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Vision: is the state of being able to see. "Normal" vision is being able to see a certain size line on the eye chart from 20 feet away.
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AUG 17, 2016Neuroscience
While it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, a team of researchers at UC Berkeley have come up with tiny wireless ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 01, 2016Neuroscience
When brain tissue is damaged by injury or disease, it’s irreplaceable. Unlike organ transplants or bone and skin g ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that cephalopods – such as squids and octopuses – are unable to see color beca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2016Plants & Animals
On land, snakes have extraordinarily strong senses of vision, smell, and hearing, which not only make them efficient pre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 30, 2016Neuroscience
When there has been a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or there is a tumor or other problem in the brain, doctors need to kn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 25, 2016Videos
The Zika virus was first recognized in 1947 in rhesus monkeys in Uganda. Then, it was then identified in 1995 in humans. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
How many of us go to bed with our smartphone in our hands? “Just five more minutes before I fall asleep,” we ...JUN 23, 2016Health & Medicine
For unknown reasons, T lymphocytes are known to go rogue, leaving the bloodstream to attack the myelin sheath, the insul ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 10, 2016Cardiology
Cardiac troponin T is a protein biomarker detectable with a blood test, and it is the preferred biomarker for determinin ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 09, 2016Videos
People have been using optics to improve their vision for centuries, and optic technology has come a long way. On the ot ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 06, 2016Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a disease that has been puzzling neuroscientists and researchers for decades. There ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 05, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have begun to voice concerns about a perceived lack of data reproducibility. A pillar of the scientific metho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2016Videos
We've all heard that carrots boost eye health, but what other foods can keep your vision as sharp as possible? Cold-wate ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The health effects of fasting has become an intriguing new subject of study. Besides the obvious benefit of weight loss ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2016Technology
Perhaps one of the fastest-moving wildlife crime systems is rhino and elephant poaching. The intricacies of poacher&rsqu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 18, 2016Cancer
The acoustic properties of a cell can give away its identity, revealing to researchers whether the cell is cancer or nor ...MAY 16, 2016Microbiology
On May 13, 2016, the White House announced the new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) for the benefit of people and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2016Videos
10,000 species. Sterile Female workers. Can lift 50 times their own weight. Never sleep. Individuals have two stomachs - ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 12, 2016Technology
Elon Musk’s vision for Hyperloop, a magnetic transportation system that has zero friction, is slowly coming into f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2016Technology
It was around this time last year when Ocumetrics came up with a new lens design that could give any human being superhu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2016Neuroscience
When navigating around our environment there are any number of technical gadgets that can help us. Cell phones have apps ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2016Neuroscience
While the dangers of illegal drugs have always been talked about, the exact mechanism of how these drugs affect the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 03, 2016Plants & Animals
People think of birds and one of the main things that comes to mind is their eyesight. Many birds have sharp vision; esp ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2016
Neuroscience
While it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, a team of researchers at UC Berkeley have come up with tiny wireless
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 01, 2016
Neuroscience
When brain tissue is damaged by injury or disease, it’s irreplaceable. Unlike organ transplants or bone and skin g
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that cephalopods – such as squids and octopuses – are unable to see color beca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
On land, snakes have extraordinarily strong senses of vision, smell, and hearing, which not only make them efficient pre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 30, 2016
Neuroscience
When there has been a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or there is a tumor or other problem in the brain, doctors need to kn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 25, 2016
Videos
The Zika virus was first recognized in 1947 in rhesus monkeys in Uganda. Then, it was then identified in 1995 in humans.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
How many of us go to bed with our smartphone in our hands? “Just five more minutes before I fall asleep,” we
...
JUN 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
For unknown reasons, T lymphocytes are known to go rogue, leaving the bloodstream to attack the myelin sheath, the insul
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 10, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiac troponin T is a protein biomarker detectable with a blood test, and it is the preferred biomarker for determinin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 09, 2016
Videos
People have been using optics to improve their vision for centuries, and optic technology has come a long way. On the ot
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 06, 2016
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a disease that has been puzzling neuroscientists and researchers for decades. There
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have begun to voice concerns about a perceived lack of data reproducibility. A pillar of the scientific metho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2016
Videos
We've all heard that carrots boost eye health, but what other foods can keep your vision as sharp as possible? Cold-wate
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The health effects of fasting has become an intriguing new subject of study. Besides the obvious benefit of weight loss
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2016
Technology
Perhaps one of the fastest-moving wildlife crime systems is rhino and elephant poaching. The intricacies of poacher&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
The acoustic properties of a cell can give away its identity, revealing to researchers whether the cell is cancer or nor
...
MAY 16, 2016
Microbiology
On May 13, 2016, the White House announced the new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) for the benefit of people and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2016
Videos
10,000 species. Sterile Female workers. Can lift 50 times their own weight. Never sleep. Individuals have two stomachs -
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2016
Technology
Elon Musk’s vision for Hyperloop, a magnetic transportation system that has zero friction, is slowly coming into f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2016
Technology
It was around this time last year when Ocumetrics came up with a new lens design that could give any human being superhu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2016
Neuroscience
When navigating around our environment there are any number of technical gadgets that can help us. Cell phones have apps
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2016
Neuroscience
While the dangers of illegal drugs have always been talked about, the exact mechanism of how these drugs affect the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
People think of birds and one of the main things that comes to mind is their eyesight. Many birds have sharp vision; esp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard