The study investigates, from multiple angles, the still-debated function of insect rhodopsin-7 (Rh7). The authors present compelling results for its ancient phylogenetic origin across pan-arthropods, ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds, described in a study published January 14 in the open-access journal ...

Scientists have identified two non-retinoid compounds that may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds were discovered by ...

Treatment with bioavailable small-molecule pharmacochaperones targeting the visual receptor rhodopsin offers a promising approach to prevent retinal photoreceptor degeneration caused by inherited ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have identified how a specific mutation in the rhodopsin gene causes congenital stationary night blindness by producing abnormal electrical noise that ...

G90D is one of four mutations of rhodopsin associated with night blindness. First author Chai says the next steps are to identify how other rhodopsin mutations, T94I, A292E and A295V, lead to this ...

A study led by @HopkinsKids shows the COVID-19 pandemic led to some delayed developmental milestones for infants and children 5 and younger. › In what they believe is a solution to a 30-year ...

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This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

A team of scientists from the University of California, Irvine, believe they have discovered a special antibody which may lead to a treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa, a condition that causes loss of ...