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Behind the picture: How fly eye cells get their shape
mrc.ukri.org/news/blog/behind-the-picture-how-fly-eye-cells-get-their-shape28 Feb 2018 - But why do fly eyes matter And how can studying fruit fly eyes help us fight cancer in humans
£25m to kick-start 'industrial revolution' in regenerative medicine
mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25m-to-kick-start-e28098industrial-revolutione28099-in-regenerative-medicine9 Sep 2013 - cardiovascular disease wound and musculoskeletal repair eye disorders and deafness
UK Biobank
mrc.ukri.org/research/facilities-and-resources-for-researchers/biobank1 May 2014 - stroke diabetes arthritis osteoporosis eye disorders depression and forms of dementia
Scientists transplant photoreceptors from retina grown 'in a dish'
mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/scientists-transplant-photoreceptors-from-retina-grown-e28098in-a-dishe2809921 Jul 2013 - The loss of photoreceptors – light sensitive nerve cells that line the back of the eye is a leading cause of sight loss in degenerative eye diseases
First patient treated with stem cell therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration
mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/first-patient-treated-with-stem-cell-therapy-for-wet-age-related-macular-degeneration29 Sep 2015 - The cells are used to replace diseased ones at the back of the eye using a specially engineered patch
Medical breakthroughs underpinned by animal research
mrc.ukri.org/research/research-involving-animals/medical-breakthroughs-underpinned-by-animal-research18 Jul 2019 - The MRC has been funding research into gene therapy for inherited eye diseases since 2004 and animal research in mice and dogs has been vital for establishing
Research sheds light on body clock and links to mental health and disease
mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/research-sheds-light-on-body-clock-and-links-to-mental-health-and-disease29 Jan 2019 - It highlights the key role of the retina in the eye in helping the body to keep time
New study of over 5,000 young people will create biomarker tests to personalise treatment for childhood arthritis
mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/study-of-over-5-000-young-people-to-personalise-treatment-for-childhood-arthritis28 Mar 2018 - Medical Research Council funded scientists are beginning a five year study of childhood arthritis and its linked eye inflammation called uveitis with
European Prospective Investigation of Cancer Norfolk EPIC - Norfolk
mrc.ukri.org/research/facilities-and-resources-for-researchers/cohort-directory/european-prospective-investigation-of-cancer-norfolk-epic-norfolk4 Mar 2015 - In EPIC Norfolk these include heart attacks and strokes rheumatoid arthritis diabetes thyroid disease osteoporosis dementia eye diseases and many
UK Biobank opens to researchers
mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/uk-biobank-opens-to-researchers30 Mar 2012 - The last 100 000 participants also had hearing fitness and eye tests creating the biggest eye study ever in the process
