Findings from the new study—published recently in Molecular Therapy through an article entitled “Upregulating Lin28a Promotes Axon Regeneration in Adult Mice with Optic Nerve and Spinal Cord ...

"The optic nerve injury model is often used to investigate new treatments for stimulating CNS axon regeneration, and treatments identified this way often show promise in the injured spinal cord.

Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

Neuroscientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently identified and demonstrated a small molecule that can effectively stimulate nerve regeneration and restore visual functions after ...

“The optic nerve injury model is often used to investigate new treatments for stimulating CNS axon regeneration, and treatments identified this way often show promise in the injured spinal cord.

Technique to regenerate optic nerve offers hope for future glaucoma treatment. University of Cambridge. Journal Nature Communications Funder Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, National Eye ...

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Upregulating Lin28a Promotes Axon Regeneration in Adult Mice with Optic Nerve and Spinal Cord Injury. Molecular Therapy , 2020; DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2020.04.010 Cite This Page : ...

Top row: Cross-sections through the mouse retina show very little free zinc (Zn2+) in normal mice (purple staining, left panel), but high levels after the optic nerve is injured (right panel).

The University of Southern California (USC) reported filing a patent for a retinal ganglion cell (RGC) stimulation system in which electrodes may be placed in, around or near sites of optic nerve ...

Optic nerve hypoplasia occurs when the optic nerve is underdeveloped. Learn more about this illness, including what to look for, what to expect, and more.