Health
American startup provides scientific eye implants for blind people
People blinded by retinitis pigmentosa and dry age-related macular degeneration have hope of seeing again.
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Medicine - Health
Pollution caused by vehicle smoke: The leading cause of eye diseases
Research shows that people who are regularly exposed to car exhaust are at high risk of eye diseases, macular degeneration.
Space science
How to prevent muscle weakness for astronauts
The US aerospace agency (NASA) tests implant devices to prevent muscle weakness for astronauts.
Space science
Worms 'exploration' space
A flight into space of millions of microscopic worms could help solve threats to humans when exploring space.
Scientific application
Breeding old banana dwarf by tissue culture method
The Nam Dong District Agricultural Extension Station (Thua Thien-Hue) has just succeeded in propagating old dwarf bananas by tissue culture method, overcoming the degene…
Environment
Soil degradation, desertification risk in Central Vietnam
According to the survey, the Central region has 12 soil groups, 49 soil types, low fertility soils, most of the area is sloping land (about 80%) and land has problems su…
Medicine - Health
Smart contact lenses enlarge the vision with the blink of an eye
According to the Telegraph, scientists at EPFL, Switzerland are developing smart contact lenses in combination with microscopic telescopes that can triple vision.
Medicine - Health
One more reason to stop watching night phones: the risk of eye damage is real
Green light emitted from the phone screen and electronic devices in general has been shown to disturb the sleep cycle.
Medicine - Health
This is the kind of fruit everyone should eat if they don't want their eyes to be blind when they get old
New experts confirm the use of this fruit, which is a 60% reduction in the risk of macular degeneration as we get older.
Medicine - Health
Successfully cure blindness due to macular degeneration
Mr. Waters is one of the first two patients to receive AMD treatment under advanced stem cell therapy at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London (UK).
Medicine - Health
The US launched the world's most expensive drug, which cost $ 850,000
The announcement comes amid US public debate over the high cost of medicines, especially for treatments that are thought to be innovative.
Medicine - Health
Signs of spinal degeneration
According to Dr. Paul D Alfonso, Director of Maple Healthcare Chiropractic Healthcare Center, spinal degeneration is a very common disease today and patients tend to be…
Medicine - Health
Medical breakthroughs bring hope to people with brain degeneration
For the first time, scientists can reduce the amount of toxic proteins that lead to Huntington's disease in patients by injecting Ionis-HTTRx into the spine.
Medicine - Health
Bill Gates spent $ 100 million on research against Alzheimer's disease
The second richest billionaire in the world (current time) Bill Gates has decided to spend more than $ 100 million on studies against Alzheimer's disease.
Medicine - Health
For the first time cured brain degeneration by ... HIV virus
For the first time in history, doctors have done what seemed to be impossible to treat fatal degenerative brain disease with genetic modification therapy.