Have machine in the loop: It is time to flip the human-in-the-loop modelTwo stories highlight how AI can empower rather than replace humans. In one, a software engineer used tools like ChatGPT and AlphaFold, alo...
26 Apr, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
She is healthy, walks 5 km daily but has a strange symptom while washing face. Could be a case of common vitamin deficiency, explains top doctorA woman's normal daytime walks hid a neurological clue. She lost balance in low light, revealing a sensory ataxia. This condition, often ca...
21 Apr, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
This Uber ride between a blind passenger and deaf driver is winning the internet: Here’s whyA blind passenger and a deaf cab driver found a way to communicate without words. They used a phone to share information and ensure a smoot...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Fatigue, brain fog, tingling feet? Doctor warns it could be this Vitamin deficiencyVitamin B12 deficiency often presents with subtle neurological and systemic symptoms before anemia, including fatigue, tingling, and brain ...
30 Mar, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
Want to get rid of eyeglasses? Scientists find easy way to replace glasses for people with common eye conditionNew special eye drops show promise for presbyopia, an age-related vision issue. Argentinian experts developed these drops as an alternative...
18 Sep, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
Researchers develop new AI model that can help prevent loss of sight in humansThe machine-learning model, based on a dataset of 967 Japanese patients, utilised variables commonly collected during ophthalmic examinatio...
14 Dec, 2023, 09.20 PM IST
New AI model holds promise for preventing blindnessResearchers at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have created a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of forecastin...
14 Dec, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
World Sight Day 2023: Significance, theme and self-care tips for good eyesightWorld Sight Day, observed on the second Thursday of October, this year aims to raise awareness about protecting vision at work. The Departm...
12 Oct, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Hyderabad doctor diagnoses woman with vision loss from excessive smartphone usageDr Kumar said that she was referred to him by an eye doctor, in an attempt to rule out neurological causes. He further said that his patien...
09 Feb, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
World Braille Day 2022: Screen-readers, customised apps, HR automation bring some hope to visually impairedAssistive technologies are helping those with vision impairment to equip themselves in a rapidly changing world.
04 Jan, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
Old Samsung Galaxy smartphones have a new purpose in life: Medical diagnosis camerasThe diagnosis camera can screen patients for conditions that may lead to blindness.
08 Apr, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
Visually impaired, blind voters to get braille voter slips in Lok Sabha pollsIt is a tactile reading and writing system used by blind and visually impaired people who cannot access print material.
03 Feb, 2019, 06.18 PM IST
Budget 2016: Government cuts levy on Braille prints; to help 80 lakh visually-impaired people.‘Childhood blindness’ is prevalent in India with 0.8 out of 1000 children lacking proper vision. There are nearly 3 lakh blind children in ...
29 Feb, 2016, 04.39 PM IST
Cut visual impairment rates by 25 per cent within 2019: WHO"And that the blindness prevention strategies and restoration of sight are among the most cost-effective interventions in health care," Sin...
08 Oct, 2015, 01.44 PM IST
- New app warns visually impaired people of obstacles
Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that warns people with vision impairment of obstacles in their way to help them navigate be...
25 May, 2014, 01.58 PM IST
- HC seeks Delhi University's response on PIL against its 4-yr UG programme
Issuing notice to the university, a bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath asked the university to filed an affidavit b...
08 May, 2013, 04.37 PM IST
- Honing the skills of the differently-abled
As India Inc struggles to build workforce diversity there is a new breed of entrepreneurs who are helping corporate India achieve just that...
13 Apr, 2010, 01.27 AM IST