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People of Newcastle! Is 2024 the year that you join #TeamRetinaUK & take on the Great North 10K?

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On a typical week in the stem cell lab there are many different experiments going on. Different people work on their individual projects, but we often collaborate to share ideas and help each other.

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UK researchers have discovered that passing a weak electrical current between electrodes on a person’s scalp may lead to a reduction in frequency of the visual hallucinations experienced by some people living with sight loss.

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• Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Join us to find out how your donations make a direct different and fund research.

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For almost 50 years, Retina UK has funded the best science, searching for genes and treatments for everyone living with inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs). Support the search for treatments for everyone and join our campaign to build the ultimate Gene Team of tomorrow.

New stem cell treatment gains approval to enter US clinical trials

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• Retinitis pigmentosa

In January 23-year-old Jake Ternent became the first person with an inherited sight loss condition to be treated in the UK with Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA).

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• Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)

The Great North Run is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in Newcastle.

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The Great North Run is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England.

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Retina UK aims not only to progress research along established threads, but to stimulate new thinking, encourage innovative approaches and nurture original ideas.