http://www.syndicatemizzou.org Thu, 24 May 2012 09:41:38 GMT en-us 40 Center for eResearch Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/images/logo.png 384 80 http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/narfstrom/ipod/Narfstrom02.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/narfstrom/ipod/Narfstrom02.m4v Narfström is interested in the hereditary blindness that originates in human photoreceptor cells. She studies dogs and cats that contract blinding conditions similar to those found in human beings. 3 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:15:54 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/narfstrom/ipod/Narfstrom05.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/narfstrom/ipod/Narfstrom05.m4v Narfström discusses various treatment measures for blindness. The prevention of photoreceptor death, she says, can be treated with different proteins and vitamins, or new cells may be inserted in the retina to replace the dying cells. 3 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:15:10 GMT