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How do we lose memory? A STEP at a time, researchers say

By Guest PostSeptember 16, 2018Healthcognitive function, david castonguay, hippocampus, jonathan brouillette, levels of step, lose memory, paul lombroso

In mice, rats, monkeys, and people, aging can take its toll on cognitive function. A new study by researchers at Yale and Université de Montréal reveal there is a common denominator to the decline in all of these species — an increase in the level of the molecule striatal-enriched phosphatase, or STEP. (more…)

Microbot muscles: Chains of particles assemble and flex

By Guest PostDecember 12, 2014Scienceeis xviii, hunting meteorites, jonathan brouillette, kein leben, marc fries, michael solomon, michigan meteorite, Nanotechnology, robots, sharon glotzer, terminal velocity, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR — In a step toward robots smaller than a grain of sand, University of Michigan researchers have shown how chains of self-assembling particles could serve as electrically activated muscles in the tiny machines. (more…)