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NIH inventors have developed an image-based machine learning system that is able to validate functional cell phenotypes. The system may be trained to automatically recognize image features that correlate with a desired cell-type or properties for research, diagnostic, and therapeutic purposes. This
NIH inventors have developed a mutation-independent method to treat Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), other inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs), and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using the FDA-approved small molecule, Halofantrine. NIH inventors found
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects approximately 200 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of blindness in all developed countries. Identifying eyes at high risk of progression to late-stage AMD would allow timely medical treatments, lifestyle interventions, more tailored