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RPB Gave $10.24 Million In Grants In 2008New York, NY, December 19, 2008 -- Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), the leading voluntary health organization supporting eye research, awarded 100 grants totaling $10.24 million in 2008. Departments of ophthalmology at 56 medical... Read more...
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Stem Cells Generate New Retinal Cells Necessary for VisionPluripotent stem cells — those, like embryonic stem cells, that give rise to almost every type of cell in the body — can be converted into the different classes of retinal cells necessary for vision, according to a new,... Read more...
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Eye Divergence in Children Linked to Risk of Mental IllnessChildren whose eyes are misaligned and point outward are at significantly increased risk of developing mental illness by early adulthood, according to findings of an RPB-supported, Mayo Clinic study published this month in a Pediatrics,... Read more...
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New Hope for Regenerating the Human RetinaIn a radical breakthrough, RPB scientists have demonstrated the possibility of chemically signaling the eye's own resources to regenerate retina cells, without transplanting retinal tissue or stem cells. ... Read more...
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