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Technology

Scientists just discovered a brand new ‘Olo’ color

Pranjal Malewar

New insight into the nature of human sight and vision loss.

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Health

Eye drops offer hope for slowing vision loss

Pranjal Malewar

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a rare inherited condition that causes the gradual death of photoreceptors (light-sensing cells) in the eye, leading to vision loss....

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AI & Machine Learning

AI system tracks eye movements to personalize Math learning

Pranjal Malewar

Now in use at first school in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Science

Breathing shapes what we see: A new discovery about pupil size

Amit Malewar

A fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil.

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Health

Parkinson’s? Rapid horizontal eye movement can improve stability

Pranjal Malewar

Vertical eye movements increased body sway in an experiment involving volunteers with the disease.

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Health

Researchers reveal tiny eye movements aid in sharp vision

Ashwini Sakharkar

Subtle eye movements optimize vision.

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Health

A new method for treating dry eyes

Pranjal Malewar

The technology utilizes the eye's own mechanism.

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Health

A gene therapy restored helpful vision to patients with rare, inherited blindness

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists showed a very clean safety profile and efficacy.

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Science

Cell nuclei control eye and brain tissues during embryonic development

Amit Malewar

How cell nuclei organize eyes and brain.

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Technology

Cortical implants are unlikely to ‘exceed normal human vision’

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers created a computational model that simulates the experience of a wide range of human cortical studies.

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Health

Bird flu lasts over an hour on dairy equipment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

H5N1 and H1N1 stay in raw milk on milking equipment.

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Health

Researchers investigate impacts of space travel on eye health

Amit Malewar

An unexpected eye-opener of space travel!

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Neuroscience

New breakthrough advances vision implants

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Flexible polymer electrodes enable stable visual perception.

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Science

Pupils enlarge when people focus on tasks

Pranjal Malewar

Eye-opener!

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Health

Seaweed gel therapy for blindness caused by retinal detachment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Injectable hydrogel with tamponading function for retinal detachment.

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Biology

Unraveling the mystery of a creature that evolved eyes with a lens

Pranjal Malewar

The researchers lay out what factors led to this peculiar arrangement.

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Science

Researchers discover ancient origins of light-sensing cells in retina

Amit Malewar

Specialized cells that simultaneously signal the presence of light in two unique ways.

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Parenting

How genes affect what infants like to look at

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Genetic variation in infants' social vs. non-social object gaze.

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Neuroscience

Your eyes and ears talk with each other, study

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists know what they’re saying.

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Environment

Scientists studied tumors in green sea turtles

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Environmental factors linked to tumor formation following herpesvirus infection.

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Health

Rare disease’s shared mechanism with cystic fibrosis

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Unraveling ER-associated degradation's role in cystinosis pathogenesis and the potential for precision medicine.

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Biology

Scientists uncover 135 novel genes controlling skin pigmentation

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Revealing the factors behind human pigmentation: Genome-wide genetic search.

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Invention

Butterfly-inspired films create vibrant colors while cooling objects passively

Vidya Nagalwade

Nanofilms could significantly reduce cooling energy in buildings and vehicles.

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Health

A new ML model can identify mild cognitive impairment from retinal scans

Pranjal Malewar

A non-invasive and inexpensive method of identifying the early signs of cognitive impairment.

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Psychology

Life motion perception develops in eye pupils

Vidya Nagalwade

The pupil of the eye indicates living motion awareness.

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Biology

Exploring the human retina: A detailed look

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A new atlas illustrates how the human retina is developing.

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Science

Our ancestors evolved from water to land

Vidya Nagalwade

Fish have evolved a blinking behavior that is similar to our blinking.

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Science

Scientists now traced the 500 million-year-old origin of vertebrate IRBP to a bacterial source

Amit Malewar

Vertebrates acquired a special protein from bacteria more than 500 million years ago.

Meniscus-guided micro-printing of Prussian blue
Technology

Smart contact lens capable of implementing AR-based navigation

Pranjal Malewar

The lenses can implement AR-based navigation through a 3D printing process.

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Health

New contact lenses prevent contact lens-induced dry eye

Pranjal Malewar

Contact lenses to treat dry eye syndrome.

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