In a large-scale EU project, in which MedUni Vienna is working alongside international partners, the capabilities of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and Raman spectroscopy have been combined in a ...

It seems like the next “Big Thing” may be staring you right in your face – eye scanning. There is a now a race to find a new way to identify us for security reasons as we move from paper to password ...

Back in October, we ran a story about a rumor that suggested Samsung may by-pass a fingerprint scanner and jump, instead, directly to an eye scanner to authenticate its smartphone owner, although ...

Alzheimer’s is a ruinous brain disease that causes progressive memory loss. For years, we lacked a practical way to detect it — but new evidence suggests that a non-invasive eye scan could spot early ...

Many have heard the phrase "the eyes are the window to the soul." Now, they're also giving researchers clues into how old a person truly is. In a study released Tuesday in Journal Gerontology: ...

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Diagnosing Parkinson's disease is still a challenge for doctors. Complex neurological exams can help identify the disease after symptoms appear but detecting the disease early is vital to better ...

Presently, for a definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, doctors have to perform a PET scan of patients' brains. Not only is it expensive, but it also requires the patient to be injected with ...

Two new studies now suggest that a noninvasive eye scan could soon be used to catch Alzheimer’s disease early. Share on Pinterest A simple eye scan may soon detect Alzheimer’s in a matter of seconds.