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EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES OF STEM CELL THERAPY
With so many exciting possibilities in stem cell and gene therapy on the horizon, how does Fighting Blindness Canada choose which projects to fund? The answer is simple: we fund the best,...
READ MOREPODCAST: DR. MARY SUNDERLAND IN CONVERSATION WITH DANIELLE MCLAUGHLIN
Dr. Mary Sunderland, Director of Research and Education at Fighting Blindness Canada, recently sat down with civil liberties advocate Danielle McLaughlin on the Kelly & Company Podcast to discuss the dangers of...
READ MORETRUSTING STEM CELL THERAPIES
Recently, an article published by the Washington Post discussed the growing number of stem cell clinics in the United States offering “cures” for conditions like age-related macular degeneration, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s...
READ MORENEW GENE THERAPY CLINICAL TRIAL IN CANADA FOR BLINDING EYE DISEASE
One of our core goals at Fighting Blindness Canada is to accelerate the development of new sight-saving treatments. Lately, we have been writing a lot about the exciting progress in gene therapy,...
READ MOREFROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE AND BACK AGAIN: ARVO COMES TO CANADA
The phrase “from the bench to the bedside” is often used to describe the path to new medical treatments, beginning with a discovery at the laboratory “bench” and finishing when patients can...
READ MORELEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS
Jump to: Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatments and Care | Clinical Trials | LCA Patient Registry | Research and Health Policy | Resources | References Overview Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a...
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