"Shot in the Head," a new report led by UC Berkeley researcher, adjunct professor and Oakland emergency room doctor Rohini Haar, details the life-threatening injuries that can occur when law enforcement officers deploy kinetic ...
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2020
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People with disabilities such as ALS, spinal injury or Lou Gehrig's disease, often lose use of their legs, arms or hands. Even at advanced stages of the disease, one may still retain movement in their eyes. Some technologies ...
Engineering
Jul 3, 2018
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University of Washington researchers are developing the first smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting concussion and other traumatic brain injuries in the field: on the sidelines of a sports game, on a battlefield ...
Engineering
Sep 6, 2017
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A South Carolina couple is suing online retailer Amazon over what they claim were faulty pairs of eclipse glasses that resulted in eye injuries, headaches and blurry vision.
Business
Sep 1, 2017
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An engineer and an ophthalmologist are developing a portable sensor that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether an eye injury is mild or severe. The device, called OcuCheck, measures levels of vitamin C in the fluids ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 8, 2015
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For years, treating scratches and burns to the eyes has usually involved dropping medicine onto the eyes several times a day, sometimes for weeks—a treatment that lends itself to missed doses and other side effects. But ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 4, 2015
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