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Growing Neural Implants
Technology Review July 16, 2008
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University of Michigan are
developing methods of preventing
damage to neurons caused my
implanted electrodes. They are using
an electrically conductive polymer
coating that increases the surface
area of the metal-biological
interface, which in turn boosts
performance of the electrode and
lowers both electrochemical
reactions and needed battery...
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Stress-generated cortisol found to
cause premature aging of immune
system
KurzweilAI.net July 16, 2008
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A new UCLA study suggests cortisol
is the culprit behind premature
aging of the immune system in
stressed-out people. Immune cells
(stained blue) end in protective
caps called telomeres (stained
yellow) that are shorter in the
elderly -- and in persons suffering
chronic stress. A new UCLA study
suggests cortisol is the culprit
behind...
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Japanese boffins develop long-life
Flash
vnu.net July 14, 2008
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Flash memory chips with a potential
lifetime of hundreds of years and a
lower rewriting voltage have been
developed by University of Tokyo
scientists. Current Flash chips are
estimated to have a useful lifetime
of around a decade or less for most...
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UT pathologists believe they have
pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV
PhysOrg.com July 15, 2008
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Researchers at The University of
Texas Medical School at Houston
believe they have uncovered the
Achilles heel in the HIV virus: the
HIV envelope protein gp120. They
have engineered antibodies with
enzymatic activity ("abzymes"),
which can attack the Achilles heel
of the virus in a precise way. The
next step is to confirm the theory
in human...
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