Eyes
Parkinson’s? Rapid horizontal eye movement can improve stability
Vertical eye movements increased body sway in an experiment involving volunteers with the disease.
A gene therapy restored helpful vision to patients with rare, inherited blindness
Scientists showed a very clean safety profile and efficacy.
Cell nuclei control eye and brain tissues during embryonic development
How cell nuclei organize eyes and brain.
Cortical implants are unlikely to ‘exceed normal human vision’
Researchers created a computational model that simulates the experience of a wide range of human cortical studies.
Researchers investigate impacts of space travel on eye health
An unexpected eye-opener of space travel!
New breakthrough advances vision implants
Flexible polymer electrodes enable stable visual perception.
Seaweed gel therapy for blindness caused by retinal detachment
Injectable hydrogel with tamponading function for retinal detachment.
Unraveling the mystery of a creature that evolved eyes with a lens
The researchers lay out what factors led to this peculiar arrangement.
Researchers discover ancient origins of light-sensing cells in retina
Specialized cells that simultaneously signal the presence of light in two unique ways.
How genes affect what infants like to look at
Genetic variation in infants' social vs. non-social object gaze.
Scientists studied tumors in green sea turtles
Environmental factors linked to tumor formation following herpesvirus infection.
Rare disease’s shared mechanism with cystic fibrosis
Unraveling ER-associated degradation's role in cystinosis pathogenesis and the potential for precision medicine.
Scientists uncover 135 novel genes controlling skin pigmentation
Revealing the factors behind human pigmentation: Genome-wide genetic search.
Butterfly-inspired films create vibrant colors while cooling objects passively
Nanofilms could significantly reduce cooling energy in buildings and vehicles.
A new ML model can identify mild cognitive impairment from retinal scans
A non-invasive and inexpensive method of identifying the early signs of cognitive impairment.
Life motion perception develops in eye pupils
The pupil of the eye indicates living motion awareness.
Exploring the human retina: A detailed look
A new atlas illustrates how the human retina is developing.
Our ancestors evolved from water to land
Fish have evolved a blinking behavior that is similar to our blinking.
Scientists now traced the 500 million-year-old origin of vertebrate IRBP to a bacterial source
Vertebrates acquired a special protein from bacteria more than 500 million years ago.
Smart contact lens capable of implementing AR-based navigation
The lenses can implement AR-based navigation through a 3D printing process.
Dry eye disease alters how the eye’s cornea heals itself after injury
Mouse study IDs gene and proteins that could be targeted for therapy.
Producing eye tissue using stem cells and 3D bioprinting
Technique provides model for studying genesis of age-related macular degeneration and other eye diseases.
Adult brain has the potential to recover from inherited blindness partially
Eye-opening discovery about adult brain’s ability to recover vision.
DNA organization in human retinal cells revealed using a 3D map
This is the first detailed integration of retinal regulatory genome topology.