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Retrotransposon RNA Triggers NLRC4 Inflammasome Formation: Study
Researchers identify a sensor that sets off inflammation in the absence of infection when it detects RNA from the mobile genetic elements.
Retrotransposon RNA Triggers NLRC4 Inflammasome Formation: Study
Retrotransposon RNA Triggers NLRC4 Inflammasome Formation: Study

Researchers identify a sensor that sets off inflammation in the absence of infection when it detects RNA from the mobile genetic elements.

Researchers identify a sensor that sets off inflammation in the absence of infection when it detects RNA from the mobile genetic elements.

macular degeneration

close-up of a retina showing blood vessels and a damaged spot
DNA in Cell Cytoplasm Implicated in Age-Related Blindness
Katarina Zimmer | Sep 29, 2021 | 5 min read
A new study suggests that DNA synthesized in the cell cytoplasm drives retinal cell death in an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.
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Cones Derived from Human Stem Cells Help Mice See: Study
Marcus A. Banks | Apr 23, 2021 | 3 min read
Researchers insert functioning cone photoreceptors into the retinas of mice with advanced eye disease, improving their vision.
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Human Cells Can Synthesize DNA in Their Cytoplasm
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Feb 8, 2021 | 4 min read
While studying a degenerative eye disease, researchers find the first evidence that cells produce endogenous DNA in the cytoplasm. Drugs that block this activity are linked with reduced risk of atrophic age-related macular degeneration.
Vision Restored: The Latest Technologies to Improve Sight
Anna Azvolinsky | Apr 10, 2018 | 5 min read
Cell implants, gene therapy, even optogenetics are making headway in clinical trials to treat various forms of blindness.  
Gene Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Safe in Humans
Diana Kwon | May 17, 2017 | 2 min read
A small Phase 1 clinical trial reports that, even at high doses, the treatment did not lead to adverse reactions.
Women Lose Vision After Stem Cell Treatment
Kerry Grens | Mar 17, 2017 | 2 min read
The adipose-derived cells were injected into the patients’ eyes to treat age-related macular degeneration. 
Regulators OK Clinical Trials Using Donor Stem Cells
Kerry Grens | Feb 5, 2017 | 2 min read
Japanese health officials approve human experiments to treat macular degeneration with a cell therapy derived from induced pluripotent stem cells.
Toward Preventing Transplant Rejection with Immunologically Matched Stem Cells
Ruth Williams | Sep 15, 2016 | 3 min read
Matching the immunological characteristics of donor retinal cells to those of the recipient can reduce the chance of rejection.
Bionic Eye Success
Jef Akst | Jul 23, 2015 | 2 min read
An 80-year-old man with age-related vision loss receives a retinal implant that allows him to see basic shapes.
Eye Stem Cell Therapy Moves Ahead
Kate Yandell | Apr 30, 2015 | 4 min read
Researchers inject retinal support cells derived from human embryonic stem cells into the eyes of four men with macular degeneration, bolstering evidence of the experimental treatment’s safety.
Stimulating Neurons with Light and Gold
Jef Akst | Mar 12, 2015 | 3 min read
Researchers develop a technique to trigger neural activity in culture using light to heat gold nanoparticles.
Week in Review: March 24–28
Tracy Vence | Mar 28, 2014 | 3 min read
Synthetic yeast chromosome; human enhancers and promoters mapped; brain-wide map links fly behaviors to neurons; treating eye diseases with nanotechnology
An Eye for Stem Cells
Hannah Waters | Dec 1, 2011 | 4 min read
Japanese researchers are launching an iPS cell trial for an untreatable eye disease, challenging ongoing embryonic stem cell trials.
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