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Hereditary retinal dystrophies (HRD) represent a significant cause of blindness, affecting mostly retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors (PRs), and currently suffer from a lack of effective treatments.

The pathological process of Alzheimer disease (AD) is closely related to energy metabolism disorders. In the nervous system, monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) is expressed in the glial cell membrane and is responsible for transporting...

Human serum albumin is the most abundant plasma protein, representing about 50% of the total protein content (3.5-5 g/l).

First evidence that soot from polluted air is reaching placenta.

The FDA has approved Maci (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane), from Vericel Corporation, for the repair of symptomatic,...

The present study is aimed to investigate the safety and therapeutic efficacy of UMSC injection employing two different routes (sub-tenon injection versus suprachoroidal injection) for the treatment of RP in human subjects.

Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a significant role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This review explores the potential of melatonin as a treatment to mitigate oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in AMD.

The airway epithelium stretches and relaxes during the normal respiratory cycle, and hyperventilation exaggerates this effect, resulting in changes in lung physiology.

Genetic factors contribute more to depression risk in females than in males, according to a large Australian study that may help further understanding of why women are more likely to suffer from the condition.

In the past decade, neurorehabilitation has been shown to be an effective therapeutic supplement for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, patients still experience severe problems with the consolidation of learned motor skills.