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After I hit middle age, I noticed that printed words on a page didn’t look as crisp as they used to. Like many people, I’ve been wearing reading glasses ever since. But one day recently I squeezed a few drops of a new prescription drug into my eyes instead. A few minutes later, the text … Read more
The “Sesame Street” friends got a pretty good guide to lead them on their latest space adventure. Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison guest stars on the latest episode of “Sesame Street,” which airs Thursday (Jan. 27) on HBO Max. She appears in an 11-minute clip that also features “Sesame Street” residents Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby … Read more
The joke about “needing longer arms” when you grow older and try to read small print is common enough. The cause – a natural decline in our eyes’ ability to focus on nearby objects, or presbyopia – is the reason so many people end up getting reading glasses in older age. Now, for the first … Read more
Congress has dropped language from a must-pass bill governing U.S. defense policy that would have effectively prevented U.S. scientists from participating in Chinese programs aimed at attracting foreign scientific talent. But a similar provision applying to such programs may be tucked into a second bill aimed at outcompeting China that is now being hammered out … Read more