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NIH Researchers Home in on Genes Linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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National Eye Institute scientists led a collaborative study and zeroed in on genes associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss and blindness among people age 65 and older.
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NEI funded researchers identify 133 genetic variants that predict glaucoma risk
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Researchers funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) have identified 133 genetic variants that predict with 75-percent accuracy a persons risk for developing glaucoma related to elevated pressure within the eye.
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An international study of more than 5,417 people helps pinpoint the genetic risk factors associated with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, the most common disorder requiring corneal transplantation.
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Researchers from the U.S. and India have begun a new collaborative project to identify genetic risk factors and traits related to glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide.
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An analysis funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has identified three genes that contribute to the most common type of glaucoma.
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International Study Reveals New Genetic Clues to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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An international study of about 43,000 people has significantly expanded the number of genetic factors known to play a role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss among people age 50 and older.
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a technique that will speed up the production of stem-cell derived tissues.
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Using a new approach, MIT researchers scanned individuals brains as they looked at different images and were able to pinpoint, to the millisecond, when the brain recognizes and categorizes an object, and where these processes occur.
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An international group of researchers has discovered seven new regions of the human genome—called loci-that are associated with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness.
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More than 72,000 clinical photographs illustrate age-related eye disease progression
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