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Operation to cure blindness to be available soon »
Posted by: IsraGeek 7 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Scientists in England have developed a revolutionary operation using stem cell technology that could cure blindness. The first procedures could be available in the next ...
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First human stem cell trial using IVF embryos will treat patients facing blindness
| Mail Online »Posted by: monicachenoa 1 week, 2 days ago in Health & Fitness
Sufferers of Stargardt’s disease, which causes sight loss in early adulthood, are set to undergo the first clinical trials of the controversial treatment.
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Stem Cells:The First Human Trial »
Posted by: Mikunited 1 week, 3 days ago in Science & Technology
People suffering from a form of incurable blindness could soon become the first patients in the world to benefit from a new and controversial transplant ...
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Did 'SNL' Blind Gov Mocking Go Too Far? »
Posted by: Spadecaller 11 months, 2 weeks ago in News
(Dec. 15) -- When it comes to political humor on 'Saturday Night Live,' generally few punches are pulled when they let fly on a specific politician ...
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Gene Therapy Treatment for Blindness Proves Safe--and Effective--One Year In »
Posted by: suzanek 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Three subjects with a rare form of visual impairment found their sight still better a year after gene therapy, and their immune systems seemed happy ...
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Cowardice, Not Blindness | USNI Blog »
Posted by: gbudavid 3 weeks, 1 day ago in Political News
It is cowardice, not blindness, when you are afraid to look. You don't look, because if you looked, you'd see. And if you ...
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Too Much Red Meat Could Lead To Blindness »
Posted by: myfairlady 8 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Researchers have shown that those who consume 10 portions or more a week are nearly 50 per cent more likely to experience deterioration of the ...
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Gene therapy improving sight in congenital blindness »
Posted by: Zurbin 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Experimental gene therapy to treat a form of blindness continues to show benefit a year after treatment -- in one case, even improving eyesight a full ...
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Blindness Causes Structural Brain Changes »
Posted by: myfairlady 1 week, 4 days ago in Science & Technology
Scientists have confirmed that blindness causes structural changes in the brain, implying that the brain may re-organize itself functionally in order to adapt to a ...
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Contact Lenses Might Cure Blindness »
Posted by: lens4590 6 months ago in Family
scientists have used stem cells grown onto contact lenses to improve the sight of people with cornea damage.<br />
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The Cure for Color Blindness »
Posted by: visionupdate 2 days, 19 hours ago in Health & Fitness
Color blindness and deficiencies are genetically transferred, and affect the cones in the retina. The treatment to date has been with the use of speci
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Heroes Season 4 Episode 5 “Hysterical Blindness” Promo Pics | Download Heroes Episodes | Twine »
Posted by: Sebastiana 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
Watch Promotional Photos of Heroes Season 4 Episode 5 “Hysterical Blindness” Download “Hysterical Blindness” Episode Heroes Season 4 Episode 4 “Acceptance” Promotional Photos
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Heroes Season 4 Episode 5 | Watch Heroes s04e05 Hysterical Blindness »
Posted by: jokerbook 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
Heroes Season 4 Episode 5 | Watch Heroes s04e05 Hysterical Blindness - Watch Heroes season 4 episode 5 – Are you a fan of the Heroes ? If you ...
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Sam the Koala loses battle for life | The Courier-Mail »
Posted by: jg_rat 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Sam the koala, who became a worldwide symbol of hope and recovery in the aftermath of the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria earlier this year ...
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From Outer Space To The Eye Clinic: New Cataract Early Detection Technique »
Posted by: mbdatiles 10 months, 1 week ago in News
ScienceDaily (Jan. 14, 2009) — A compact fiber-optic probe developed for the space program has now proven valuable for patients in the clinic as the first ...
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