Neuroscience

Using light to map the circuitry of the brain

Scientific progress has provided a solid understanding of the anatomy of the brain. However, there is still no reliable way to examine neuron to neuron communication, as it happens—a key to understanding the correlation ...

Ophthalmology

Zika virus can cause severe damage to retina in infants

In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Rubens Belfort Jr., M.D., Ph.D., of the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and colleagues examined the affected retinal layers in infants with congenital Zika syndrome ...

Neuroscience

New discovery on how the inner ear works

Researchers have found that the parts of the inner ear that process sounds such as speech and music seem to work differently than other parts of the inner ear. Researchers from Linköping University are part of the team behind ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Percutaneous needle-based OCT differentiates renal masses

(HealthDay)—Percutaneous needle-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) can differentiate renal masses, according to a study published in the May issue of The Journal of Urology.

Ophthalmology

Prevalence of diabetic macular edema varies by test

(HealthDay)—Diabetic macular edema (DME) is more often diagnosed using monocular fundus photography than optical coherence tomography (OCT) central subfield thickness (CST), according to a study published online Dec. 30 ...

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