Hearing and vision loss INCREASES odds of dementia

Dementia is a collective term that is used to describe many different symptoms of cognitive failure or declines like impairment in memory, communication, and thinking. However, forgetfulness is one of the most highlighted and known features of dementia. Dementia is not a normal part of aging but, the likelihood of suffering from dementia increases as… Read More Hearing and vision loss INCREASES odds of dementia

Injecting nanoparticle-based retina has restored vision to blind rats

Recently, on 29th June, 2020, an article was published in Nature Nanotechnology titled; “Subretinally injected semiconducting polymer nanoparticles rescue vision in a rat model of retinal dystrophy, “ The article discussed how a team of international scientists used nano technology to restore vision loss caused by the retinal degeneration, or Retinitis pigmentosa. For those wondering… Read More Injecting nanoparticle-based retina has restored vision to blind rats