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Cancer drug shows promise as treatment for blindness

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin PRL3 (but not PRL1) is associated with embryonic angiogenesis and blood vessels in PRL3+ tumors have reduced pericyte coverage compared to those in PRL3- tumors. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59929-2 Singapore researchers have discovered that a new cancer drug, originally developed at A*STAR Institute […]

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Can You Eat Away the Risk for Blindness? –

Many clinicians wonder if their advice about smoking cessation, diet, and exercise has much effect on patients. But people with family histories of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may be more receptive than others. Given the dearth of effective treatments once patients have reached the late stage of the disease, they may be motivated by hearing

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Unlocking the genetics of blindness: New hope for sufferers of inherited retinal diseases

by Greg Bruno, University of Oklahoma edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   A patient with autosomal recessive RP had novel homozygous variant in GNAT1. (A,B) GP2-27 images revealed preservation of the fovea, including the outer nuclear layer and ellipsoid zone, with adjacent outer retinal degeneration. (C,D) Patient’s left eye has vascular attenuation, faint RPE changes

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