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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
How light could be used to treat incontinence
Monday 11 February 2019
Such is the untapped potential of the restorative capabilities of LED that there seems to be a new discovery about medical benefits just about every other day.
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How light could be used to treat incontinence

11 Feb 2019
Researchers claim LED is about so much more than lighting
Monday 04 February 2019
We are now all aware of the energy-saving impact of switching to LED lighting, but there is far more to LED than first meets the eye.
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Researchers claim LED is about so much more than lighting

4 Feb 2019
Cinderella LED losing out to renewable energy sisters…
Monday 28 January 2019
Whilst energy efficient measures like changing to LED light bulbs have made a huge difference to UK energy consumption in recent years, their contribution has been relegated in terms of column inches next to renewable energy.
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Cinderella LED losing out to renewable energy sisters…

28 Jan 2019
Growing eye parts from skin cells could lead to cure for blindness
Thursday 24 January 2019
Doctors are growing eye parts from skin cells as part of a project to find a cure for rare genetic causes of blindness.
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Growing eye parts from skin cells could lead to cure for blindness

24 Jan 2019
New gel drops could be sight-savers
Thursday 17 January 2019
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have developed a fast-acting new eye gel which effectively repairs scarring to the cornea, providing an alternative to a risky corneal transplant.
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New gel drops could be sight-savers

17 Jan 2019
The bionic eye comes a step closer….
Monday 14 January 2019
In a landmark step towards achieving the stuff of science fiction, American scientists have employed 3D printing to create a primitive “eye” on a hemispherical surface.
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The bionic eye comes a step closer….

14 Jan 2019
Winter blues could be down to the colour of your eyes…
Thursday 10 January 2019
Cold weather and longer nights have a negative effect on many of us, resulting in irritability and lethargy in the winter months.
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Winter blues could be down to the colour of your eyes…

10 Jan 2019
Of mice and men - new discovery may give insight into how our night vision works
Thursday 27 December 2018
Scientists investigating how mice perceive light at night have made a discovery that may one day help visually impaired humans see better.
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Of mice and men - new discovery may give insight into how our night vision works

27 Dec 2018
Recent study hailed as a step closer to a cure for Glaucoma
Monday 24 December 2018
Researchers from the University of Montreal have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of glaucoma.
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Recent study hailed as a step closer to a cure for Glaucoma

24 Dec 2018
Welcome trial news for AMD sufferers
Monday 17 December 2018
A recent trial involving 220 macular degeneration sufferers has shown that a “long-acting port delivery system” (in other words, a slow-release implant) has allowed some of the trial group to go up to 15 months between treatments.
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Welcome trial news for AMD sufferers

17 Dec 2018
Quicker, safer research into macular degeneration therapies.
Thursday 13 December 2018
Scientists say eye-on-a-chip technology may provide a new, quicker research opportunity for the study of macular degeneration, if proposals made recently at the University of Twente (UT) in Holland are adopted.
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Quicker, safer research into macular degeneration therapies.

13 Dec 2018