Visual impairment in US to double by 2050, say researchers
The study claims that in another 35 years, the number of Americans with a variety of eye diseases like glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy (DR), age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts will increase dramatically.
May 20, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
Superbugs could annihilate humans every 3 seconds by 2050
The battle against infections that are resistant to drugs is one the world is losing rapidly and has been described as "as big a risk as terrorism".
May 19, 2016, 15:38 PM IST
2050 may witness up to 1bn people going blind
Currently, it's estimated that over 2 billion people in the world suffer from myopia.
Oct 09, 2015, 11:46 AM IST
