Serious Readers Blog

NHS authorities rationing cataract operations
Tuesday 09 April 2019
Research by the Medical Technology Group (MTG) has suggested that more than half of all English NHS authorities are restricting patients access to cataract surgery, withholding access to treatment until patients are nearly blind.
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NHS authorities rationing cataract operations

9 Apr 2019
Shining (blue) light on “superbugs”
Monday 08 April 2019
Antibiotic resistance is growing globally as strains of bacteria are developing greater levels of resistance.
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Shining (blue) light on “superbugs”

8 Apr 2019
Three new gene targets for AMD identified
Thursday 28 March 2019
Using cells from 44 human eye donors, an international team of research scientists has identified three genes not previously known to be associated with Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), paving the way for the development of much-needed new therapie
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Three new gene targets for AMD identified

28 Mar 2019
Hay Festival 2019 Programme Announced
Tuesday 26 March 2019
After much anticipation, the programme for the 32nd Hay Festival has been announced. Packed tantalisingly full of events to delight even the most hardened literary enthusiast, the programme boasts speakers such as Stephen Fry, Simon Schama and Ian McEwan.
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Hay Festival 2019 Programme Announced

26 Mar 2019
Daylight saving time scrapped after EU Parliament vote?
Tuesday 26 March 2019
MEPs have today voted in favour of ending the legal requirement of twice-yearly clock changes in spring and autumn. From April 2021, the governments of individual member states will have the choice between permanent winter or summer time zones.
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Daylight saving time scrapped after EU Parliament vote?

26 Mar 2019
Breakthrough in the use of light as a therapy for cancer
Thursday 21 March 2019
American boffins have developed a chemical process which allows infrared light to enter the human body in a harmless way but then to re-emit as visible energy.
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Breakthrough in the use of light as a therapy for cancer

21 Mar 2019
Far East talks tough on eyesight and video gaming
Monday 18 March 2019
Japan is the latest country in the Far East to attribute failing eyesight among its youngsters to time spent staring at small screens.
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Far East talks tough on eyesight and video gaming

18 Mar 2019
The Hay Festival – 32 facts for 32 years
Thursday 14 March 2019
One of the world’s biggest literary festivals, the Hay Festival has attracted many great speakers over the past three decades, from Salman Rushdie to Bill Clinton. In eager anticipation of the festival’s 32nd year, we’ve collated 32 interesting titbits a
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The Hay Festival – 32 facts for 32 years

14 Mar 2019
New sight-giving microchip
Monday 11 March 2019
Australian boffins have developed “the most complex neuro-simulation chip ever designed” which they hope to trial in humans during 2019. When implanted in the retina, the chip works in conjunction with a camera mounted on a pair of glasses to restore sigh
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New sight-giving microchip

11 Mar 2019
Could light stop you itching?
Thursday 21 February 2019
For the first time, scientists have used a targeted light source effectively to stop one of nature’s most irritating symptoms – the common itch.
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Could light stop you itching?

21 Feb 2019
Serious at the Hay Festival – New Serious Reading Room announced
Tuesday 19 February 2019
The Hay Festival, the UK’s largest literary festival, takes place for the 32nd time this year between 23rd May and 2nd June.
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Serious at the Hay Festival – New Serious Reading Room announced

19 Feb 2019
Blue light good as medication for lowering blood pressure
Monday 18 February 2019
A new study published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology has revealed that blue light is as effective at relieving high blood pressure as drugs designed specifically to achieve the same outcome.
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Blue light good as medication for lowering blood pressure

18 Feb 2019