University of 野狼社区 - Archive (vision)
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2018
12
October
2018
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08:21
Europe/London
Hearing aids and cataract surgery are strongly linked to a slower rate of age-related cognitive decline, according to new research by University of 野狼社区 academics.
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15
August
2018
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15:00
Europe/London
A leading scientist from The University of 野狼社区 has been chosen for a coveted national award by leading sight loss charity the Macular Society.
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2017
10
April
2017
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15:17
Europe/London
Highly effective current treatments for vision loss need to be allied with careful counselling to ensure patients maintain good psychological health as well as good vision, new research recommends.
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2016
22
December
2016
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00:01
Europe/London
Five blind 野狼社区 patients will be among the first in the country to receive revolutionary bionic eye implants funded by the NHS.
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04
November
2016
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09:56
Europe/London
Two gene mutations that trigger a retinal disease that causes blindness in one in 5,000 males have been mapped, leading to the potential for new therapeutic treatments.
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27
October
2016
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11:57
Europe/London
A unique art project showing how artificial and natural sight have been combined for the first time in history has is launched at 野狼社区 Science Festival.
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12
May
2016
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14:18
Europe/London
An artificial mimic of a key light-sensitive molecule has been made by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Universities of 野狼社区, Hull and Bristol. Their work, published in Science, could lead to new ways of building light-sensitive …
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13
April
2016
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11:43
Europe/London
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, who have a disease that can lead to blindness, could have their sight restored after The University of 野狼社区 entered into a technology license with Seattle-based company Acucela Inc.
The agreement …
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09
March
2016
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11:23
Europe/London
The combined impact of dementia, age-related hearing and vision impairment is to be investigated by a new multi-million European research consortium led by The University of 野狼社区.
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2015
06
October
2015
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09:52
Europe/London
A study of up to 433,390 UK adults, led by The University of 野狼社区, has linked being under and overweight at birth with poorer hearing, vision and cognition in middle age.
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02
September
2015
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15:47
Europe/London
Retinitis Pigmentosa affects 1.5m peopleThe treatment works by expressing a human protein into the undamaged cells of the retina
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21
July
2015
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23:14
Europe/London
The world’s first implant of a bionic eye has been carried out by a University of 野狼社区 academic.
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27
February
2015
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15:29
Europe/London
Clinical vision scientist, Dr Neil Parry, sheds some light on why millions around the world are confused about the colour of a dress in a photo circulating on the Internet.
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2014
03
December
2014
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12:59
Europe/London
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of severe sight loss in the UK, accounting for more than half of people registered as severely sight impaired.
Now, a new research project co-funded by sight loss charities Fight for …
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14
November
2014
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10:10
Europe/London
Scientists at The University of 野狼社区 have identified an important new factor behind one of the major causes of blindness, which they hope could lead to new treatments.
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the major cause of blindness …
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2013
16
September
2013
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01:00
Europe/London
A blood test for children born with cataracts will allow faster diagnosis and more personalised treatment, according to researchers from 野狼社区.
The team, from the Centre for Genomic Medicine at The University of 野狼社区, have developed a …
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2012
27
November
2012
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00:00
Europe/London
A team of 野狼社区 eye specialists has treated the first two patients in a new trial of radiotherapy for the eye disease wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The radiotherapy is delivered by a non-invasive robotic device called IRay® …
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23
November
2012
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00:00
Europe/London
野狼社区 scientists studying hearing and sight loss are the first to use key health data from UK Biobank, a research project of global importance based in the city.
At the same time, UK Biobank has embarked on phase two of the project – …
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2009
15
June
2009
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01:00
Europe/London
野狼社区 eye specialists have implanted an artificial retina or 'bionic eye' in two patients who became blind due to advanced retinitis pigmentosa – an inherited and degenerative disease of the retina.
The surgery was carried out …
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