Step back in time with Maine’s only analog photo booth
Step back in time with Maine’s only analog photo booth There are fewer than 300 analog photo booths…
Using AI to improve precision of visual cortical prostheses
Researchers from three institutions, including UC Santa Barbara, have demonstrated that artificial intelligence has the potential to make…
Complex ophthalmology letters may hinder patient understanding, study suggests
Letters to patients from ophthalmology services–the highest volume outpatient specialty in UK healthcare-include too much complex language and…
Popular diabetes drugs do not alter the risk of developing a blinding eye condition
An estimated 27% of U.S. adults with diabetes are using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) – a type of…
A wife’s account reveals the hidden burden of young-onset Alzheimer’s caregiving
Behind one rare dementia diagnosis lies a midlife caregiving story shaped by misdiagnosis, objects that seem to disappear,…
Face recognition declines with age may lie in how your eyes move
Older adults may retain the visual strategies learned earlier in life, but declining eye movement consistency could make…
Lighting the way towards a new treatment for blindness
Adelaide University researchers have carried out the first in-human trial of a new type of treatment for a…
Cerebral organoid model offers insights into the mechanisms of Ebola virus persistence
Following infection, Ebola virus can survive unnoticed in the human body for months or even years, hiding in…
Depression shapes how children pay attention to emotional faces
A smile. A frown. The faces a child pays closer attention to might offer invaluable insight into their…
Life Bio reaches first clinical milestone for OSK therapy
First patient dosed in Phase 1 trial testing epigenetic restoration approach for progressive age-related vision loss. The longevity…
NIH awards $1 million five-year grant to study the genetics of cataracts in children
Jennifer Rossen, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, recently received…
Nose attractiveness influences how people view overall facial features
Attractiveness of the nose affects how people view the face – with attractive noses actually drawing less attention than…