Contact Lens Uses Microfluidics to Monitor and Treat Glaucoma(spectrum.ieee.org)

87 points by pseudolus 6 months ago | 2 comments

TSMC bets on unorthodox optical tech(spectrum.ieee.org)

211 points by Rohitcss 1 year ago | 84 comments

Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery(spectrum.ieee.org)

90 points by rbanffy 1 year ago | 70 comments

Blink to generate power for smart contact lenses(spectrum.ieee.org)

48 points by mfiguiere 2 years ago | 26 comments

Smartphone Cameras Go Hyperspectral(spectrum.ieee.org)

141 points by voxadam 1 year ago | 76 comments

Neural stimulation as a treatment for addiction(spectrum.ieee.org)

61 points by pseudolus 3 years ago | 23 comments

Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before diagnosis(moorfields.nhs.uk)

330 points by clouddrover 3 years ago | 118 comments

Moorfields Eye Hospital news release reporting that retinal eye scans can reveal signs of Parkinson's disease up to seven years before clinical diagnosis.

Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain(news.mit.edu)

525 points by gmays 1 year ago | 254 comments

MIT News article on research showing attention lapses during sleep deprivation coincide with fluid flushing from the brain, a process normally occurring during sleep.

US Judge invalidates blood glucose sensor patent, opens door for Apple Watch(patentlyapple.com)

391 points by walterbell 1 year ago | 142 comments

Patently Apple article reporting a federal judge invalidated an Omni MedSci blood glucose sensor patent, potentially clearing the way for Apple Watch glucose monitoring.

WiFi signals can measure heart rate(news.ucsc.edu)

431 points by bookofjoe 1 year ago | 237 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article on Pulse-Fi, a technique using WiFi signals from low-cost devices to measure heart rate without wearables.

Tinnitus linked to undetected auditory nerve damage(scitechdaily.com)

750 points by beefman 2 years ago | 401 comments

SciTechDaily article reporting Mass Eye and Ear research linking tinnitus to hidden auditory nerve damage undetected by standard hearing tests.

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.