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FDA Approves First Retinal Implant for Adults With Rare Genetic Eye Disease
February 14, 2013 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, the first implanted device to treat adult patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The device, ... > full story -
National Screening Benchmarks for Finding Polyps During a Colonoscopy Might Be Too Low
February 18, 2013 — Current national guidelines provide benchmarks regarding the number of polyps physicians should detect, on average, during a colonoscopy. Recent studies suggest these benchmarks may be too ... > full story -
Limits on Brain's Ability to Perceive Multifeatured Objects
February 14, 2013 — New research sheds light on how the brain encodes objects with multiple features, a fundamental task for the perceptual system. The study suggests that we have limited ability to perceive mixed ... > full story -
Vision Restored With Total Darkness in Kittens With Amblyopia
February 14, 2013 — Restoring vision might sometimes be as simple as turning out the lights. That's according to a study in which researchers examined kittens with a visual impairment known as amblyopia before and after ... > full story -
Dog Spots the Dog: Dogs Recognize the Dog Species Among Several Other Species on a Computer Screen
February 14, 2013 — Dogs pick out faces of other dogs, irrespective of breeds, among human and other domestic and wild animal faces and can group them into a category of their own. They do that using visual cues alone, ... > full story -
Semiconductor Interfaces: Big Opportunities for Tiny Insulators
February 13, 2013 — A model that predicts real-world behaviors of insulator interfaces makes designing ‘nano-electronic’ materials significantly ... > full story -
Facial Structure May Predict Endorsement of Racial Prejudice
February 13, 2013 — The structure of a man's face may indicate his tendency to express racially prejudiced beliefs, according to new ... > full story -
Protein Discovered That Prevents Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration
February 12, 2013 — Scientists have found a protein that protects retinal photoreceptor cells from degeneration caused by light damage. This protein may provide a new therapeutic target for both an inherited retinal ... > full story -
Year Three: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Mission Highlights
February 12, 2013 — On Feb. 11, 2010, NASA launched an unprecedented solar observatory into space. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) flew up on an Atlas V rocket, carrying instruments that scientists hoped would ... > full story -
Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts Alone to Control Robot Arm, Touch Friend's Hand, After Seven Years
February 8, 2013 — Researchers have described how an electrode array on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions with just his thoughts. ... > full story
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