Serious Readers Blog
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Using light to restore sight: a potential new therapy for AMD
Wednesday 19 August 2015Millions of people throughout the world are afflicted with hereditary blindness. Now scientists from the University of Bern in Switzerland have discovered a way of restoring sight by introducing a new light-sensing protein to the retina.
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Using light to restore sight: a potential new therapy for AMD
19 Aug 2015 -
The new implant that could restore eyesight
Tuesday 28 July 2015Researchers in America have successfully developed a new retinal implant which offers five times the functional vision of current implants. The development could offer new hope for patients with macular degeneration and other retinal diseases.
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The new implant that could restore eyesight
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New low-cost conversion of sun to electricity
Monday 27 July 2015The sun provides a nearly unlimited abundance of solar energy, and as such it is one of our most promising alternative energy sources. American scientists have now discovered a counter-intuitive way of dramatically reducing the cost of harvesting sunlight
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New low-cost conversion of sun to electricity
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New research shows no evidence for links between dyslexia and vision problems
Friday 24 July 2015It has been a widely held belief among eye specialists that the condition sometimes known as “word blindness” is linked to visual deficiencies. In the first study of its kind, new research has revealed that there is no evidence for such a link.
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New research shows no evidence for links between dyslexia and vision problems
24 Jul 2015 -
Thanks for the memory…
Friday 10 July 2015For many years the neuroscience community has debated the physiology of memory, and amnesia has become a somewhat controversial subject.
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Thanks for the memory…
10 Jul 2015 -
Smarter supermarket shopping
Tuesday 16 June 2015Ever had that “completely lost” feeling in one of France’s many enormous hypermarkets?
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Smarter supermarket shopping
16 Jun 2015 -
Diabetes drug could lower glaucoma risk
Friday 12 June 2015Breaking research has revealed that people who take the diabetes drug metformin may be less likely to develop Glaucoma.
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Diabetes drug could lower glaucoma risk
12 Jun 2015 -
Dress launches international debate
Thursday 11 June 2015Take a look at the dress on the right in the image above. What do you see? Well you may be surprised to hear that some people see the dress as gold and white, while others see it as black and blue. And the debate has gone worldwide…
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Dress launches international debate
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Potential new eye drop cure for night blindness
Sunday 03 May 2015An independent research group called Science for the Masses have developed eye drops that allow the user to identify symbols and people in darkened areas up to 50 metres away. Could “increased light amplification” be a cure for night blindness?
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Potential new eye drop cure for night blindness
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New ultra-fast light beam Wi-Fi
Saturday 02 May 2015Researchers at Oxford University have developed a new technology that delivers ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi (224 Gbps) via light beams. In the future, “Li-Fi” could allow Internet users to download a 1.5Gb movie in the blink of an eye.
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New ultra-fast light beam Wi-Fi
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New “bionic” eye gives sight to blind man
Friday 01 May 2015A man suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa is now able to see objects and people again for the first time in a decade with the help of a new bionic eye implant.
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New “bionic” eye gives sight to blind man
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The end of glasses for presbyopia sufferers? Implants perform well over time…
Wednesday 08 April 2015For over a billion people worldwide, Presbyopia is an inevitable consequence of growing older, hence the common name “Old Eye”.
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The end of glasses for presbyopia sufferers? Implants perform well over time…
8 Apr 2015
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