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The retina is a sensory and thin membrane that covers the back of the eye and enables the conversion of light (through photoreceptor cells) into neural signals for the brain to process (through the optic nerve).
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OCT 23, 2017Videos
Almost everywhere you look there are sources of blue light. In cell phones, tablets and computers, blue light is emitted ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Before chemotherapy can be injected into a cancer-ridden eye, doctors must first release some of the eye fluid, also kno ...OCT 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Having colored eyeballs is never worth losing your eyesight. A Canadian model recently learned this lesson the hard ...AUG 30, 2017Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 18, 2017Immunology
Zebrafish have something incredible to offer us: their ability to regenerate tissue. Past studies have also explored the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 07, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Mark your calendars for Monday, August 21, 2017. On this date, a rare planetary phenomenon known as a solar eclipse will ...MAR 31, 2017Videos
Every parent has a camera or phone at the at ready when their children are small. Every day could bring a new milestone ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
'Stem cells' were harvested from liposuction fat of three patients and injected into the eyes of those people, who subse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2017Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – March 6, 2017 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ha ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The mating dances of exotic spiders are captivating, for sure, but researchers are interested in learning more about how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2017Videos
Space travel is awesome, and sometimes the astronauts that go to space enjoy the experience so much that they really don ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2016Neuroscience
There are many studies in neuroscience and child development that warn against the overuse of screens, video games and o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 5, 2016 – A common class of drugs for vision loss may actually add to the problem in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin - Madison have discovered a new protein that provides a critical link between ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2016Neuroscience
Cross your heart, hope to die, stick a needle in your eye. Wasn’t this one of the scariest rhymes ever? As it turn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 03, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
To put it simply, organisms inherit a copy of each gene from each parent. For a small group of genes, roughly one hundre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell Regeneration in Your Eyes Could Treat Retinal Blindness DiseasesWritten By: Jennifer EllisSEP 07, 2016Videos
Scientists have found a new type of cell in the mouse retina, Glutamatergic Monopolar Interneurons (GluMI). They share s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
University College London scientists reported a potential new method of detecting Parkinson’s disease with a retin ...JUL 20, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 20, 2016 – In a new study, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have iden ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that cephalopods – such as squids and octopuses – are unable to see color beca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2016Neuroscience
When a person views an image or reads a word, the brain reacts to process that input. Recent research shows however that ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 13, 2016Neuroscience
It’s a statistic that gets a lot of attention when talking about autism. According to the CDC, the number of child ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2016Plants & Animals
What if we told you dogs and even come primates have the ability to see, yes see, magnetic fields? New research h ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 23, 2017
Videos
Almost everywhere you look there are sources of blue light. In cell phones, tablets and computers, blue light is emitted
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Before chemotherapy can be injected into a cancer-ridden eye, doctors must first release some of the eye fluid, also kno
...
OCT 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Having colored eyeballs is never worth losing your eyesight. A Canadian model recently learned this lesson the hard
...
AUG 30, 2017
Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 18, 2017
Immunology
Zebrafish have something incredible to offer us: their ability to regenerate tissue. Past studies have also explored the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 07, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mark your calendars for Monday, August 21, 2017. On this date, a rare planetary phenomenon known as a solar eclipse will
...
MAR 31, 2017
Videos
Every parent has a camera or phone at the at ready when their children are small. Every day could bring a new milestone
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
'Stem cells' were harvested from liposuction fat of three patients and injected into the eyes of those people, who subse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – March 6, 2017 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ha
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mating dances of exotic spiders are captivating, for sure, but researchers are interested in learning more about how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2017
Videos
Space travel is awesome, and sometimes the astronauts that go to space enjoy the experience so much that they really don
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2016
Neuroscience
There are many studies in neuroscience and child development that warn against the overuse of screens, video games and o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 5, 2016 – A common class of drugs for vision loss may actually add to the problem in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin - Madison have discovered a new protein that provides a critical link between
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2016
Neuroscience
Cross your heart, hope to die, stick a needle in your eye. Wasn’t this one of the scariest rhymes ever? As it turn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
To put it simply, organisms inherit a copy of each gene from each parent. For a small group of genes, roughly one hundre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell Regeneration in Your Eyes Could Treat Retinal Blindness Diseases
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 07, 2016
Videos
Scientists have found a new type of cell in the mouse retina, Glutamatergic Monopolar Interneurons (GluMI). They share s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
University College London scientists reported a potential new method of detecting Parkinson’s disease with a retin
...
JUL 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 20, 2016 – In a new study, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have iden
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that cephalopods – such as squids and octopuses – are unable to see color beca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2016
Neuroscience
When a person views an image or reads a word, the brain reacts to process that input. Recent research shows however that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 13, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s a statistic that gets a lot of attention when talking about autism. According to the CDC, the number of child
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
What if we told you dogs and even come primates have the ability to see, yes see, magnetic fields? New research h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard