Nov 22, 2024 | Featured, Lifestyle, News
Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes’ gaze. Read post Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill...
Nov 19, 2024 | Featured, Lifestyle, News
Experts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leading cause of vision impairment starting in childhood in the United States and other industrialized nations. Read post ...
Nov 19, 2024 | Government, News, Science
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Dec;76(6):5228-5233. doi: 10.1007/s12070-024-04953-9. Epub 2024 Aug 7.ABSTRACTUsher syndrome is a genetic condition involving Sensorineural hearing loss and Retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Although considered a rare disease, it is...
Nov 19, 2024 | Government, News, Science
Laryngoscope. 2024 Nov 19. doi: 10.1002/lary.31911. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Usher syndrome (USH) is a rare, autosomal-recessive genetic disorder and a leading cause of early onset deaf-blindness. A clinical diagnosis is made by the presence of...
Nov 18, 2024 | Featured, Lifestyle, News
The National Eye Institute (NEI) hosted its annual Focus on Fellows retreat on October 17-18, 2024, bringing together NEI trainees—graduate students, postbac fellows, and postdoctoral researchers—to enhance collaboration and foster career growth. Read post The...
Nov 18, 2024 | Government, News, Science
J Clin Lab Anal. 2024 Nov 18:e25125. doi: 10.1002/jcla.25125. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a hereditary retinal disorder that gradually leads to vision loss due to photoreceptor cell degeneration. This study aims to...
