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A fluorescent image shows stress-related proteins (yellow) accumulating in the brain of a visually impaired fruit fly. [Image: UT Southwestern]
UT Southwestern Researchers Link Blindness to Brain-Wide Stress Response That May Raise Dementia Risk
by Lance Murray | May 2, 2025
A UT Southwestern study of blind fruit flies and mice reveals a brain-wide stress response, shedding light on the biological link between sensory loss and dementia.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 11, 2025
What started as a ‘friendly conversation’ on the UNTHSC campus could lead to a breakthrough in treating glaucoma—the leading cause of irreversible blindness, affecting over 80 million people worldwide. With AI, the lab team can speed up the process of screening billions of virtual compounds to attack the problem.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 15, 2024
Keratoconus, which causes the cornea to thin and bulge, not only impairs vision but if left untreated can lead to severe complications including blindness, HSC said.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 13, 2023
The $1M gift is from Larry Kimbler, the former chairman of the American Foundation for the Blind, and his wife Susan Kimbler.
Envision is one of the largest service providers to, and employers of, people who are blind or visually impaired in Texas. Envision Dallas said its aim is to provide life-changing opportunities to a population that is often overlooked.
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[Screenshot via WayAround video]
Dallas Architects Create
‘Life-Changing’ App For People With Vision Loss
by Jewels Clark | Jan 10, 2018
The WayAround app uses information-laden tags that can attach to anything — files, clothes, food, and more.
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