Despite being a specialist in social media managent, Buffer has committed a good number of social media mistakes, errors that have cost the business Read more
We need to talk about choice
Therefore, there is a very real danger that the changes – which will limit patient choice – could slip through without proper debate. What Read more
Super Sunday lives up to its name
This year’s Super Sunday conference, held for the first time at the Big Top at Sydney’s Luna Park, attracted about 500 delegates, easily equalling Read more
Lack of fatty acid in blood linked to blinding retinopathy of prematurity in preterm babies
According to researchers from Sahlgrenska Acady in Sweden, low levels of arachidonic acid in the blood could be the cause of the blinding disease Read more
Blood vessels predict decline in mental capacity
The research, published recently in Neurology by a team of scientists from Johns Hopkins University, was predicated on the fact that it is difficult Read more
AI uses eye scans to predict heart disease
By using deep-learning neural networks, the researchers were also able to predict other cardiovascular risk factors not previously thought to be present or quantifiable Read more
Artificial lens likened to human eye
The team from Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) used a metalens – a flat surface that uses nanostructures Read more
Deepmind algorithm able to spot eye disease with more accuracy than doctors
The company has been working with the UK’s National Health Service and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London to analyse data from thousands of anonymised Read more
Genetic link between thin cornea and glaucoma
Genetic scientists from ory University in Atlanta, Georgia, made the discovery, after they identified a transcription factor called POU6F2 in developing retinal nerve cells Read more
Drug switch helps DMO patients
The results were based on 50 eyes of 40 patients, who had previously received on average 30 months of Lucentis treatment, during which a Read more