AIIMS unveils MadhuNETrAI, India’s first fully validated AI app to detect diabetic retinopathyAIIMS, in collaboration with the Union health ministry and Wadhwani AI, has launched MadhuNETrAI, an AI-powered mobile app for early detect...
18 Nov, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
Quick look into your eyes could expose hidden heart trouble: Scientists sound alarm over a secret link between the two organsResearchers are now linking eye health to heart health, suggesting that retinal scans could help predict cardiovascular risk much earlier. ...
16 Nov, 2025, 10.04 PM IST
Your eyes can reveal signs of dementia even two decades before symptoms appear, says doctorA new study published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia suggests routine eye exams could detect dementia risk up to 20 years before symptoms appe...
02 Sep, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
Eyestem’s Eyecyte-RPE trial shows vision rescue for geographic atrophy patientsEyestem will be presenting its data at the ARVO 2025 Annual Meeting as well as the 10th Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit in ...
14 Apr, 2025, 11.48 AM IST
At stroke risk? The shape and size of your retinas can predict if you're vulnerable to get oneRetinal scans may predict stroke risk as effectively as traditional methods without invasive tests. A study of 45,161 older individuals sho...
14 Jan, 2025, 05.06 PM IST
Your eyes can predict whether you are at risk of a stroke: StudyA new study suggests that the shape and size of retinal blood vessels can predict stroke risk almost as accurately as traditional methods. ...
14 Jan, 2025, 02.57 PM IST
Ask Dr. D: Why revealing biometric details is not unsafeRecently, easy availability of biometric details has been the talk of the town.
06 Aug, 2018, 03.40 PM IST
Finger-print scanners are passé! Now, log on to your PC with heart scansScientists have developed a new computer security system that lets you log in using the dimensions of your heart as a unique identifier.
26 Sep, 2017, 09.44 PM IST
You may be able to use your eyes or fingers to validate card transactions from next yearA Reserve Bank of India working group recommended in 2011 to include Aadhaar-based authentication for all card present transactions.
24 Nov, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Healthcare startups using AI to disrupt industryAfter being adapted in technology companies, artificial intelligence and machine learning are now being used in diagnosis and pathology by ...
12 Oct, 2016, 08.24 AM IST
Made in India retina scanner that promises faster, cheaper examinationThe device offers the prospect of drastically lowering the cost of such scans, which are a crucial element of diabetes management.
16 Apr, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Retina scan to become cheaper with MII Retcam appThe MII Retcam has been developed by a team led by Ashish Sharma, a retina specialist in the southern Indian textile town of Coimbatore.
15 Apr, 2016, 02.10 AM IST
National Payments Corporation of India planning to introduce an iris-based authentication systemThis form of biometric authentication will also reduce the chances of password-related frauds, which can, at times, drain money from your a...
03 Dec, 2015, 07.21 PM IST
Study says loss of retina cells could be early sign of FTD in patients with genetic riskA new study has discovered that the loss of retina cells could be one of the earliest signs of FTD in patients with a genetic risk for the ...
05 Sep, 2014, 12.24 PM IST
New hand-held device to catch early signs of eye diseaseMIT researchers have developed a new hand-held device that scans a patient's entire retina in seconds to detect a host of retinal diseases.
22 Dec, 2013, 03.40 PM IST
- Biometric PAN cards soon: Chidambaram
All the new Income-Tax payers in the country will soon begin to get biometric permanent account number (PAN) cards.
18 Jul, 2007, 07.22 AM IST
- 'Govt to launch biometric PAN cards'
All the new income tax payers in the country will soon begin to get biometric Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards with enhanced security f...
17 Jul, 2007, 05.34 PM IST