Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a ciliopathy that leads to progressive blindness due to degeneration of cone photoreceptors, but the mechanisms behind this are not well understood. The syndrome is ...

Eye diseases often develop asymptomatically for many years. ICTER scientists have developed the f-ORG technique, which ...

Berlin: Bayer AG and BlueRock Therapeutics LP, a clinical-stage cell therapy company and wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer AG, ...

Inside the human eye, the retina is made up of several types of cells, including the light-sensing photoreceptors that ...

Neuronal degeneration leading to visual impairment or blindness remains a critical challenge in human health. Unlike humans, ...

Financially, Annexon has a strong cash position, providing a runway of 5-8 quarters, but the stock trades almost at cash due ...

They discovered the mutant was lacking cryptochrome-1 (referred to as cry1), a photoreceptor that stores reserves for the sprout and stunts growth once the hypocotyl emerges. The researchers used ...

Circadian rhythms govern our biological clocks, influencing every aspect of life. Modern life often misaligns us with these ...

Neurotech Pharma's cell therapy Encelto has become the first FDA-approved treatment for idiopathic macular telangiectasia ...

Born with a rare eye condition severely affecting his sight, he struggled to communicate with children his own age, shied away from environments that he wasn't confident in and even found it difficult ...