How an eye physician who translated classical Greek medicine into Arabic helped form Western medical thought
A medieval ophthalmologist who translated Greek works by Galen, Hippocrates, and Plato into Arabic played a pivotal role in shaping Western medical scholarship, according to a recent study…
Portable Eye Scanner Powered by AI Expands Access to Low-Cost Community Screening
Imagine being able to assess how healthy the front of our eyes are not only in hospitals, but also in remote eye-screening camps, elderly-care facilities, pharmacies, or even…
Broadband nanoprobe sharpens optical imaging
Surface plasmon polaritons can squeeze light far below the diffraction limit, making them attractive for super-resolution imaging, sensing, spectroscopy, and nanoscale detection.
Simple blood test could spot dementia years earlier, research shows
A blood test could help identify people at higher risk of cognitive decline years before a traditional diagnosis is possible – according to University of East Anglia research.
Exploiting a Genetic Weakness: How Blocking One Enzyme Could Selectively Destroy the Most Common Form of Colorectal Cancer
A precision cancer strategy that selectively kills tumour cells while leaving healthy tissue intact may be within reach for the majority of colorectal cancer patients, according to new…