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Friday March 8, 2013 Daily edition   News and Blog Headlines Green tea extract blocks formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease Flip of a single molecular switch makes an old brain young Human brain treats prosthetic devices as part of the body Human Connectome Project releases major data set on brain connectivity Nontoxic, traceable nanoparticles may be the next weapon in cancer treatment Support cells found in human brain make mice smarter Latest News Green tea extract blocks formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease March 8, 2013   Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain. U-M Life Sciences Institute faculty member Mi Hee Lim and an interdisciplinary team of researchers used green tea extract to control the generation of metal-associated amyloid-β aggregates associated … more… Flip of a single molecular switch makes an old brain young March 8, 2013   The flip of a single molecular switch helps create the mature neuronal connections that allow the brain to bridge the gap between adolescent impressionability and adult stability. Now Yale School of Medicine researchers have reversed the process, recreating a youthful brain that facilitated both learning and healing in the adult mouse. Scientists have long known … more… Human brain treats prosthetic devices as part of the body March 8, 2013   The human brain can learn to treat relevant prosthetics as a substitute for a non-working body part, according to research published March 6 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Mariella Pazzaglia and colleagues from Sapienza University and IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia of Rome in Italy, supported by the International Foundation for Research in Paraplegie. The … more… Human Connectome Project releases major data set on brain connectivity March 8, 2013   The Human Connectome Project, a five-year endeavor to link brain connectivity to human behavior, has released a set of high-quality imaging and behavioral data to the scientific community. The project has two major goals: to collect vast amounts of data using advanced brain imaging methods on a large population of healthy adults, and to make … more… Nontoxic, traceable nanoparticles may be the next weapon in cancer treatment March 8, 2013   Swedish scientists have developed “theranostic” (having both a therapeutic and diagnostic function) nanoparticles that can carry cancer drugs to tumor cells without toxicity and are biodegradable and traceable (can be seen in MRI images). The nanoparticles were developed by a team including KTH Royal Institute of Technology Professor Eva Malmström-Jonsson, from the School of Chemical … more… Support cells found in human brain make mice smarter March 8, 2013   Glial cells — a family of cells found in the human central nervous system and, until recently, considered mere “housekeepers” — now appear to be essential to the unique complexity of the human brain. Scientists reached this conclusion after demonstrating that when transplanted into mice, these human cells could influence communication within the brain, allowing … more… New VIDEOS   Kinect fusion lets you build 3D models of anything Visit KurzweilAI.net You are currently subscribed to the KurzweilAI.net newsletter as *|EMAIL|* To unsubscribe, please click here. To change your email preferences, please click here. *|LIST:ADDRESS|*.