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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 25, 2012·4 min read

Chemical Makes Blind Mice See

A team of University of California, Berkeley, scientists in collaboration with researchers at the University of Munich and University of Washington, in Seattle, has discovered a chemical that temporarily restores some vision to blind mice, and is working on an improved compound that may someday allow people with degenerative blindness to see again.

·June 11, 2012·3 min read

Scientists Identify New Molecules Important for Vision and Brain Function

In a pair of related studies, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified several proteins...

·May 14, 2012·6 min read

New Type of Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight to Blind

Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a...

Featured Psychology

·May 14, 2012·2 min read

Let There Be Light: It’s Good for Our Brains

EPFL scientists have proven that light intensity influences our cognitive performance and how alert we feel, and that these positive...

Featured Genetics Neuroethics

·June 15, 2011·2 min read

Researchers Report Progress Using iPS Cells to Reverse Blindness

Researchers have used cutting-edge stem cell technology to correct a genetic defect present in a rare blinding disorder, another step...

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·June 8, 2011·5 min read

First Images of Rod Photoreceptors in the Living Human Eye

Adaptive optics technology likely to spur sight-saving interventions, usher in new era of eye disease research, diagnosis and treatment Scientists...

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