Category: blind eye

Democrats Fail to Counter Chinese Regime Challenges on American Higher Education: Republican Lawmakers

As China reportedly maintains its enduring influence on American higher education by seeking to rebrand its Confucius Institutes (CI) in U.S. universities, Democrats have still refused to get tougher on the regime to counter its further infiltration, according to Republican lawmakers. “With Joe Biden in the White House, we’re seeing … their Confucius Institute and…


Secrets of Permanent Blindness Revealed by Stem-cell Research

Research into the retina and optic nerve using stem-cell models has unveiled specific genetic markers of glaucoma—the world’s leading cause of permanent blindness— possibly opening up new treatments for the condition. Glaucoma is a blanket term describing a group of eye conditions that do damage to the retinal ganglion cells—neurons near the inner eye— that…