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Petr Baranov, MD, received the Alice Adler Award of $30,000 over one year from Harvard Medical School for his project, "High-throughput screening assay to identify photoreceptor pre-survival molecules." Together with Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, he also received $60,000 over one year from Mass. Lions...

TRACTS: VA Research explores mental health issues of PTSD and TBI

What: SNMA Region 7 T-shirt Fundraiser When: Deadline to order is February 25 How: This link → https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PKWSBHK (If you fill out the survey, you will be contacted regarding how to pay.) Why: To support SNMA... and because you can never have too many humorous medical t-shirts

Retinal Disorders:Genetic Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment Edited by Eric A. Pierce, Richard H. Masland, and Joan W. Miller Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announces the release of Retinal Disorders: Genetics Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment, edited by Department of Ophthalmology...

Mass. Eye and Ear Vision Rehabilitation Director Mary Lou Jackson appeared in Ophthalmology Times to discuss the challenges facing vision rehabilitation services in the United States and Canada. This form of occupational therapy is important and growing, but issues such as lack of health insurance...

Is the dress white & gold or black & blue? The science behind " The Great Dress Debate" is explained by Joseph Rizzo III, MD, David G. Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology in the field of Neuro-Ophthalmology and Director of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service at Mass. Eye and Ear. To watch the interview on...

Alex Hwang, PhD, won the Muse Award, a sub-category competition of the Wearables in Healthcare Pilot Challenge by Medstro. Dr. Hwang's idea was to use the Muse, which is a compact version of an electroencephalogram that measures electrical signals in the brain, to measure the level of visually...

VA scientists have discovered signs of early aging in the brains of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans caught near roadside bomb explosions, even among those who felt nothing from the blast.Years after coming home from war, veterans are showing progressive damage to the brain's wiring, according to a...

Dr. Robina Matyal has been awarded a $100,000 research grant by the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research towards conducting her project titled Fundamentals of Ultrasound Course with Verification of Proficiency. Congratulations!