In an important step toward visual prostheses, biocompatible electrodes can convert infrared light into nerve impulses, as demonstrated by a team at TU Wien.
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Flexible organic electrodes convert infrared light into nerve signals in damaged retinas
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This Surprising Genetic Trait Is Helping Tibetans Evolve with Less Oxygen at 12,000 Feet
On the Tibetan Plateau, human beings are undergoing fascinating biological changes that are shaped by the harsh, low-oxygen environment. Over thousands of years, populations living at these high altitudes have adapted to survive and thrive…
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New clues to why some women experience recurrent miscarriage
Researchers at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, University of Sydney, and the Royal Hospital for Women have uncovered important new insights into the biology of recurrent miscarriage—a devastating condition that affects up to one in…
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DASH diet may help with diabetes as well as hypertension
Share on Pinterest The DASH diet may be one of the most effective ways to prevent diabetes complications, recent evidence suggests. Image credit: Jovo Jovanovic/Stocksy - Type 2 diabetes affects more than 500 million people throughout the world, and…
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Vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia, study suggests
Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic eye, new research shows.
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Focused ultrasound passes first test in treatment of pediatric brain cancer
Columbia University researchers are the first to show that focused ultrasound—a noninvasive technique that uses sound waves to enhance the delivery of drugs into the brain—can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer.
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Single prime editing system could potentially treat multiple genetic diseases
A team of researchers at the Broad Institute, led by gene-editing pioneer David Liu, has developed a new genome-editing strategy that could potentially lead to a one-time treatment for multiple unrelated genetic diseases.
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Most Americans view obesity as a chronic disease deserving insurance coverage
Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63%) know that obesity is a chronic disease rather than a personal failure and more than 8 in 10 believe that insurance should cover its treatment, whether it be medications or surgeries, according to a new…
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Beef vs. plant-based meat: Study finds diet alters breast milk composition in under a week
Swapping beef for a plant-based meat substitute changed breast milk composition in just six days—even when the rest of the diet was made up of whole, unprocessed foods—according to a first-of-its-kind study from researchers at The University…
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Reduced opioid use found after knee surgery with mini-scope technique
A new study led by Marshall University researchers found that patients who underwent knee surgery using a minimally invasive “needle arthroscopy” technique used significantly fewer opioids after surgery compared to those treated with standard…
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