Neuroscience
How the brain sees the world in 3-D
We live in a three-dimensional world, but everything we see is first recorded on our retinas in only two dimensions.
Mar 21, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers use glass to limit spread of drug-resistant bacteria
As G20 health experts meet this week to discuss the need for new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are looking to an unusual material – glass – ...
Mar 2, 2017
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Ophthalmology
New help for that bane of middle-age: blurry close-up vision
Squinting while texting? Always losing your reading glasses? An eye implant that takes about 10 minutes to put in place is the newest in a list of surgical repairs for the blurry close-up vision that is a bane of middle age. ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Medical research
Evaluating tissue response to biomaterials with a new bone-implant interaction model
To understand the molecular mechanisms involved in the interaction of bone with orthopedic implants comprised of novel biomaterials, researchers have made a mouse model in which they can assess early tissue responses to surfaces ...
Jan 5, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research finds google glass technology may slow down response time
Heads-up display technology—think Google Glass—offers lots of information to users in seconds, literally in front of their eyes. Access to information is critical in today's fast-paced world, but new research at the University ...
Nov 22, 2016
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Dentistry
Professor unveils first data on new dental fillings that will repair tooth decay
The first data on dental fillings that can actively repair tooth decay is presented by Professor Robert Hill. Professor Hill is Chair of Physical Sciences at the Institute of Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London and ...
Sep 26, 2016
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Surgery
Surgeons trial smart glasses for mid-op note taking
Surgeons could soon be using smart glasses to make notes during operations, after a promising first trial led by the University of Sussex.
Sep 14, 2016
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Virtually reality simplifies early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and Siberian State Medical University are developing an early diagnosis system for neurodegenerative disorders. The system is intended for such diseases as multiple sclerosis, ...
Sep 2, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists show that a 'Superman' disguise could actually work
Researchers at the University of York have shown that small alterations to a person's appearance, such as wearing glasses, can significantly hinder positive facial identification.
Aug 31, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers measure how our brain reacts to Google Glass
"Smart" eyewear—that can integrate augmented reality with your own, feed you live information about your surroundings and even be used in the operating room—is no longer the stuff of science fiction.
Aug 11, 2016
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