Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in adults older than age 50 worldwide.The global prevalence of cataracts has ...

MEEI.HARVARD.EDU Recurrent corneal erosion syndrome (RCES) is a disorder characterised by a dysfunctional epithelial ecosystem. It often begins after trauma, or in the setting of epithelial basement ...

HDAC6 is upregulated in corneal diseases and causes ENKD1 deacetylation at lysine 98. Deacetylation of ENKD1 blocks its ...

New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), best known for causing severe muscle degeneration, also profoundly affects the brain ...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched a pioneering study on the aerial transport of human corneas and amniotic membrane ... transported corneal tissue from Dr. Shroff ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A clinical trial tested a stem cell therapy, CALEC, for corneal injuries, showing it is feasible and safe. The treatment restored the cornea's surface in 50% of ...

The study uncovers the molecular 'rules' driving the arrangement of emerin into nanoclusters and the mechanisms leading to their defective assembly in people with muscular dystrophy. A new ...

Eye injuries that damage the cornea are usually irreversible and cause blindness. But a new clinical trial has repaired this damage in patients thanks to a transplant of stem cells from their ...

Colton Belluzzo was diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy when he was a baby. The disease has weakened his muscles over time. But he and his family now have good reason to be optimistic.

When a person's cornea is damaged, the injury can deplete the limbal epithelial cells. As a result, the surface of the eye develops permanent damage -- a condition called limbal stem cell deficiency.

Dec. 16, 2024 — A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration. Researchers have discovered that an ...