Our brain and eyes can play tricks on us—not least when it comes to the expanding hole illusion. A new computational model ...

I am a 67-year-old male with generally good vision. I have had a few floaters in my eyes over the years, but they have generally been small ...

The optic nerve connects the eye structures to the brain, sending sensory information that is important for vision. Cancer refers to a condition that develops when abnormal cells grow out of ...

Early warning signs of diabetes, high blood pressure, and other chronic diseases could be lurking in the back of your eye before symptoms start to show. However, a new test at Boots Opticians ...

But a new eye test being launched on the high street can detect 12 different health conditions - including high blood pressure, diabetes and potentially deadly tumours. The scan, called an optomap ...

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, the Pentagon's top research arm, wants to find out if red blood cells could be modified in novel ways to protect troops and help them manage extreme ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

In 2009 a team of biophysicists led by Anthony A. Hyman of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, were studying specklelike structures called P ...

A recent study from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India has revealed new details about how our cells clean up and recycle waste. This process, known as autophagy, is like a self ...

Unlike other blood pressure medications, this increased risk was specifically linked to CCBs. More surprisingly, some individuals on CCBs showed early signs of glaucoma even though their eye ...

As a result, blood glucose levels remain low. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps cells absorb the sugar they need for energy. Type 2 diabetes involves having too much blood ...