Night blindness is caused by vitamin A deficiency, congenital mutations, and other eye diseases. Learn about symptoms, causes ...

Jessica Chaikof says research into gene therapies could someday save her eyesight. But she worries cuts to federal research funding could mean that therapy won't be ready in time.

A new study co-authored by MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D. BCBA-D, professor of special education at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Brianna Grumstrup, Ph.D., assistant professor of special education at ...

As a paper just published in Frontiers in Psychology points out, congenital and early blindness appears to protect against schizophrenia. As the authors note, “across all past papers, there has ...

After seeing syphilis skyrocket in recent years, Woodbury County's cases of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) are ...

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne. It is preventable through vaccines and has been considered ...

One notable investigation has reported that in individuals who have recovered sight following congenital blindness, ... Neuroscience of Blindness and Sensory Compensation Publication Trend.

Ocugen has a valuable IP portfolio, which should give it funding options. OCGN’s cash runway remains the main risk. Check out ...

Prosopagnosia. So what is this diagnosis except a possible answer on Jeopardy? Prosopagnosia is a rare neurological disorder when the individual cannot recognize faces. It is also known as face ...

The two companies claim AGN-151587 (EDIT-101) for Leber congenital amaurosis type 10 (LCA10) – an inherited form of blindness – is the first ‘in vivo’ CRISPR medicine to be administered to ...

There have been 1,214 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Syracuse, NY -- There are nearly 30 times more cases of syphilis in Onondaga County than there were 20 years ago, according ...