Destigmatizing vision loss. Exercise for your brain. (Blue) green energy.

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• Numerous media file reports on a new Concordia study of the effectiveness of tablet computers, such as the iPad, as an adaptive device for people with vision loss. The study's lead authors, psychology professor Aaron Johnson and MA student Elliott Morrice, concludes that the iPad, a compact and reasonably affordable, is as effective as any traditional reading rehabilitation tool for individuals with visual impairment: Science Daily, Science Codex, Medical Xpress, Sify, Medical Design Technology, Business Standard, Big News Network, The Municipal Information Network, Electronic Specifier, The Freepress Journal, Public Now, ANI News, Hindustan Times, The Siasat Daily, The New Indian Express. The study was initially described in Good Times Magazine. 
• Santé Log (behind a paywall) picks up coverage of a Concordia study, led by PERFORM Centre researcher Jason Steffener, describing how ageing of the brain can be significantly slowed through continued education and such simple exercise as climbing stairs. 
• A brief in Gas and Electricity references Concordia research that has produced a micro-photosynthetic cell capable of drawing electricity from blue-green algae. The work was led by engineering professor Muthukumaran Packirisamy at the Optical-Bio Microsystems Laboratory and published in the journal Technology.

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