Yearly Archive for 2010
A Brain Made of Memristors
In 1997 the then world chess champion Garry Kasparov faced off with the IBM supercomputer, Deep Blue. Kasparov had defeated the computer five times, and he was ready to show the world once again that intelligent thought was still the sole province of human beings. But this match was different. After three drawn games and one win each, Deep Blue crushed Kasparov in the sixth game. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) community declared a victory: finally, man’s champion had been outmatched by the intelligence of a machine.
Alzheimer’s Disease Vaccine on the Horizon
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating illness that causes memory loss and intellectual impairment. AD currently afflicts an estimated 18 million people throughout the world, but it affects countless more friends, caregivers, and relatives. More than 1 in 13 people over the age of 65 have signs and symptoms consistent with AD. Unfortunately, the cause of AD is still unclear a century after its discovery, and the disease is largely untreatable.
Preventing HIV Before Exposure
Currently, more than 33 million people worldwide are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Each year, there are nearly 3 million new infections. The growing worldwide burden of this infection, which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), has prompted researchers to investigate novel approaches to infection control and prevention. A recent investigation published by the New England Journal of Medicine, which will likely be known as a landmark study in HIV/AIDS research, reported that a daily dose of a prophylactic pill can prevent the spread of HIV before exposure to the virus.
Dying to Work Overtime
President Ronald Reagan once joked that hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance? According to a new study, he may have been correct in avoiding burning the proverbial midnight oil. A study published in the European Heart Journal reports that working overtime is an independent risk factor for incident cardiovascular disease.
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Future Posts
- The Brain’s Buying Power
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- Childhood Aggression Predicts Health Care Use Later in Life
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- BED-head and Obesity – Food for Thought
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