Improving mitochondrial function enhances colour vision in old age
New Atlas - 24-Nov-2021Long wavelength exposure partially restores ATP and improves eye function
Previously the Live Forever Club – now more focused on campaigning for radical life extension in the UK
Professor of Neuroscience, UCL
Professor of Neuroscience, Institute of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Brain Sciences
Joined UCL: 1st Aug 1995
Research summary:
Retinal structure, development and visual areas of the brain. Comparative evolution of the brain
Education: University of Oxford
Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 1982
Visit website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/people/prof-glen-jeffery
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Details last updated 29-Jun-2020
Long wavelength exposure partially restores ATP and improves eye function
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