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Cure for the blind? New gene therapy method reversed blindness

A new gene therapy method can offer cure for the blind. Retinitis pigmentosa is a common form of blindness. This hereditary retinal blindness is...
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Jake Olsen is still a great inspiration

  • Jake Olsen
  • November 11, 2011
Jake Olsen, a 12-year old who knew he was soon going to be totally blind, took the news with a very mature and pragmatic attitude.Instead of...
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American Association of the Deaf-Blind membership and information

Joining the American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB) is open to anyone interested in supporting the deaf-blind community. Family members, deaf...
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RNA may shed light on blindness in macular degeneration

  • microRNAs and macular degeneration
  • June 7, 2011
Scientists may have found a possibleway to treat a debilitating eye disease, in tinybiological molecules known as microRNAs.A team of researchers...
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Trachoma a serious threat in Chitral Valley, Pakistan

The blinding infection is a serious threat to the population in the Chtral Valley in northern Pakistan, according to community ophthalmologist, Dr....
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Tips for writing dialogue in a story

Good dialogue can take a good story and make it even better. Instead of simply seeing what's going on and what's being said through the...
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Classic movie 10: Blindness

In the land of the blind…If looking is a central concern of film, then being unable to look constitutes a major crisis, particularly when...
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It's time to talk about greed

Do you recall the scene in the 1987 movie "Wall Street" where the actor Michael Douglas in the role of Gordon Gekko states . . . "...
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