Sep 26, 2024 | Featured, Lifestyle, News
Scientists at the National Eye Institute and their colleagues have identified a gene responsible for some inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), which are a group of disorders that damage the eye’s light-sensing retina and threatens vision. Read post Scientists at the...
Sep 19, 2024 | Featured, Lifestyle, News
Each year, the Institute for Scientific Information selects a list of Nobel-class scientists based on journal citation volume. Read post Each year, the Institute for Scientific Information selects a list of Nobel-class scientists based on journal citation volume....
Sep 19, 2024 | Featured, Lifestyle, News
New research from UChicago shows that the superior colliculus, a brain region that controls eye movements, also plays an important role in higher cognitive functions like categorization and decision making. Read post New research from UChicago shows that the...
Sep 18, 2024 | Featured, Lifestyle, News
Researchers at the National Eye Institute and their collaborators have identified a protein, known as RNF114, that reverses cataracts, a clouding of the eye’s lens that occurs commonly in people as they age. Read post Researchers at the National Eye Institute and...
Sep 17, 2024 | Featured, Lifestyle, News
Trachomatous trichiasis can successfully be treated by either of the two most common types of eyelid surgery, according to findings from a large comparison trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. Read post Trachomatous trichiasis can successfully be...
Sep 13, 2024 | Featured, Lifestyle, News
The S-index challenge aims to incentivize and reward data sharing by promoting a new metric. Participants will be judged on their proposed methods for calculating the index. Read post The S-index challenge aims to incentivize and reward data sharing by promoting a...
