[tt] KurzweilAI.net Daily Newsletter

Thu Apr 3 14:08:46 UTC 2008

KURZWEILAI.NET NEWSLETTER

NEWS
====

*************************
Daily caffeine 'protects brain'
BBC News April 2, 2008
*************************
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia
by blocking the damage cholesterol
can inflict on the brain, a
University of North Dakota study
suggests. It found that the
blood-brain barrier of rabbits fed a
fat-rich diet was protected in those
given a caffeine supplement
equivalent to one cup of coffee a
day....
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8329&m=37981

*************************
Different Views for the Same
Virtual World
Technology Review April 3, 2008
*************************
Multiverse will show new technology
today at the Virtual Worlds
conference in New York City that
allows developers to build virtual
worlds that users can access in
either a rich, 3-D form or a
simpler, browser-based form. 3-D
client (top); browser-based Flash
client (bottom)....
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8328&m=37981

*************************
How to Find Other "Earths"
Technology Review April 3, 2008
*************************
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics researchers have
adapted a laser technology to
discern the faint gravitational
influence that Earth-like planet
revolving around a Sun-like star
exert on their home stars' light
output, based on the induced wobble.
(Chih-Hao Li, Center for
Astrophysics) Their system increases
the precision of...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8327&m=37981

*************************
The Brain Under Anesthesia
Technology Review April 3, 2008
*************************
A large-scale study published in
the New England Journal of Medicine
has found that a commonly used
device designed to prevent
anesthesia awareness--the rare event
when a patient is actually conscious
during surgery--was largely
ineffective. Massachusetts General
Hospital researchers are using brain
imaging of human volunteers and, in
animals,...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8326&m=37981

*************************
Internet addiction is a psychiatric
disorder
New Scientist news service April 2, 2008
*************************
In the American Journal of
Psychiatry, psychiatrist Jerald
Block argues that internet addiction
should be included in the next
version of DSM, the US handbook of
recognised psychiatric conditions.
The condition is characterized by
excessive use of the Internet, anger
or depression if computer access is
lost, poor achievement and social...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8325&m=37981

*************************
Microsoft Surface Finally Surfaces
Popular Science April 1, 2008
*************************
Microsoft Surface will debut as a
shopping kiosk at six AT&T cellular
phone stores on April 17.
(Microsoft) Surface is a 30-inch
diagonal screen that that can read
thousands of touch inputs at once,
allowing multiple people to interact
with items at once. It tracks taps
using a set of cameras mounted
underneath the rear-projection
screen....
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8324&m=37981

*************************
Robot Ship Cleared to Dock With
Space Station
New York Times April 2, 2008
*************************
Europe's new Jules Verne cargo ship
has been cleared for its first
docking with the International Space
Station's Russian-built Zvezda
service module on Thursday. (New
York Times) The Jules Verne is the
first of a new class of robot
station supply ships called
Automatic Transfer Vehicles or
ATV's. It can carry 10 tons of
cargo. The...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8323&m=37981

*************************
Genetic link for lung cancer
identified
Nature News April 2, 2008
*************************
Three independent genetic studies
by University of Texas, deCODE
Genetics, and the International
Agency for Research on Cancer
researchers have found strong
evidence that genes influence the
risk of developing lung cancer in
smokers. While smoking is still
clearly the largest risk factor,
some smokers may be as much as 80%
more at risk that...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8322&m=37981

*************************
Nanoparticle delivery sytem for
anti-tumor toxins reduces drug dose
1,000 times
KurzweilAI.net April 3, 2008
*************************
Washington University School of
Medicine researchers using
drug-coated nanoparticles to deliver
fumagillin (a fungal toxin cancer
treatment) to tumors found that a
drug dose 1,000 times lower than
used previously still significantly
slowed tumor growth. Fumagillin can
have neurotoxic side effects at the
high doses required with standard...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8321&m=37981

*************************
Brain DNA 'remodeled' in alcoholism
PhysOrg.com April 2, 2008
*************************
University of Illinois at Chicago
researchers and colleagues have
found that alcoholism changes the
DNA scaffolding that supports and
controls gene expression in the
brain. These epigenetic changes (DNA
functional changes not caused by
sequence changes) relate to how DNA
and histones are wound together, and
may cause anxiety and other alcohol...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8320&m=37981

*************************
New treatment for spinal cord
injury
KurzweilAI.net April 3, 2008
*************************
Northwestern University researchers
have found that a nanoengineered gel
inhibits the formation of scar
tissue at a spinal cord injury site
and enables the severed spinal cord
fibers to regenerate and grow. The
gel is injected as a liquid into the
spinal cord and self-assembles into
a scaffold that supports the new
nerve fibers as they grow up...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=8319&m=37981

<------Related Company Message------------>

"Fantastic Voyage.... takes pains
to say: 'this is not a panacea, it's
just a beginning. You must make your
own path, keep up with research and
be a scientist.' This is a
refreshingly no-nonsense attitude,
and it's one of the main reasons
that I have a high degree of trust
and respect for the work that Ray
Kurzweil and Terry Grossman have
made available to us. -Mike T." To
learn more about Ray & Terry's
Longevity Program, see
http://www.RayandTerry.com
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/adRedirect.php?id=29&m=37981

<------------------------->

*******************************************************************************
You are currently subscribed to the KurzweilAI.net newsletter as "tt at postbiota.org".

To change your email preferences or unsubscribe, please visit

http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/preferences.html?hash=ca95e1a17def621bf9513aa49e51f2bd&m=37981

To see all news items and new articles, please visit http://www.kurzweilai.net

If you have news or editorial related questions, please reply to: news at kurzweilai.net