New Delhi, August 28 : A new study has uncovered a brain chemical involved in controlling appetite and obesity. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the findings may pave the way for potential treatments to cure obesity.
Todays music scene is awash with metal bands of every conceivable genre. In such a competitive field, it takes something unique and memorable to set any one band apart from its peers. Iron Maiden has Eddie, the zombie featured on all of its album covers. Kiss has Gene Simmons grotesquely long tongue. The Rolling Stones has a thousand-year-old mummy playing lead guitar.
With ability to run without external dependencies, OLSOFT Neural Network Library Package v1.0.0.0 enables creation of BPNN (Back Propagation neural networks) and SOFM. Able to handle data analysis, classification, and forecasting needs, self-contained COM ActiveX control is written in Visual C++ 6.0 and ATL. Suited for VB6 and VBA applications, COM component can be used in any application ...
Buried Treasure - Orguss 02 Its pretty rare that a sequel manages to outshine the original, but Orguss 02 does so in spades. Its one of the most accessible giant robot shows... I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.
Researchers at the University of Alberta have made strides in the area of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) through an interesting partnership between specialists in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Biomedical Engineering. The resulting study, to be released mid-October, uses diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to map out specific areas of the brain which are affected by ...
Although the idea that instrumental learning can occur subconsciously has been around for nearly a century, it had not been unequivocally demonstrated. Now, new research uses sophisticated perceptual masking, computational modeling, and neuroimaging to show that instrumental learning can occur in the human brain without conscious processing of contextual cues.
Robot wars The problem with our type of cleverness is, of course, that it so often translates into ever more ingenious ways of killing other humans (Swarms of robots join the army, August 21). As it stands, we can only hope that when our robots truly become intelligent, they will not also inherit our innate and very human viciousness. gal.darkervision.com "In just over five years, the ...
LAS CRUCES ” A Fairacres man who in September 2005 allegedly shot and damaged a SWAT team robot was taken into protective custody Tuesday while authorities seized more than a dozen weapons from the home.
Brain development in infants who are born very prematurely is still incomplete. Factors that cause premature birth may have an impact on the development of the premature infants brain both during pregnancy and later on after birth. A project conducted as part of the Academy of Finland Research Programme on Neuroscience (NEURO) is concerned to study brain growth and development invery premature ...
This study examined genotype and body-mass index in patients with the Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies, and mental retardation (WAGR) syndrome. The related genes WT1 and PAX6 are on chromosome 11p13, centromeric to brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), an important gene in energy homeostasis. BDNF haploinsufficiency was linked to childhood-onset obesity and reduced levels of ...
