In a recent study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers identified that loss of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) might cause aging in the eye. The retina is ...
Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the NIH, say they have determined how peptides can protect neuronal cells found in the light-sensing retina layer at the back of the eye. The ...
FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luxa Biotechnology LLC (Luxa), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a novel adult retinal pigment epithelial stem cell (RPESC) therapy for dry age-related ...
The National Eye Institute has awarded Jackson Laboratory Professor Patsy Nishina, Ph.D., and Associate Professor Gregory Carter, Ph.D., a four-year grant totaling $2,414,304 to study diseases of the ...
The epithelium is a type of tissue that covers many different surfaces on the inside and the outside of your body. Epithelial cells are packed tightly together and serve as a barrier between the ...