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B vitamins may slow the advance of Alzheimer's
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-21 4:00)
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Vitamin supplements seem to prevent atrophy of brain regions such as the hippocampus, which waste away in people with Alzheimer's
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'Self-aiming' rifle turns novices into expert snipers
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-21 2:03)
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A new computer-aiming system for rifles lets you "tag" a target with a laser pulse and works out the best moment to pull the trigger, making life easier for long-range killers
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-21 2:00)
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All the latest stories on newscientist.com: consciousness– the what, why and how– a second chance to save the climate, fission can fizzle out, and more
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Stem-cell treatment restores sight to blind man
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-21 0:37)
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A man blinded by the degeneration of his retinal cells can see well enough to get a driver's licence after receiving a stem-cell transplant
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北里・ハーバードシンポジウム、新薬の臨床開発における大学ならではの役割は何か
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2013-5-21 0:00)
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第12回北里・ハーバードシンポジウムが2013年5月13日から14日にかけて、東京都千代田区の日経ホールで開催され、大学病院・公的研究機関で新薬の開発や臨床試験を推進している医師が議論した。研究機関として、営利の受託臨床試験支援機関（CRO）との違いをいかに明確に打ち出すかが重要なテーマとなった。
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Evonik社、OPX Biotechnologies社の技術を使いバイオ化学品を共同開発へ
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2013-5-21 0:00)
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米OPX Biotechnologies（OPXBIO）社とドイツEvonik Industries社は2013年5月14日、バイオベースのスペシャリティ化学品を共同で開発する契約を締結したと発表した。共同開発契約の下、OPXBIO社の独自技術であるEDGE（Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering）技術を使用して、両社はバイオプロセスを開発していく。
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訃報：三浦郁奈子さん ヒューマノイドロボットの開発、人間の動作解析の研究者 留学先の米国ボストンで交
from 森山和道
(2013-5-20 23:37)
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Tweet ▼ MIT visiting scientist Kanako Miura, 36, dies in bicycle accident in Boston
Miura had worked since last fall in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
This afternoon, MIT visiting scientist Dr. Kanako Miura, 36, died in a bicycle accident in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Miura was a native of Japan and had been at MIT since the fall of 2012. Within MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Miura worked in the laboratory of Russ Tedrake, an associate professor of computer science and engineering.
▼Boston Magazine Police: Cyclist Killed on Beacon Street Near Kenmore Square
According to Boston Police reports, around 3:30 p.m. Miura was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate Road West. Police said the accident involved a motor vehicle. On arrival, officers located the victim and said she was suffering from what appeared to be life threatening inj ...
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Consciousness: The what, why and how
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-20 23:26)
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How does a bunch of neurons conjure up our conscious sensations, thoughts, memories and emotions? Our special feature explores what neuroscience has revealed
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A brilliant trip back to the technological future
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-20 23:00)
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Stanislaw Lem's forgotten masterwork Summa Technologiae , now in English half a century after publication, is a heady mix of prescience, philosophy and irony
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Mental disorders affect 1 in 5 US children each year
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-20 20:47)
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A report by the US Centers for Disease Control reveals that in any one year, 13 to 20 per cent of US children experience a mental health disorder
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