Twenty people who were blind or on the verge of being so have had some or all of their sight restored thanks to a food industry byproduct — pig skin. Researchers from Linköping University and ...
Implants made from pig skin have restored sight in the blind, according to a new study. The implant used in the study replicates the human cornea — the transparent part of the eye that covers the iris ...
A protein implant could cure blindness, according to a new study. Researchers found no one who had the operation was still blind 2 years later and three people who were blind ended up with 20:20 ...
Thin, stretchy skin -- like that of a pig or human -- significantly lessens the underlying damage that occurs when it's punctured. Pig skin even outperforms synthetic materials that are designed to ...
Step aside, Botox. The secret to healthy, young skin is oinking in a pen. A team at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently published work that suggests the key to ...
(Photo: Peretz Partensky / CC BY-SA 2.0 / MGN) (CBS NEWS) — Twenty people who were blind or on the verge of being so have had some or all of their sight restored thanks to a food industry byproduct – ...