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Research reveals how plants determine where light is coming from
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Plants lack visual organs, so how do they know where light comes from? In an original study combining expertise in biology and engineering, the team led by Prof Christian Fankhauser at UNIL, in collaboration with colleagues at EPFL, discovered that a light-sensitive plant tissue uses the opt
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Blue-light glasses may not alleviate screen-induced eye strain: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a review of 17 randomised controlled trials, blue light-blocking eyewear has no effect on computer-related eye strain or sleep quality. The included studies did not examine this outcome, hence the study found no evidence that blue-light-filtering lenses protect the retina, the
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SCHOTT launches production of amber pharma glass in India to meet increasi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Jambusar (Gujarat) [India], March 15 (ANI/Seraphim): To meet the increasing demand in Asia, SCHOTT invested 75 million euros (approx. Rs 660 Cr) over the last three years to expand its pharma glass production in India. The Gujarat-based facility is the company's manufacturing hub for borosil
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Researchers reveal diabetic retinopathy cause blindness in adults
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Diabetic retinopathy, which results in progressive damage to the blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, is the main cause of blindness in adults in the United States. However, a study suggested that the small leaky intestine, which reduces the barrier between gut
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Researchers discover brain circuit that explains how light affects mood
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): A better knowledge of the neurological network that connects light-sensitive cells in the retina to cortical brain regions involved in mood and cognition has implications for the development of mood-disorder treatments, according to a new study.
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Scientists find brain pathway that helps to explain light's effect on mood
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Improved understanding of a neural pathway connecting light-sensitive cells in the retina with the cortical brain regions involved in mood and cognition has implications for the development of treatments for mood disorders.
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Study says difference between retina's biological age, person's real age l
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): A new research has found that the difference between the biological age of the retina, the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye, and a person's real (chronological) age, is linked to their risk of death.
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This therapy may restore sight to blind
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 04 (ANI): The British researchers have recently shown that gene therapy might reverse blindness by reprogramming cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive.
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