It’s 6am, and I have 15-20 minutes to share some news with you. THE BLIND REGAIN THEIR SIGHT THANKS TO A CHIP Yes, this is an example of something not even dreamed of in science fiction; it’s an embedded microchip called FlatScope (“flat microscope”) that will affect certain areas of the brain, and theoretically help … Continue reading MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
View MoreIt’s isn’t easy to call something a true medical breakthrough, but the hope often arises, so I’ll start from afar and not from medicine. THE MACHINE THAT PLAYS ALONG WITH ITSELF Everyone knows that the AlphaGo program has beaten the world’s best Go player, and everyone knows that Go is one of the most … Continue reading About Robots and Mice
View MoreOpera singer Ekaterina Kichigina recounted an interesting story – “One and the same doctor, John Taylor, blinded the two main composers of the European Baroque Period once and for all – Bach and Handel.” Both of them suffered from cataracts, and an operation was the only chance of partially restoring vision. The doctor, in essence, … Continue reading From Bach to BEI
View MoreThe eyes aren’t just about sight. They also play an important role in our internal biological clock. The light signal finds it way to the retina and then goes to a region of the hypothalamus zone, colorfully called the suprachiasmatic nucleus. But what does it do? Well, it’s a kind of circadian rhythm generator; simply … Continue reading Circadian Rhythm and Us
View MoreNeurosurgeons from Duke University, a place where I once had the pleasure of studying, made a discovery that could safely be called a breakthrough. They now use this word in every other bit of medical news, in order to sensationalize it and attract the attention of the public, but in this case it seems justified. … Continue reading A possible breakthrough in cancer treatment
View MoreThis next word isn’t the most pleasant, like any other disease. We have spoken about this problem more than once, but even my friends didn’t know anything about it – macular degeneration. Well, that’s something they should know! Macular degeneration is a disease that affects over 10 million of our fellow countrymen, and it’s the … Continue reading SIMPLE THINGS (2)
View MoreArthur – what about this terrible word I learned – keratoconus? Well, you aren’t obligated to know. Keratoconus is a fairly rare disease where the cornea becomes thinner and takes on a conical shape, manifesting itself as various symptoms, including sudden changes in vision in one eye. A normal and healthy cornea is round … Continue reading SIMPLE THINGS (1)
View MoreFIRST HALF-CENTURY Arthur Benjamin is out-of-town right now, and for a good reason: he turned 50 years old and celebrated by traveling abroad. And although by the time this article is published he will be back at work, I decided not to distract him from his strenuous vacation, reading those hundreds upon hundreds of congratulations … Continue reading ARTHUR BENJAMIN TURNED 50! WHO’S WHO AT BENJAMIN EYE INSTITUTE?
View MoreThere is no limit to my joy; I found eye-related news, and it’s good. They’ve created an artificial iris! Are you thinking that the exclamation mark is unnecessary? Have you forgotten why you need an iris? It opens and closes the pupil, regulating the amount of light that enters the eye. The analogous mechanism of … Continue reading Prospects for the Iris – So What?
View MoreAre we really not using our brains to the fullest extent? So what does the rest of the brain do? Science has been silent on the issue. And then at last it spoke. Scientists have found that the brain’s activity and computing power can be 100 times higher than previously thought. It seems that the … Continue reading «This discovery fundamentally changes everything we know about processing and storing information in the brain»
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