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Study shows we can’t truly hide information as our eyes give it away
Tuesday 27 August 2019A new study carried out has proved that eyes can be the first indicator that you know someone, even if you try to hide it verbally.
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Study shows we can’t truly hide information as our eyes give it away
27 Aug 2019 -
1 million bulbs to be used in Blackpool Switch-on
Sunday 25 August 2019This week sees the town of Blackpool illuminate its famous nightlights for a continual 66-night period. The Blackpool switch-on is one of the biggest in the count
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1 million bulbs to be used in Blackpool Switch-on
25 Aug 2019 -
Charity raises an amazing £1.8 million to help people without sight
Saturday 24 August 2019Christian Blind Mission has raised a huge £1.8 million through a campaign named ‘See the way’.
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Charity raises an amazing £1.8 million to help people without sight
24 Aug 2019 -
New bionic eye implant could help restore sight in blind people
Friday 23 August 2019A new study has made use of an implant that directly stimulates the optic nerve in your eye, bypassing the eyeball completely.
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New bionic eye implant could help restore sight in blind people
23 Aug 2019 -
Light therapy may help in your fight against heart attacks
Tuesday 20 August 2019An amount of intense light therapy may help the body in combating heart attacks by decreasing tissue damage.
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Light therapy may help in your fight against heart attacks
20 Aug 2019 -
Mission to improve singlet fission for solar energy achieved
Tuesday 20 August 2019A breakthrough in harnessing light from singlet fission for solar energy has been found by researchers at Columbia University.
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Mission to improve singlet fission for solar energy achieved
20 Aug 2019 -
New app to reduce diabetic eye disease risk
Tuesday 13 August 2019A new app called Retina Risk has been designed to help people with diabetes monitor and assess the risk of diabetic eye disease.
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New app to reduce diabetic eye disease risk
13 Aug 2019 -
Major breakthrough in understanding dry AMD
Monday 12 August 2019Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have revealed a major breakthrough that could have implications for sufferers of the dry form of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, one of the most common forms of vision loss.
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Major breakthrough in understanding dry AMD
12 Aug 2019 -
Engineers create blinking digital eye to aid dry eye disease treatment
Friday 09 August 2019A blinking “eye on a chip” has been created by a team at Pennsylvania State University to fill a void in the medical industry that lacks treatments for dry eye disease.
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Engineers create blinking digital eye to aid dry eye disease treatment
9 Aug 2019 -
Amount of teenagers wearing specs nearly doubles in 7 years
Thursday 08 August 2019A report by Scrivens Opticians has found that the proportion of 13 to 16-year-olds requiring glasses has nearly doubled since 2012.
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Amount of teenagers wearing specs nearly doubles in 7 years
8 Aug 2019 -
Elderly at risk due to long NHS cataract operation delays
Wednesday 24 July 2019New data has revealed that people in need of cataract operations are having to wait almost 6 months in some areas of the UK to have the operational procedure performed.
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Elderly at risk due to long NHS cataract operation delays
24 Jul 2019 -
Blue Light at night causes rise in sugar consumption in rats
Wednesday 24 July 2019New research has revealed that rats that are exposed to blue light at night develop a sweet tooth. The research was presented at an annual conference for the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour that took place between 9 – 13 July this year. A tea
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Blue Light at night causes rise in sugar consumption in rats
24 Jul 2019
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