Early blindness improves sound localisation, but hearing loss reduces it, highlighting the need for better rehabilitation strategies.
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- Personal Essays
A Blind Teenager Forged by Adversity Makes History in the World Championships Breaking Rowing Records
Aron O’Dowd’s life story is a testament to the indomitable human spirit, resilience, and triumph over adversity.
Aron O’Dowd’s life story is a testament to the indomitable human spirit, resilience, and triumph over adversity.
- Health & Fitness
Researchers Find New Mechanisms That Cause Blindness, Opening the Door to New Treatments
The lack of the CERKL gene alters the ability of retinal cells to fight oxidative stress generated by light and triggers cell death mechanisms that cause blindness.
Most people experiencing sight loss experience bouts of mental fatigue and psychological distress.
Blind people are better at sensing their own heartbeats than sighted ones.
- Mind & Brain
New Study Uncovers Why Congenitally Blind People Show Activity in Visual-Processing Areas of the Brain
Magnetic resonance imaging techniques were used to analyse structural connectivity in the human brain and to investigate the possibility of alternative neural connections.
Combining a map of gene regulatory sites with disease-associated loci has uncovered a new genetic risk factor of adult-onset macular degeneration.