Thursday, June 18, 2026

Regenerating Eye Tissue In Frogs And Delay In Web Accessibility Requirements Taking Effect

Dr. Kelly Tseng (University of Nevada - Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV)
Chris Danielsen (National Federation of the Blind - Baltimore, MD)


Dr. Kelly Tseng, Professor, School Of Life Sciences, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, discusses how discovering the method in which frogs are able to regenerate eye tissue could lead to finding out how to replicate the process in humans.

Chris Danielsen, editor of the National Federation of the Blind Braille Monitor, discusses how web accessibility guidelines in accordance with title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) are being delayed in their implementation.

6/21/2026 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Significance Of ADOA Research In Rhesus Macaques For Human Treatment And Migraine Medication Possibly Helping With Glaucoma

Dr. Sara Thomasy (University of California - Davis, Davis, CA)
Dr. Chien-Hsiang Weng (Brown University - Providence, RI)



Dr. Sara Thomasy, Professor, Comparative Ophthalmology, University of California - Davis, explains how the OPA1 gene in rhesus macaques with similar eye structure to humans affects the mitochondria in eyes and is associated with ADOA, autosomal dominant optic atrophy.

Dr. Chien-Hsiang Weng, Clinical Associate Professor, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, discusses how certain migraine medications, calcitonin gene-related peptide inhibitors (CGRPi) could possibly reduce the risk of glaucoma.
 
6/7/2026 Podcast (Click Image Below)

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