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Neuroscience & Neurology

A Brain Made of Memristors

December 18, 2010 | By Massimiliano Versace, PhD | 16 Comments

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.

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Neuroscience & Neurology

Alzheimer’s Disease Vaccine on the Horizon

December 15, 2010 | By Jennifer Gibson, PharmD | 3 Comments

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.

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Drugs & Clinical Trials

Preventing HIV Before Exposure

December 12, 2010 | By Jennifer Gibson, PharmD | 1 Comment

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.

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Health & Healthcare

Dying to Work Overtime

December 9, 2010 | By Jennifer Gibson, PharmD | 2 Comments

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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