Type 1 diabetes preserves fitness but alters oxygen use in teens
Even when fitness looks normal, hidden changes in oxygen use and microvascular function may already be emerging in…
2026 April 19 – Eye on the Milky Way
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with…
Aston University bioscientist receives £125,000 to investigate genetic reasons for neurodegeneration
Aston University bioscientist Dr John Reynolds has won a £125,000 Springboard grant from the Academy of Medical Sciences…
My Grandma Got a Smartphone at 80. It Changed Her Life.
On the day my Taiwanese grandma A-Ma turned 80, she complained about a lingering dizziness. Loading audio narration……
Few doctors have seen it before
At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Both had a fever, a…
Scientists reveal how the body senses cold and menthol
When you step outside on a winter morning or pop a mint into your mouth, a tiny molecular…
WHO validates Libya’s success in eliminating trachoma nationwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, a…
Myopia may be driven by prolonged close-up focus in low-light environments
For years, rising rates of myopia – or nearsightedness – have been widely attributed to increased screen time,…
Dozens of Australians diagnosed with rare tattoo-related vision loss
When chef Nelize Pretorius felt her vision blurring — first one eye and then the other — it…
Switching lens designs may enhance long-term myopia control
Myopia has become a major global public health concern, with rising prevalence and earlier onset among children worldwide.…
Extinct Hawaiian Ibis Had Unusually Small Eyes and Limited Visual Capacity, Study Says
Apteribis, an extinct species of ibis that once inhabited the Hawaiian Islands, occupied a niche similar to that…
Posture-induced retinal vascular response predicts diabetic retinopathy progression
Diabetic retinopathy develops through complex microvascular damage driven by chronic hyperglycemia, yet traditional risk factors such as disease…