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  Fish oil helps fight age-related macular degeneration

  Tuesday 03 September 2013

  Researchers Omega-3 rich oils, which are present in fish, can help improve membrane fluidity in retina cells and help fight age-related eye diseases.

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• Fish oil helps fight age-related macular degeneration

  3 Sep 2013
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  Autumn books: what are your top tips?

  Monday 02 September 2013

  As the new publishing season gets under way, tell us about the books you can't wait to read.

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• Autumn books: what are your top tips?

  2 Sep 2013
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  Energy-saving lighting pulls into Clapham Junction

  Monday 02 September 2013

  New control system adjusts light levels to match train timetable and passenger numbers, cutting lighting use 35 per cent.

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• Energy-saving lighting pulls into Clapham Junction

  2 Sep 2013
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  Bullied mice overcome anxiety after light treatment

  Friday 30 August 2013

  Scientists have discovered the neurons that can lead mice to become socially anxious when they are bullied.

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• Bullied mice overcome anxiety after light treatment

  30 Aug 2013
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  Optician's clinic that fits a pocket

  Thursday 29 August 2013

  Cataracts cloud Mirriam Waithara's world and leave her almost blind.

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• Optician's clinic that fits a pocket

  29 Aug 2013
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  Nurse saves sight with flying eye hospital

  Wednesday 28 August 2013

  A nurse from Preston has just returned home from a sight-saving mission having swapped his daily commute to the Royal Preston Hospital where he works as an Intermediate Theatre Practitioner, for the bustle of Panama City.

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• Nurse saves sight with flying eye hospital

  28 Aug 2013
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  Northern Lights bottled by Nasa

  Friday 23 August 2013

  Nasa scientists have produced a bottled version of the Northern Lights after recreating the conditions that cause the light show in a laboratory.

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• Northern Lights bottled by Nasa

  23 Aug 2013
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  E-book revolution: Breaking through in the digital age

  Thursday 22 August 2013

  A whole new wave of authors is looking to make a living from publishing e-books

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• E-book revolution: Breaking through in the digital age

  22 Aug 2013
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  Melbourne plans public lighting upgrade

  Wednesday 21 August 2013

  Melbourne City Council has endorsed a 10-year public lighting strategy that will see local landmarks and landscapes illuminated, some with special effects, in an attempt to enhance the city’s lighting skyline.

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• Melbourne plans public lighting upgrade

  21 Aug 2013
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  What I'm thinking about ... why big books are back

  Tuesday 20 August 2013

  The ultra-long novel is making a comeback - what does this say about us as readers?

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• What I'm thinking about ... why big books are back

  20 Aug 2013
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  Alfredo Moser: Bottle light inventor proud to be poor

  Monday 19 August 2013

  Alfredo Moser's invention is lighting up the world. In 2002, the Brazilian mechanic had a light-bulb moment and came up with a way of illuminating his house during the day without electricity - using nothing more than plastic bottles filled with water and

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• Alfredo Moser: Bottle light inventor proud to be poor

  19 Aug 2013
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  Reading skill linked to differences in brain structure

  Friday 16 August 2013

  Brain scans have given scientists fresh insights into how we read. A China-US team subjected hundreds of volunteers to a battery of tests before also imaging the brains of some of their participants.

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• Reading skill linked to differences in brain structure

  16 Aug 2013