A Serious Blog
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How does light make us brighter?
May 03, 2018The beneficial effects of light on our ability to think is well documented, but American boffins think they may now have discovered the neural mechanism by which cognitive ability is improved, paving the way for improved management of cognitive decline.Read more… -
Could work-outs lead to Macular Degeneration?
April 26, 2018A study of over 200,000 Korean adults into the relationship between exercise and the onset of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) has delivered an unexpected conclusion: exercise is associated with an increased risk of AMD.Read more… -
Stroke diagnosis - the eyes may just have it…
April 19, 2018An unexpected discovery made by American scientists may provide a way of assessing the severity of a stroke in survivors by examining their eyes.Read more… -
NICE suggests NHS needs to speed up care for those with Macular Degeneration
April 09, 2018New guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) claim that patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) need quicker diagnosis and treatment to avoid blindness.Read more… -
New lighting mimics caffeine effect
April 05, 2018Lighting engineers at Philips have created a form of office lighting which, they claim, will boost energy levels in the same way as drinking a cup of coffee.Read more… -
Cambridge Literary Festival 13 -15 April 2018
April 03, 2018Busy next week? How about hopping over to Cambridge and sampling a few literary delights?Read more… -
How the praying mantis could now shape robotic vision
March 29, 2018For years, AI scientists have struggled with giving robots sight, encountering numerous difficulties in building a light-weight system which mimics the complex way in which humans judge distanceRead more… -
NHS collaborate with Google DeepMind to fight blindness
March 22, 2018Could Artificial Intelligence be the answer to the early diagnosis of eye diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy?Read more… -
Alderney Literary Festival
March 19, 2018If historical literature is your thing, why not hop over to Alderney this coming weekend for the highlight of the historical literature calendar?Read more… -
New App adjusts TV for Colour-Blindness
March 15, 2018Samsung have launched an App which they claim will colour correct a connected TV according to your unique ability to see the colour visual spectrum.Read more…