Serious Readers Blog

Stroke diagnosis - the eyes may just have it…
Thursday 19 April 2018
An unexpected discovery made by American scientists may provide a way of assessing the severity of a stroke in survivors by examining their eyes.
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Stroke diagnosis - the eyes may just have it…

19 Apr 2018
NICE suggests NHS needs to speed up care for those with Macular Degeneration
Monday 09 April 2018
New guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) claim that patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) need quicker diagnosis and treatment to avoid blindness.
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NICE suggests NHS needs to speed up care for those with Macular Degeneration

9 Apr 2018
New lighting mimics caffeine effect
Thursday 05 April 2018
Lighting engineers at Philips have created a form of office lighting which, they claim, will boost energy levels in the same way as drinking a cup of coffee.
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New lighting mimics caffeine effect

5 Apr 2018
Cambridge Literary Festival 13 -15 April 2018
Tuesday 03 April 2018
Busy next week? How about hopping over to Cambridge and sampling a few literary delights?
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Cambridge Literary Festival 13 -15 April 2018

3 Apr 2018
How the praying mantis could now shape robotic vision
Thursday 29 March 2018
For years, AI scientists have struggled with giving robots sight, encountering numerous difficulties in building a light-weight system which mimics the complex way in which humans judge distance
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How the praying mantis could now shape robotic vision

29 Mar 2018
NHS collaborate with Google DeepMind to fight blindness
Thursday 22 March 2018
Could Artificial Intelligence be the answer to the early diagnosis of eye diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy?
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NHS collaborate with Google DeepMind to fight blindness

22 Mar 2018
Alderney Literary Festival
Monday 19 March 2018
If historical literature is your thing, why not hop over to Alderney this coming weekend for the highlight of the historical literature calendar?
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Alderney Literary Festival

19 Mar 2018
New App adjusts TV for Colour-Blindness
Thursday 15 March 2018
Samsung have launched an App which they claim will colour correct a connected TV according to your unique ability to see the colour visual spectrum.
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New App adjusts TV for Colour-Blindness

15 Mar 2018
Eyesight the focus of a new evolutionary theory
Monday 12 March 2018
In a fascinating new twist in the evolutionary tale, American Scientists now say that the development of eyes led vertebrates out of the sea, rather than the development of legs.
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Eyesight the focus of a new evolutionary theory

12 Mar 2018
Researchers trial contact lenses designed to slow vision loss
Monday 05 March 2018
A team from Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed contact lenses designed specifically to slow the development of myopia.
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Researchers trial contact lenses designed to slow vision loss

5 Mar 2018
It's World Book Day - and we're offering you the chance to win a Levo G2 Deluxe Book Stand worth £189.
Thursday 01 March 2018
In what has fast become a national institution, today is the day when multiple Horrid Henry's are to be spotted on urban streets, and the occasional James may even be spied hauling his giant peach outside your front door.
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It's World Book Day - and we're offering you the chance to win a Levo G2 Deluxe Book Stand worth £189.

1 Mar 2018
Today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day
Monday 26 February 2018
On February 26th every year, the art of fairy tale telling is celebrated throughout the UK. Many libraries and schools have fairy tale readings, and there are many ways in which you can participate in celebrating this rich oral tradition at home.
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Today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day

26 Feb 2018