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Potential New Treatment Target for Retinoblastoma

RPB researchers have identified the mechanism that causes a rare and aggressive cancer that can be fatal if diagnosed at an advanced stage.  What's more, experimental drugs already in clinical trials for adults with leukemia and... Read more...

 

Revolutionary Scanner Detects "Lazy Eye" in Children With High Degree of Accuracy

RPB researchers have developed and tested a simple, seconds-long screening exam with a handheld scanning device to enable pediatricians to identify amblyopia, the leading cause of... Read more...

 

Dry AMD Breakthrough

Researchers, led by RPB-supported Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, have discovered a molecular mechanism implicated in geographic atrophy, the major cause of untreatable blindness in the industrialized world. They have also developed two promising... Read more...

 

Breakthrough Gene Therapy Prevents Retinal Degeneration

RPB-supported researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts have demonstrated that non-viral gene therapy, delivered by nanoparticles, can delay the onset of some forms... Read more...