Scientists Think They’ve Discovered How Humans Could Recover Lost Vision

Mammals aren’t known for the ocular regenerative powers, but a new study shows that nature has a few tricks up its sleeve.
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Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly

Despite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice, mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped researchers discover unprecedented details about how individual brain cells ...
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Shot to the eye brings back vision in mice – humans next

A breakthrough treatment has allowed damaged retinal cells to regenerate themselves. The current research has been conducted on mice, but the pathways are the same in humans, which opens hope for a ...
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OC researchers testing vision-loss treatments by sending mice to space

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- As we get older, we all face the risk of age-related macular degeneration. There is no cure. But local scientists are setting their sights on outer space and some high-flying ...
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NIH scientists develop eye drops that protect mice with eye disease from vision loss

A team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed an eye drop that successfully slowed vision loss in mice with an inherited eye disease. In mice both with retinitis ...
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Scientists Put Human Gut Bacteria Into Mice and Found Their Brains Showed Primate-like Activity

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...
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Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bilal Haider, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) Despite the nursery ...