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Phase 2a study shows improved vision with stem cell therapy for retinitis pigmentosa

Jun 20, 2019 | Information, Latest News, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stem cells

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Human retinal progenitor cell therapy from ReNeuron Group is showing positive preliminary results in the company’s ongoing phase 1/2a clinical trial involving patients with retinitis pigmentosa. ReNeuron chief medical officer Richard...

A Space Experiment That Could One Day Cure Blindness

Jan 3, 2019 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), Information, Latest News, Retinitis Pigmentosa

A Space Experiment That Could One Day Cure Blindness By PATRICK SKAHILL A powerful purple protein that could help cure certain types of blindness has made its way from a tiny Farmington laboratory all the way up to the International Space Station. That protein is a...

UCI researcher receives CIRM funding

Jun 26, 2018 | age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), AMD Research, Retinitis Pigmentosa

UCI researcher receives CIRM funding for stem cell-based retina therapy to treat blindness UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – IRVINE University of California, Irvine stem cell researcher Magdalene J. Seiler, PhD, has received a $4.8 million grant from the California...