ...
... of visual loss from either condition.
All patients underwent transplantation of fetal retinal cells. The cells were implanted along with their attached retinal pigment epithelium, which plays a key ...
Preliminary research shows encouraging results with transplantation of retinal cells in patients with blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), ...
... retina of a mouse in which the Ikaros gene was inactivated, we found that the generation of early-born retinal cell types was impaired, whereas the generation of the late-born retinal cell types was ...
... fish and birds, the researchers explained, damage to retinal cells prompts the specialized Müller ... studies showed that the Müller glia cells could be artificially stimulated to start dividing again, ...
Just days after the first retinal cell gets infected with the common cytomegalovirus, contiguous cells start committing suicide and researchers believe their death may provide clues to better ...
... only going to get more and more common. We know these dark retinal cells are compromised by macular degeneration, and now that ... RPE cells in the living eye would be impossible. He says he wasn't even ...
... A careful assessment of patients with some specific genetic types of LCA also demonstrated that their retinal cells (specifically the rod and cone photoreceptors), although not functional for vision, ...
... cells capable of producing large numbers of adult cells, such as retinal cells. Researchers believe that stem ... them to activate genes characteristic of stem cells, yet remain adult ciliary epithelial ...
Scientists expose neurons in the fruit fly retina — and other cells — to moderate cellular stress and find a protective effect, shedding light on potential therapeutic targets that can protect against ...
... no longer cope and slowly self-destruct. Scientists now show that when the protein-making factory of the cell is exposed to moderate stress, neurons in the fruit fly retina and other cells not only ...
... neuroprotectin D1 which specifically and selectively protects retinal cells key for vision, will be published in the June ... including free radicals, damage RPE cells. Dr. Bazan's lab has shown that RPE ...
