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Brain Science: Finding Secrets in Century-Old Brains

By Guest PostJanuary 16, 2018Healthbrain science, carney complex, century old brains, cushings disease, dennis spencer, father of neurosurgery, finding secrets, harvey cushing, maya lodish

The father of neurosurgery, Yale’s Harvey Cushing, MD, left a remarkable gift to science. Now, for the first time, his collection of brains is being used for active research. (more…)

Maersk and IBM to Form Joint Venture Applying Blockchain to Improve Global Trade and Digitize Supply Chains

By Guest PostJanuary 16, 2018Technologyblockchain, digitize supplychains, ibm, joint venture, maersk, vincent clerc

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK and ARMONK, NY – 16 Jan 2018: A.P. Moller – Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced their intent to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology. (more…)

Tiny diamonds could become best friends to youths with cleft palates

By Guest PostJanuary 15, 2018Healthbest friends, christine hong, cleft palates, dayoung song, dean ho, maxillary expansion, nanodiamonds, rate, relapse complication, tiny diamonds, youths

UCLA researchers develop treatment to reduce rate of relapse complication

Young people with cleft palate may one day face fewer painful surgeries and spend less time undergoing uncomfortable orthodontic treatments thanks to a new therapy developed by researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry. The treatment incorporates a shiny twist: diamond fragments so small it would take more than 3 million of them to span the diameter of a penny. (more…)

Erkrankter Wolf tötet zwei Hunde in Sachsen

By Guest PostJanuary 14, 2018Natureerkrankter wolf, goerlitz, sachsen, woelfe in sachsen, zwei tote hunde

Eine Ausnahmegenehmigung für den Abschuss des Tieres liegt vor

Ende letzten Jahres wurden zwei Hunde in Sachsen von einem erkrankten Wolf getötet. Laut Kontaktbüro „Wölfe in Sachsen“ ist der Wolf nun identifiziert. Das Tier soll an Räude leiden und war wohl deswegen auf der Suche nach leicht verfügbarer Beute. (more…)

Studies of ‘amorphous ice’ reveal hidden order in glass

By Guest PostJanuary 14, 2018Scienceamorphous ice, fausto martelli, glass, hidden order, life giving properties, salvatore torquato

A new study challenges the notion that the atomic structure of glass is indistinguishable from that of a liquid — at least for a certain kind of glass called “amorphous ice” that forms when water is cooled to very low temperatures. (more…)

Wie das Gehirn einer Fruchtfliege Farben verarbeitet

By Guest PostJanuary 14, 2018Sciencechristopher schnaitmann, dierk reiff, farben, fruchtfliege, gehirn, oliver griesbeck, vaeino haikala, verarbeiten

Biologen klären grundlegende Mechanismen des Farbensehens in einem wirbellosen Tier auf

Menschen und viele Tiere unterscheiden unzählige Farbtöne. Doch was sind die neuronalen Grundlagen des Farbensehens? Wie erkennt das Gehirn Farben, und wie nimmt es sie wahr? Diese Fragen beschäftigen seit Langem sowohl die Naturwissenschaften als auch die Philosophie. (more…)

New Manufacturing Process for SiC Power Devices Opens Market to More Competition

By Guest PostJanuary 13, 2018Sciencejay baliga, manufacturing process, power devices, poweramerica, presice tm, sic power devices, silicon carbide

Researchers from North Carolina State University are rolling out a new manufacturing process and chip design for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices, which can be used to more efficiently regulate power in technologies that use electronics. The process – called PRESiCE^TM – was developed with support from the PowerAmerica Institute funded by the Department of Energy to make it easier for companies to enter the SiC marketplace and develop new products. (more…)

Alternativer Entstehungsprozess für Blutkrebs entschlüsselt

By Guest PostJanuary 11, 2018Healthalternativer entstehungsprozess, blutkrebs, christopher gerner, chronisch lymphatische leukaemie, cll, genetische mutation, rupert mayer

Proteinanalyse zeigt, dass altersbedingte Zellveränderungen Tumore verursachen

Genetische Mutationen wurden in den letzten Jahrzehnten als Ursache für Krebs betrachtet. Moderne post-genomische Analyseverfahren wie Proteomics und Metabolomics erlauben mittlerweile, völlig neue Mechanismen für die Entstehung von chronischen Erkrankungen, wie unter anderen Krebs, zu erkennen. (more…)

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