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Josh Andersen/Oregon Health & Science University hide caption toggle caption Josh Andersen/Oregon Health & Science University Carlene Knight, 54, is one of the first patients in a landmark study designed to try to restore vision in those who have a rare genetic disease that causes blindness. Josh Andersen/Oregon Health & Science University Carlene Knight would love to do things that most people take for granted, such as read books, drive a car, ride a bike, gaze at animals in a zoo and watch movies. She also longs to see expressions on people s faces. To be able to see my granddaughter especially my granddaughter s face, said Knight, 54, who lives outside Portland, Ore. It would be huge. ....
Listen • 5:27 Carlene Knight, 54, is one of the first patients in a landmark study designed to try to restore vision in those who have a rare genetic disease that causes blindness. Carlene Knight would love to do things that most people take for granted, such as read books, drive a car, ride a bike, gaze at animals in a zoo and watch movies. She also longs to see expressions on people s faces. To be able to see my granddaughter especially my granddaughter s face, said Knight, 54, who lives outside Portland, Ore. It would be huge. Michael Kalberer yearns to be able to read a computer screen so he could get back to work as a social worker. He also hopes to one day watch his nieces and nephews play soccer instead of just listening to them, and move around in the world without help. But that s not all. ....
Gene-editing CRISPR tool is used INSIDE four blind patients bodies in a world-first attempt to correct their vision without transferring DNA to the lab Carlene Knight and Michael Kalberer were both born with a rare genetic eye disorder called Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) Patients with LCA have genetic mutations that cause rods and cones, cells that detect light in the retina, to not function properly and that lead to vision loss Knight, 54, from Portland, Oregon, and Kalberer, 43, from Long Island, New York, have volunteered for a gene-editing study using CRISPR technology Traditionally, cells with mutations are removed from the body, the defective genes are edited out, and then the cells are inserted back in ....
Sleep disorders increase health care utilization and costs Sleep disorders are associated with significantly higher rates of health care utilization, conservatively placing an additional $94.9 billion in costs each year to the United States health care system, according to a new study from researchers at Mass Eye and Ear, a member hospital of Mass General Brigham. In their new analysis, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the researchers found the number of medical visits and prescriptions filled were nearly doubled in people with sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia, compared to similar people without. Affected patients were also more likely to visit the emergency department and have more comorbid medical conditions. ....