Examination of the optic nerves is a fundamental component of the clinical examination, but direct ophthalmoscopy is usually avoided or…
AI for the Eye — Automated Assistance for Clinicians Screening for Papilledema
Accurate assessment of the optic-nerve head, the optic disk, by funduscopy is an important, cost-effective, and noninvasive diagnostic tool for…
Spider venom key to pain relief without side-effects
Molecules in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for people seeking chronic pain relief.
Novel high-speed microscope captures brain neuroactivities
A research team has successfully recorded the millisecond electrical signals in the neurons of an alert mouse with their super…
Coronavirus Tests Science’s Need for Speed Limits
Preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals are seeing surging audiences, with many new readers not well versed in the limitations of…
Gene variant staves off Alzheimer’s in some people
People with a gene variant that puts them at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease are protected from its debilitating effects…
Traditional vegetable diet lowers the risk of premature babies
It turns out we should follow our parent’ advice when we’re thinking about becoming parents ourselves, with a study finding…
‘Directing’ evolution to identify potential drugs earlier in discovery
Scientists have developed a technique that could significantly reduce the time of discovering potential new antibody-based drugs to treat disease.
Gene-network analysis is a valuable new tool for understanding Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found that disruption of protein domain networks that are driven by the RAC1 gene is associated with behavioral…
Students often do not question online information
According to a new study, students struggle to critically assess information from the Internet and are often influenced by unreliable…