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UCI-led team begins first clinical trial of stem cell-based retinitis pigmentosa treatment
Participants are sought for safety study on the use of retinal progenitors in the eye
FDA greenlights UCI clinical trial of treatment for blinding disease
A first-of-its-kind stem cell-based treatment for retinitis pigmentosa developed by UC Irvine’s Dr. Henry Klassen, Dr. Jing Yang and colleagues has received consent from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for use in a clinical trial.
Brain development suffers from lack of fish oil fatty acids, UCI study finds
In a study appearing in The Journal of Neuroscience, UCI neurobiologists report that dietary deficiencies in the type of fatty acids found in fish and other foods can limit brain growth during fetal development and early in life. The findings suggest that women maintain a balanced diet rich in these fatty acids for themselves during pregnancy and for their babies after birth.
Exploring technology of squid skin
Protein called reflectin could be used to improve performance of biomedical devices
Squid skin protein could improve biomedical technologies, UCI study shows
The common pencil squid (Loliginidae) may hold the key to a new generation of medical technologies that could communicate more directly with the human body. UC Irvine materials science researchers have discovered that reflectin, a protein in the tentacled creature’s skin, can conduct positive electrical charges, or protons, making it a promising material for building biologically inspired devices.
Tiny telescope improves focus
Anaheim man, 94, among first to get implant restoring some vision lost to macular degeneration
Celebrating the progress, potential of stem cell research
From Oct. 1 to 3, the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center joins an international awareness effort, hosting events for local students, the campus community and UCI supporters.
State stem cell research funding agency awards $37.3 million to aid UC Irvine efforts
UC Irvine scientists will be part of two research teams garnering CIRM Disease Team Therapy Development Awards, which are designed to accelerate collaborative translational research leading to human clinical trials.
Restoring vision
UC Irvine’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute surgeons implant miniature eye telescope to restore the central vision of macular degeneration sufferers.