'Curiosity-driven research' led to a recent major medical breakthrough, but it's under threat
Earlier this year, news broke about doctors in London curing blindness in children with a rare genetic condition.
Apr 4, 2025
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Vision Disorders
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Patching after age 4 does not modify visual acuity in children treated for a unilateral congenital cataract
A study led by pediatric ophthalmology researcher Carolyn Drews-Botsch of George Mason University can help parents and health care providers decide whether or not to continue patching their children who were treated for unilateral ...
Apr 2, 2025
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RFK Jr. cites vitamin A for measles, as experts advise caution
Amid a measles outbreak that has seen U.S. cases for the year so far surge past the total tracked in 2024, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has responded, in part, by suggesting alternatives to vaccination, including ...
Mar 27, 2025
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200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in
Amadou Ndiaye meticulously ran his fingers across bumps in a piece of paper, making sense of the world he can no longer see.
Mar 20, 2025
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Measles cases rise to about 320 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 320 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.
Mar 18, 2025
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Open-source tool optimizes placement of visual brain implants
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have collaborated with several universities to develop a new open-source tool that can be used to optimize the placement of visual brain implants on a large scale. ...
Mar 17, 2025
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New study reveals racial and economic barriers in glaucoma care access
Hundreds of thousands of Americans with glaucoma are not receiving the care they need—and a new Northwestern University study suggests that race, income and where patients live play a major role in that gap.
Mar 17, 2025
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Millions in US live in places where doctors don't practice and telehealth doesn't reach
Nearly 3 million Americans who live in mostly rural counties lack both health care and reliable high-speed internet, according to an analysis by KFF Health News, which showed that these people tend to live sicker and die ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Mapping DNA's hidden switches: A methylation atlas
A new study has been published in Nature Communications, presenting the first comprehensive atlas of allele-specific DNA methylation across 39 primary human cell types. The study was led by Ph.D. student Jonathan Rosenski ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Do we see the same red? New qualia structure paradigm measures shared sensory experiences
A team of psychologists, bioengineers and neurologists from The University of Tokyo and Monash University in Australia has tested the possibility of using a qualia structure paradigm to understand whether sensory experiences ...
