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When people get into their 40s and beyond, their close-up vision starts to worsen. For many people, cranking up the font size on a phone or maxing out the brightness on a computer is the only way to be able to read some text.  This condition is known as presbyopia, and it affects around 128 million people in the US and more than a billion people worldwide.In late 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new eye drop medication to treat presbyopia. As an optometrist, I was initially skeptical.Prior to the…

The connection between gut bacteria and human health continues to be illuminated in all kinds of ways, and among the more fascinating is the way these microbes might influence different aspects of the aging process. A study has not only highlighted new facets of this relationship, but demonstrated how hallmarks of aging in the brain, gut and eyes might even be reversed through fecal transplants. The makeup of the microbial communities in our gut is being shown to shape many different aspects of our wellbeing, and we're…

Artemis I, NASA's uncrewed mission that will set the stage for returning humans to the Moon after several decades, is unlikely to be launched before summer this year. The rundown to the actual launch of the ambitious mission has been changed several times so far as the team behind it was not ready with all the preparations. The final pre-launch test was initially scheduled for February 2022 but was then pushed back to March. NASA officials have now said that an April launch was no longer possible, and they were looking at…

Hypercar newcomer Deus Automobiles has emerged from the shadows of Vienna, Austria, to throw its hat into the "world's most powerful cars" ring. Its Vayanne super-coupe puts out four figures' worth of all-electric power and torque on its way to screeching from 0 to 62 mph in under two seconds and topping out just under 250 mph. But as odd as it feels to say, by the time the car launches in 2025, 2,200 horsepower might just be too little too late for "world's most powerful" bragging rights. Time will tell. An outrageously…

Tesla is aiming to mass produce a robotaxi by 2024, CEO Elon Musk revealed during an earnings call with investors on Wednesday as the company reported better-than-expected quarterly figures. The dedicated robotaxi will feature a “futuristic” design and come without a steering wheel or pedals, Musk said, adding that the vehicle, which would build on the automaker’s current self-driving technology, could be “a massive driver of Tesla’s growth.” Aware that the steep price tag of Tesla cars puts them out of reach of many…