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Study finds unique patterns like 'fingerprints' in brains of people who are born blind
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), included a smal…
PTI
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This is what it looks like when blind people see for the first time
Some types of blindness are curable. Anita and Sonia were both born blind, in poor villages in Indi…
Jacob Shamsian,Adam Banicki
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A woman who can see after being blind for 36 years describes the surreal experience of seeing her own face in a mirror
Olivia Durant, 36, was born with a condition that warped her vision like a microscopic lens, leavin…
Andrea Michelson
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A man went viral for repeatedly pranking his blind husband. The interabled couple wants to show infantilizing people with disabilities can cause harm.
Paul Castle told Business Insider the pranks have made him feel profoundly included, and he hopes h…
Geoff Weiss
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CDC: Syphilis rates among newborns rose 235% in just 4 years
Undiagnosed syphilis can spread in the womb. It's easily treated with antibiotics but can be deadly…
Hilary Brueck
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Scientists are trying to cure the most common cause of blindness - with eye drops
These results are very preliminary - it's the first time anyone has tested lanosterol as a treatmen…
Ellie Kincaid
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'Bridgerton' star Adjoa Andoh spoke up about 'color-blind' auditions: 'I delight in my race'
The Lady Danbury actor said that she was surprised to get an audition since historical fiction does…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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A New Type Of Ring Worn On The Finger Eliminates The Need For The Blind To Learn Braille
Such empowering functionality in such a portable form factor is sure to have a variety of applicati…
Dylan Love
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Still looking for your startup idea?
So, why are people ‘blind’ to the non-obvious? These ideas sound a bit risky and weird, and that’s …
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A neuroscientist says your 'reality' could be entirely different from the person sitting next to you - and you'll never know how much
But as Harbinger pointed out, for most humans, this relative ignorance might be bliss: "It seems li…
Shana Lebowitz
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I'm blind and didn't tell anyone when I interviewed for my tech job. I got hired and my boss had no idea.
When he interviewed at Microsoft, no one noticed or asked if he was blind. He was offered the job a…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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A TikTok video of a dog owner waking up his blind and deaf pup has melted hearts across the internet
Aiden Mann says he was nervous about adopting a dog with special needs, but he fell in love with Pl…
Margot Harris
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'The Blind Side' star Quinton Aaron says people need to 'chill out' amid calls for Sandra Bullock to relinquish her Oscar for the film
Sandra Bullock didn't have anything to do with the real story," "The Blind Side" star Quinton Aaron…
Esme Mazzeo
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'Gullible' and 'exploited' — former NFL star Michael Oher filed legal paperwork this week that may change how the world thinks of Sandra Bullock's 'The Blind Side' forever
On Monday, Michael Oher filed paperwork alleging he was never adopted by the Tuohys and now we're q…
Esme Mazzeo
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How J Lo inspired Google to create image search
The search giant created image search because of overwhelming demand from people who wanted to see …