I think me becoming a mouse will be faster and than these trials reaching stage of human treatments
So all blind folks let’s become mice and play 3 blind mice and cheese. It would be fun, wouldn’t it be? No, on a serious note, thanks for sharing. It keeps the hope alive for hopeless… Cheeers On 1/6/13, Siddalingeshwar Ingalagi <ingalagisi...@gmail.com> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sameer <sameer.la...@yahoo.co.in> > Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 11:02:31 +0530 > Subject: [VV] Totally blind mice get sight back (BBC) > To: "Voice Vision." <l...@voicevision.in> > > > > Totally blind mice get sight back > > By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News > > Eye > > > > Totally blind mice have had their sight restored by injections of > light-sensing cells into the eye, UK researchers report. > > > > The team in Oxford said their studies closely resemble the treatments > that would be needed in people with degenerative eye disease. > > > > Similar results have already been achieved with > > night-blind mice. > > > > Experts said the field was advancing rapidly, but there were still > questions about the quality of vision restored. > > > > Patients with retinitis pigmentosa gradually lose light-sensing cells > from the retina and can become blind. > > > > "It's the first proof that you can take a completely blind mouse, put > the cells in and reconstruct the entire light-sensitive layer" > > Prof Robert MacLaren University of Oxford > > > > The research team, at the University of Oxford, used mice with a > complete lack of light-sensing photoreceptor cells in their retinas. > The mice were unable > > to tell the difference between light and dark. > > > > Reconstruction > > > > They injected "precursor" cells which will develop into the building > blocks of a retina once inside the eye. Two weeks after the injections > a retina had > > formed, according to the findings presented in the Proceedings of the > National Academy of Sciences journal. > > > > Prof Robert MacLaren said: "We have recreated the whole structure, > basically it's the first proof that you can take a completely blind > mouse, put the cells > > in and reconstruct the entire light-sensitive layer." > > > > Previous studies have achieved similar results with mice that had a > partially degenerated retina. Prof MacLaren said this was like > "restoring a whole computer > > screen rather than repairing individual pixels". > > > > The mice were tested to see if they fled being in a bright area, if > their pupils constricted in response to light and had their brain > scanned to see if > > visual information was being processed by the mind. > > > > Vision > > > > Prof Pete Coffee, from the Institute of Ophthalmology at University > College London, said the findings were important as they looked at the > "most clinically > > relevant and severe case" of blindness. > > > > "This is probably what you would need to do to restore sight in a > patient that has lost their vision" > > Prof Pete Coffee University College London > > > > "This is probably what you would need to do to restore sight in a > patient that has lost their vision," he said. > > > > However, he said this and similar studies needed to show how good the > recovered vision was as brain scans and tests of light sensitivity > were not enough. > > > > He said: "Can they tell the difference between a nasty animal and > something to eat?" > > > > Prof Robin Ali published research in the journal Nature showing that > transplanting cells could > > restore vision in night-blind mice > > and then showed the same technique worked > > in a range of mice > > with degenerated retinas. > > > > He said: "These papers demonstrate that it is possible to transplant > photoreceptor cells into a range of mice even with a severe level of > degeneration. > > > > "I think it's great that another group is showing the utility of > photoreceptor transplantation." > > > > Researchers are already trialling human embryonic stem cells, at > Moorfields Eye Hospital, in patients with Stargardt's disease. > > Early results > > suggest the technique is safe but reliable results will take several > years. > > > > Retinal chips or > > bionic eyes > > are also being trailed in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20898935 > > > > Regards > > Mr. Sameer Latey > Mumbai, India > _______________________________________________ > > Visit our website at http://www.voicevision.in > Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/voicevisionfans > Or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/voicevision_in > List mailing list > l...@voicevision.in > For list guidelines & other subscription changes visit > http://voicevision.in/mailman/listinfo/list_voicevision.in > > > > -- > Thanks and Regards. > > Siddhalingeshwar/Prasad Ingalagi > mobile# 8792639989 > e-mail ingalagisi...@gmail.com > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- “The waves breaking on the surface draw all the attention, but it is the current beneath the water that determines your direction.” Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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