Gerontology & Geriatrics
Eye scanner detects molecular aging in humans
People often say that eyes are windows to the soul. Now it appears they may also be windows to human aging.
Jun 9, 2020
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News tagged with human eye
Neuroscience
Researchers find mouse and human eye movements share important similarity
In a study published today in Current Biology, Arne Meyer, John O'Keefe and Jasper Poort used a lightweight eye-tracking system composed of miniature video cameras and motion sensors to record head and eye movements in mice ...
May 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Could your contact lenses track, treat your diabetes?
Contact lenses may someday do more than correct poor vision, with new, preliminary research in animals suggesting they could also monitor your diabetes and deliver medications.
Apr 27, 2020
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Medications
New treatment discovered for rare eye disease may prevent blindness
Patients with thyroid eye disease who used the minimally invasive insulin-like growth factor I blocking antibody, teprotumumab, experienced improvement in their symptoms, appearance and quality of life, according to a study ...
Feb 10, 2020
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Neuroscience
Microscopic eye movements vital for 20/20 vision
Visual acuity—the ability to discern letters, numbers, and objects from a distance—is essential for many tasks, from recognizing a friend across a room to driving a car.
Feb 7, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers identify gene with functional role in aging of eye
A lengthy-named gene called Elongation of Very Long Chain Fatty Acids Protein 2 or ELOVL2 is an established biomarker of age. In a new paper, published online January 14, 2020 in the journal Aging Cell, researchers at University ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
For controlling tsetse flies, fabric color matters
Tsetse flies infest an estimated 10 million square kilometers of sub-Saharan Africa and their bites transmit trypanosome parasites that cause disease in humans and in animals. This week in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Radiology & Imaging
Combination of AI and radiologists more accurately identified breast cancer
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool—trained on roughly a million screening mammography images—identified breast cancer with approximately 90 percent accuracy when combined with analysis by radiologists, a new study finds.
Oct 17, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Deaf infants more attuned to parent's visual cues, study shows
Eye gaze helps infants communicate. Through everyday interactions, eye gaze establishes a social connection between parent and child and is linked to early word learning.
Oct 16, 2019
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Health
Blue light isn't the main source of eye fatigue and sleep loss—it's your computer
Blue light has gotten a bad rap, getting blamed for loss of sleep and eye damage. Personal electronic devices emit more blue light than any other color. Blue light has a short wavelength, which means that it is high-energy ...
Oct 14, 2019
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