Medical research
Discovery holds potential for reversing vision loss
An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation discovery could pave the way for therapies to reverse vision loss common in premature infants and adults.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers discover non-invasive stimulation of eye as potential treatment of depression and dementia
A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has discovered that the electrical stimulation of the eye surface can alleviate depression-like ...
Jul 7, 2022
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Ophthalmology
Scientists find cause of debilitating eye disease
Scientists at the Lowy Medical Research Institute (LMRI) have discovered one cause of a progressive, debilitating eye disease called macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel). The work, using genetic, clinical and biochemical ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alpacas could be the secret weapon against COVID-19
Alpacas Big Boy, Blue Eyes and Emperor may hold the key to combating COVID-19. Their antibodies could offer a defense against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.
Jun 19, 2020
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Neuroscience
Rapid eye movements in sleeping mice match where they are looking in their dreams, new research finds
Does rapid eye movement during sleep reveal where you're looking at in the scenery of dreams, or are they simply the result of random jerks of our eye muscles? Since the discovery of REM sleep in the early 1950s, the significance ...
Aug 26, 2022
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Ophthalmology
Hydrogel could open new path for glaucoma treatment without drugs or surgery
Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace daily eye drops and surgery with a twice-a-year injection to control the buildup of pressure in the eye. The researchers ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Ophthalmology
App can detect 'white eye' in children's photos to spot possible problems
A team of researchers from Baylor University, with assistance from staff at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has developed and tested a smartphone app that ...
Ophthalmology
Potential way to halt blinding macular degeneration identified
Researchers have successfully treated age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in mice after finding an unexpected link between the two main forms of the blinding eye disease, the leading cause of vision loss in people 60 and ...
Jan 22, 2020
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Diabetes
When diabetes strikes, eye exams can save your sight
Could an annual eye exam save your sight if you have diabetes? Most definitely, one vision expert says.
Apr 4, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists show that the eyes can measure hearing
In 1998, University of Oregon researcher Avinash Singh Bala was working with barn owls in an Institute of Neuroscience lab when the birds' eyes caught his attention.
Jan 9, 2020
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