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Despite what you may think, your brain is a mathematical genius

The irony of getting away to a remote place is you usually have to fight traffic to get there. After hours of dodging dangerous drivers, you finally arrive at that quiet mountain retreat, stare at the gentle ...

Neuroscience created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Major clinical trial finds no link between genetic risk factors and 2 top wet AMD treatments

New findings from a landmark clinical trial show that although certain gene variants may predict whether a person is likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a potentially blinding eye disease that afflicts ...

Ophthalmology created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zebrafish may hold the answer to repairing damaged retinas and returning eyesight to people

Zebrafish, the staple of genetic research, may hold the answer to repairing damaged retinas and returning eye-sight to people.

Ophthalmology created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NIH urges dilated eye exams to detect glaucoma

The National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, observes Glaucoma Awareness Month each January by encouraging Americans at higher risk for glaucoma to schedule a comprehensive dilated eye exam ...

Ophthalmology created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify an early predictor for glaucoma

A new study finds that certain changes in blood vessels in the eye's retina can be an early warning that a person is at increased risk for glaucoma, an eye disease that slowly robs people of their peripheral vision. Using ...

Ophthalmology created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes leading to blindness in many people

Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults 20 to 74 years old. Dr. Michael Grodin, co-director of retinal services and director of clinical research at Katzen Eye Group, with locations around Baltimore, ...

Diabetes created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery of ways to optimize light sources for vision could lead to billions of dollars in energy savings

Vision researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute have made a groundbreaking discovery into the optimization of light sources to human vision. By tuning lighting devices to work more efficiently with the human brain the ...

Neuroscience created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Novel drug may stop eye disease

(Medical Xpress)—A new drug developed by researchers from Flinders University, in partnership with collaborators in Melbourne, could hold the key to better treatment of some blinding eye diseases.

Ophthalmology created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hey, I'm over here: Men and women see things differently

USC researchers show that men and women focus on different things when paying attention and are drawn away by different types of distractions.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fatty acid found in fish prevents age-related vision loss

An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, known as DHA, prevented age-related vision loss in lab tests, demonstrates recently published medical research from the University of Alberta.

Ophthalmology created May 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Fizzy drinks a predictor of future health problems

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists can already see damage in the eyes of children who have been drinking fizzy drinks and eating too many carbohydrates.

Health created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Experimental pill may ease multiple sclerosis disability

(HealthDay) -- Yet another orally taken medication shows some promise in preventing relapse and disability for people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, a new report suggests.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists make advances in neuroscience and vision research

Thanks to a new study of the retina, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a greater understanding of how the nervous system becomes wired during early development.

Neuroscience created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

AMD-like lesions delayed in mice fed lower glycemic index diet

Feeding older mice a lower glycemic index (GI) diet consisting of slowly-digested carbohydrates delays the onset of age-related, sight-threatening retinal lesions, according to a new study from the Laboratory for Nutrition ...

Health created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Playing video games helps adults with lazy eye

(Medical Xpress) -- Here are some words that few would have thought to put together: video game therapy. Yet, a pilot study by vision researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that playing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast