Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 can cause 'face blindness,' according to new study
COVID-19 can cause difficulty recognizing faces and navigational problems, according to a new Dartmouth study in Cortex.
Mar 13, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Caucasian boys show highest prevalence of color blindness among preschoolers
The first major study of color blindness in a multi-ethnic group of preschoolers has uncovered that Caucasian male children have the highest prevalence among four major ethnicities, with 1 in 20 testing color blind. Researchers ...
Apr 3, 2014
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Neuroscience
Self-control saps memory, study says
You're driving on a busy road and you intend to switch lanes when you suddenly realize that there's a car in your blind spot. You have to put a stop to your lane change—and quickly.
Aug 26, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why onlookers often don't report sexual harassment
Why don't good people report bad things?
May 17, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Retinal implants can give artificial vision to the blind
A team of EPFL engineers has developed technology that could partially restore vision in blind people. The study is published in Communications Materials.
Mar 5, 2021
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Medical research
Professor's research helps restore sight to the blind
Wolfgang Fink's research into artificial retinas helps restore some sight in blind patients with age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa.
Jan 23, 2012
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Genetics
Gene therapy to restore color vision in complete achromatopsia patients shows modest improvement
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, have attempted to restore color vision to completely color-blind subjects using gene therapy. In their paper, "Seeing color following gene augmentation therapy in ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers testing non-drug treatment for fibromyalgia
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) are testing a non-drug treatment for fibromyalgia, a condition characterized by chronic and widespread pain.
Oct 9, 2014
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Ophthalmology
Two patients in Scotland get stem cell transplants to treat blindness
(Medical Xpress) -- Two people in Scotland have received stem cell transplants into their eyes in a clinical trial that is aimed at restoring vision in people that suffer some degree of blindness due to damage to the cornea. ...
Medical research
Omega-3 inhibits blood vessel growth in age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is characterized by choroidal neovascularization (CNV), or blood vessel growth, is the primary cause of blindness in elderly individuals of industrialized countries. The prevalence ...
Jun 16, 2014
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