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MCHENRY, Ill., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Until now, people could expect to need reading glasses or bifocals during or after middle age due to an aging process called presbyopia. LASIK, a proven technique for freedom from glasses for distance, was not effective for presbyopia. But today, accord...Glaucoma Associated With Reading Impairments in Elderly
Those with vision loss in both eyes read 29 words per minute slower MONDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Having glaucoma may lead to reading problems in older adults, a new report shows. A study by the Johns Hopkins University's Wilmer Eye Institute found people with glaucoma in bot...New Teleradiology Reading Services Are Available at Online Radiology Medical Group, Inc.
Jesse Salen, the VP of Sales and Technology at Online Radiology Medical Group, Inc. is pleased to announce new teleradiology reading services are available, including remote reading of echo-cardiogram ultrasounds and functional MRI consulting and reading services. River...June 2009 Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource Highlights Summer Skin Problems, Low Vision and Pilates
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Parental education is a strong predictor of socioeconomic status and children's educational environment. Nevertheless, some children continue to experience reading failure in spite of high parental education and support for learning to read. University of Colorado at Boulder psychologists Angel...European lead in reading past climates from ice cores
Climate change is a reality today, but how can we find out about the future dangers it poses" What we really need is a full record of the Earths climate for several hundred thousand years, complete with samples of air from different epochs that can be taken to the lab for analysis. Incredibly, thi...ESF EURYI award winner aims to stop cancer cells reading their own DNA
A promising new line in anti-cancer therapy by blocking the molecular motors involved in copying genetic information during cell division is being pursued by young Dutch researcher Dr. Nynke Dekker in one of this years EURYI award winning projects sponsored by the European Science Foundation (ESF)...Early brain activity sheds new light on the neural basis of reading
Most people are expert readers, but it is something of an enigma that our brain can achieve expertise in such a recent cultural invention, which lies at the interface between vision and language. Given that the first alphabetic scripts are thought to have been invented only around four to five tho...U of M study identifies risk factors of disordered eating in overweight youth
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Madison has long been a home of innovation for entrepreneurs, as its liberal climate and productive economy make it an attractive place for them to place their roots. With over 120 technology companies founded in Madison over the past decade, the citys potential for growth has led Forbes Magazine ...DEMOletter's Summer Reading List
As Fathers Day and commencement ceremonies give way to summer heat, long weekends and beach vacations, we turn our attention to that pile of books on the nightstand and imagine that we'll have just enough time before Labor Day to catch up on our reading. Recently, I had occasion to ask a number ...Madison start-up bets on interactive future for reading education
A 3D-Readers screen shot, courtesy of NeuronFarm. Madison, Wis. After four years of development the electronic learning company NeuronFarm has put the finishing touches on its interactive Web-based learning tool 3D-Readers, moving past early funding difficulties and technological hurdles. ...OSMETTE XL from Precision Systems, Inc.
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