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Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after death

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By Helen Thomson Verified
| New Scientist Verified
Health Perfusing donor human retinas with blood and oxygen meant they continued to respond to light for up to 10 hours after death, marking a significant step towards eye transplants that restore vision Keeping the retina working while out of the body is a step towards effective transplants Human eyes have been kept active outside the body for up to 10 hours after death, double the length of time that had previously been achieved.
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How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out

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By Helen Thomson Verified
| Flipboard
11 hours ago Every enterprise is an exercise in collective action. and success depends on others understanding where you want to take them. One of the most frustrating things I hear from leaders is, “We had a great strategy, but just couldn’t execute it.” Clearly, if it was a great strategy, you would be able to …
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How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out

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By Helen Thomson Verified
| New Scientist Verified
It shouldn’t have been difficult: 72 x 72. From the back seat, my daughter, newly confident in mental maths, wanted to check her answer. Whether it was because it was the end of the day, I was trying to park or something else, I stalled, cognitively speaking. Normally, that sum wouldn’t faze me. Lately, though, I have had the sense that my brain isn’t firing on all cylinders. It’s not just maths, but a general sluggishness. This matters to me.
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