The lack of the CERKL gene alters the ability of retinal cells to fight oxidative stress generated by light and triggers cell death mechanisms that cause blindness.
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blindness
- Health & Medicine
Most people experiencing sight loss experience bouts of mental fatigue and psychological distress.
Blind people are better at sensing their own heartbeats than sighted ones.
- Mind & Brain
New Study Uncovers Why Congenitally Blind People Show Activity in Visual-Processing Areas of the Brain
Magnetic resonance imaging techniques were used to analyse structural connectivity in the human brain and to investigate the possibility of alternative neural connections.
Combining a map of gene regulatory sites with disease-associated loci has uncovered a new genetic risk factor of adult-onset macular degeneration.