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Caltech Scientists Create Remote-Controlled Robot to Help Improve Visual Prostheses Design

A mobile, four-wheeled platform, CYCLOPS may help refine and enhance the design of visual prostheses

20 Oct 2009

PerkinElmer Launches New Tools to Enhance Research for Neurological Disorders

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the introduction of several new tools to improve the speed and effectiveness of research for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and other central nervous system disorders.

19 Oct 2009

Study Reveals Peripheral Vision is Important for Perceiving Scenes

Two Kansas State University psychology researchers have found that although central vision allows our eyes to discern the details of a scene, our peripheral vision is most important for telling us what type of scene we're looking at in the first place, such as whether it is a street, a mountain or a kitchen.

19 Oct 2009

World's First EK Surgery for Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy Successful

Eight-year-old Hannah Terrell of Medford, Oregon, is living life with a new perspective. Last year, it was hard for Hannah to play tag with her friends because she couldn’t see the other children as they ran away. Now she is running across the field and chasing her friends like any other third-grader. Mark A. Terry, M.D., director of corneal services at Legacy Good Samaritan Devers Eye Institute in Portland, Ore., cleared Hannah’s vision in her right eye with the world’s first successful endothelial keratoplasty (EK) for congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED). Dr. Terry will operate on her left eye later this fall.

19 Oct 2009

Scientists Capture First Pictures of Intercellular Calcium Signalling in Blood Vessel Walls

Calcium signalling between the cells which line blood vessels and surrounding smooth muscle is critical for blood flow and pressure regulation. This study will therefore provide insights into blood vessel disease.

15 Oct 2009

Wink Optometry Opens at The Commons

Celebrate the Grand Opening of Wink Optometry October 22 with Free Consultations from Top Eyewear Specialists and Enjoy Refreshments from Neighboring Marmalade Café

14 Oct 2009

Latest Optical and Laser Technology Showcased at Frontiers in Optics 2009

From scopes that help premature babies breathe to techniques for imaging live neurons and beating hearts as they develop, the latest optical and laser technology being deployed in medicine and the biosciences will be on display at the Optical Society's (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO), which takes place Oct. 11-15 at the Fairmont San Jose Hotel and the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose, Calif.

29 Sep 2009

Laser Processes Promise Better Artificial Joints and Arterial Stents

Researchers are developing technologies that use lasers to create arterial stents and longer-lasting medical implants that could be manufactured 10 times faster and also less expensively than is now possible.

15 Sep 2009

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. to Enter Integrated Optical Biosensor System (IOBS) Market

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. (Pink Sheets: BMGP), a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and malaria detection, today announced its entry into the Integrated Optical Biosensor System (IOBS) market.

8 Sep 2009

$Collagen Structure Revealed for the First Time by X-ray Diffraction Patterns$

Collagen Structure Revealed for the First Time by X-ray Diffraction Patterns

This development opens doors to better understanding of living tissues like skin and bones, as well as the bio-mineralization processes which turn flexible collagen into semi-flexible cartilage and eventually into rigid bones.

2 Sep 2009