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Stanford researchers develop the next generation of retinal implants

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Stanford researchers has developed a new generation of retinal implants that aims to provide higher resolution and make artificial vision more natural.


Why don't robins get fat?

Why don't robins get fat?

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by the School of Biosciences is shedding light on the reasons why the European robin doesn’t get fat -even though they are feeding for much longer.


Myopia appears to have become more common

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Myopia (nearsightedness) may have been more common in Americans from 1999 to 2004 than it was 30 years ago, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.


Eye floaters and flashes of light linked to retinal tear, detachment

Eye floaters and flashes of light linked to retinal tear, detachment

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Suddenly seeing floaters or flashes of light may indicate a serious eye problem that - if untreated - could lead to blindness, a new study shows.


Bacteria make the artificial blood vessels of the future

Bacteria make the artificial blood vessels of the future

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The cellulose produced by bacteria could be used for artificial blood vessels in the future as it carries a lower risk of blood clots than the synthetic materials currently used for bypass operations, reveals ...


Steroid injections may slow diabetes-related eye disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness, according to a report in the December issue of ...


Artificial refuges created to save the reptiles of Doñana

Artificial refuges created to save the reptiles of Doñana

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Aznalcóllar mining accident more than 11 years ago, which contaminated part of the Doñana National Park, also damaged reptile habitat there. Now a team of Spanish researchers, who have been studying ...


Coaxing injured nerve fibers to regenerate by disabling 'brakes' in the system

Coaxing injured nerve fibers to regenerate by disabling 'brakes' in the system

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brain and spinal-cord injuries typically leave people with permanent impairment because the injured nerve fibers (axons) cannot regrow. A study from Children's Hospital Boston, published in the December 10 ...


Researchers Build Artificial Immune System to Solve Computational Problems

Researchers Build Artificial Immune System to Solve Computational Problems

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- By mimicking the way that a living body acquires immunity to disease through vaccination, researchers have designed an artificial immune system to solve optimization problems more effectively ...


Stem-cell activators switch function, repress mature cells

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a developing animal, stem cells proliferate and differentiate to form the organs needed for life. A new study shows how a crucial step in this process happens and how a reversal of that step contributes to cancer.



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