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Gentle Touch and the Bionic Eye: Using Haptics to Improve Outcomes for People Given Visual Prosthetics
May 1, 2013 — Normal vision is essentially a spatial sense that often relies upon touch and movement during and after development. Training with haptic, touch, technology could improve outcomes for the blind ... > full story -
Bug's View Inspires New Digital Camera's Unique Imaging Capabilities
May 1, 2013 — An insect-inspired device uses hemispherical, compound optics to capture wide, undistorted fields of ... > full storyMore: -
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Outdoor Recess Time Can Reduce the Risk of Nearsightedness in Children
May 1, 2013 — A study conducted in Taiwan, the first to use an education policy intervention, finds that when children are required to spend recess time outdoors their risk of nearsightedness is reduced. A ... > full story -
NASA Probe Gets Close-Up Views of Large Hurricane on Saturn
April 30, 2013 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, ... > full story -
New Subtype of Ataxia Identified
April 29, 2013 — Researchers have identified a new subtype of ataxia, a rare disease without treatment that causes atrophy in the cerebellum and affects around 1.5 million people in the ... > full story -
Nasal Lining Used to Breach Blood/brain Barrier
April 24, 2013 — Using mucosa, or the lining of the nose, researchers have demonstrated what may be the first known method to permanently bypass the blood-brain barrier, thus opening the door to new treatment options ... > full story -
Computer Game Could Improve Sight of Visually Impaired Children
April 24, 2013 — Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game ... > full story -
Some Visible Signs of Lyme Disease Are Easily Missed or Mistaken
April 22, 2013 — With Lyme disease season now beginning, doctors are urged to consider Lyme disease as the underlying cause when presented with skin lesions that resemble conditions such as contact dermatitis, lupus, ... > full story -
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Lazy Eye Disorder Treated With Video Game Tetris
April 22, 2013 — Scientists have used the popular puzzle video game Tetris in an innovative approach to treat adult amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye." By distributing information between the two eyes in a ... > full story -
Lost Your Keys? Your Cat? The Brain Can Rapidly Mobilize a Search Party
April 21, 2013 — A contact lens on the bathroom floor, an escaped hamster in the backyard, a car key in a bed of gravel: How are we able to focus so sharply to find that proverbial needle in a haystack? Scientists ... > full story
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