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In the effort to check rising vision impairment worldwide, scientists have produced a new prosthetic device that is designed to restore lost vision.

This is contained in a study published in ‘PLOS Biology’. The prosthetic device senses signals and transmits them to the brain by stimulating the cells in the retina – the area at the back of the eye that collects light focused from the lens.

The ‘bionic eye’ senses visual signals and transmits them to the brain, but requires extensive training to help patients’ brains learn to see again. Around the world, an estimated 40 million people are blind, with many of them reaching this condition after years of slow and progressive degeneration. The new study comes from researchers at an Italian public research university, the University of Pisa, who wanted to test the brain’s capacity to process artificial visual inputs.

They focused on seven patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa – an inherited disease that gradually leads to complete blindness. Retinitis pigmentosa is the name given to a group of inherited conditions of the retina that lead to a gradual progressive reduction in vision. With the development of this condition, difficulties with night vision and peripheral vision are the first things that are noticed. Later, reading vision, colour vision, and central vision are affected.

The age at which symptoms start is variable and the rate of deterioration often varies – for example with the different genetic types – but is generally very slow with changes occurring over years rather than months. In approximately half of all cases, there are other family members affected. The researchers then used functional magnetic imaging – technology that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

This showed that patients learned to recognise unusual visual stimuli, such as bright flashes, and this ability led to increased brain activity. As the patient practiced seeing, the more their brain responded to visual stimuli using the prosthetic implant. The researchers, led by Maria Concetta Morrone, said: “The boost in response takes a long time and intensive training to appear, being stronger in those subjects who used the prosthetic device more intensely and for a longer time.”

The results suggest that after the device is implanted, the brain undergoes plastic changes to re-learn how to process the visual signals. The fact that after years of blindness, the brain still has some plasticity is highly promising for the further development of new prosthetic implants.

https://newtelegraphonline.com/new-chip-raises-hope-of-blindness-reversal/

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5 star music CO E Money surprised his wife Juliet Okonkwo with an early Christmas gift today.He bought her a 2016 customised Range Rover Sport SUV in London and she gushed over it via her instagram page.

These 3 persons were caught at #IBADAN_BY_EMENIKE_STREET_OFF_NGWA_ROAD. AFN gathered that they specialize in stealing telecommunications mast batteries.

They were caught with 15 lister batteries which are the change over batteries that power the MTN mast, they came to the operation with L300 Bus as we were informed.

We gathered one of them is a known BAKASSI BOY(ABIA VIGILANT GROUP) in Aba.

Police later came and took them to Cameroon road Police barracks.

Nigeria’s most revolutionary 4G/LTE-Advanced network provider —ntel, has taken the business to another level by launching its internet router at its outlets in Nigerian super cities of Lagos and Abuja. This ZTE Router has the capacity to supports up to 64 concurrent Wi-Fi connections and 4 LAN (Local Area Network) ports.Subscribers who purchase the router alongside one of ntel’s unlimited data plans of N10,000/monthly; N3,000/weekly and N1,000/two days, will be treated to a whole new internet experience.

As part of activities to mark the sale of its superfast routers, ntel is offering visitors to its stores an opportunity to experience its superfast internet speed at three of its outlets in the two major cities where they have coverage.

The outlets are 134, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja; main lobby, Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja and Alfred Rewane Road (Formerly Kingsway Road) opposite Ikoyi registry, Lagos.

Speaking on the router, Kamar Abass, CEO of ntel said “This is the ideal router for households as well as small and medium scale businesses and other organisations who require superfast internet service. Our routers which are Cat 6 with 4 x 2 MiMo will not only guarantee superfast internet access but can serve up to 64 multiple users at the same time. For data hungry Nigerians looking for superfast internet speeds up to 230mbps over a 4G/LTE connection, this is the device for them.”

The router operates on 2.4 GHz for better wall-penetration capabilities and 5 GHz for faster throughput and lower interference. The powerful gadget also supports gigabit wired connections so that it is possible to copy files over a LAN at a speed higher than 80 MB/s.The ZTE MF286 is similar in size to a traditional wireless router, but its ability to: deliver speeds of up to 230 Mbps using the 4×2 MIMO technology; operate on dual SSIDs 2.4 and 5GHz for better wall-penetration capabilities and lower interference respectively; function in active mode for 6 to 8 hours using its 3,000mAh battery and support file sharing among users on the same wi-fi network via its USB port —makes it special. It has an exclusive design, with a main body enhanced with graceful curves, to improve the visual effect and feel.

Visitors can enjoy download speeds of up to 230Mbps free of charge when they visits any of the ntel outlets listed above in Lagos and Abuja. Remember the browsing is via WiFi connection so your Hotspot must be turned ON to have access to it.

Umarlulu:
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According to a facebook user this incident happened in Onitsha, Anambra State.
A fight between two policemen over #200 extorted from a driver

I think the government should address people on the need to keep the environment clean

segebobo:
It's better stated as former or previous and not formal.
I don't really miss him tho!

Thanks bro

Are Nigerians missing our former president Dr Goodluck Jonathan ?

A federal high court in Abuja has granted the cousin of former President Jonathan, Azibaola Roberts and his wife, Stella, bail in the sum of N500m. Their bail application was granted this morning. Azibaola and his wife, Stella, are standing trial for using their company, Oneplus Holding Limited, to collect $40 million contract from the office of embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, while approving their bail application, ordered that the couple be remanded in Kuje prisons pending when they fulfill all their bail conditions.

Yoruba elders accuse President Buhari of marginalizing the South and favoring the North in his political appointments


Yoruba elders under the aegis of the Yoruba Unity Forum (YUF) have accused President Buhari of favoring the North and Marginalizing the South in his political appointments. Addressing newsmen in Ibadan yesterday after their meeting, spokesperson of the group, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Bolanle Gbonigi, said they have assessed the Buhari-led administration and concluded that he has not been fair to the south. "A glance at the table showing key appointments made so far underscores the extent of the marginalisation of the south. The summary of appointment shows that the North West which is the president’s zone has 26 positions or 44 percent of all appointments he made so far, North East has nine positions or 15 percent, North Central has six positions or 10 percent, South West has seven positions or 11. 8 percent, South South has eight positions or 13.56 percent and the South East three positions or five percent. This brings the total for the North to 41 positions or 69.5 percent while the South is left with 18 positions or 30.5 percent. The last 365 days have indeed been momentous for Nigeria. While the president has made significant progress towards routing out the Boko Haram insurgents and restoring peace in the North East, centres of various other insurgencies have sprouted in other parts of the country, like the South South and the South East, not to mention the new terror posed by the rampaging Fulani herdsmen. These sectional insurgencies are bound to continue to arise from time to time with our present over- centralised, quasi-unitary structure of governance. This is why well-meaning, respectable Nigerians have agitated for decades and continue to agitate for a restructuring of the country to achieve true fiscal and political federalism and to enable each section to mobilise and develop its own resources. The president’s recent remarks therefore that he will consign the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference to the archives, and the present posture of his party against restructuring show that they are out of step with progressive thinking in the country”he said Other members of the group include Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu, Senator Femi Okurounmu, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Kofoworola Bucknor Akerele , Bisi Sangodoyin, Bolajoko Doherty and Chief Emmanuel Adelana.

A purported video of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has surfaced on Facebook.
In the video, a man was seen spraying pounds on a young lady to the admiration of everyone in the private jet. The video was uploaded by one Kehinde Oloyede who claimed his cousin sent the video to him. While the video has garnered close to 12,000 shares, one of the comments under the video claimed that the person spraying the currency notes isn’t Dasuki but Indimi, an oil mogul.

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According to @lindaikejiblogspot, accident involving a commercial bus and some cars
occurred this afternoon at Oworonshoki axis of the 3rd
mainland bridge.we don't know if any live was lost.

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I just come across this now on facebook..I think so lecturers are mean

As seen in Michael okpara university of agriculture umudike. This is so funny abeg... Masquerades of the federal republic of Nigeria (MFRN) hereby calls for the submission of CVs for the post of 1. Entry level masquerades 2. Dancing masquerades 3. Tax collecting masquerade Please submit a passport photograph with a picture of your masquerade uniform. Special dancing and juju techniques will be an added advantage.MFRN...promoting the african experience.

As seen in Michael okpara university of agriculture umudike. This is so funny abeg... Masquerades of the federal republic of Nigeria (MFRN) hereby calls for the submission of CVs for the post of 1. Entry level masquerades 2. Dancing masquerades 3. Tax collecting masquerade Please submit a passport photograph with a picture of your masquerade uniform. Special dancing and juju techniques will be an added advantage.MFRN...promoting the african experience.

As seen in Michael okpara university of agriculture umudike. This is so funny abeg... Masquerades of the federal republic of Nigeria (MFRN) hereby calls for the submission of CVs for the post of 1. Entry level masquerades 2. Dancing masquerades 3. Tax collecting masquerade Please submit a passport photograph with a picture of your masquerade uniform. Special dancing and juju techniques will be an added advantage.MFRN...promoting the african experience.

KenJak:
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bros any way can be acceptable

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