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...just scored some major bling—but its patrons have yet to show much of an appetite. For the most part, Harvard University Dining Services’ (HUDS) new flat-panel plasma screens and electronic kiosks (for installation in each dining hall) haven’t even sparked brain-break levels of interest. Still, at a campus in which anything and everything inspires debate—from abstinence to alcohol subsidies and single-ply toilet paper—HUDS’ latest effort has not escaped criticism. The new technology deserves few brownie points, but students ought not overlook...
Researchers hope these findings will help shape future research in Alzheimer's therapy - perhaps in the development of drugs that can make brain cells' insulin receptors more responsive to the hormone, or in the application of type 2 diabetes drugs, which address insulin resistance, to Alzheimer...
...neuroendocrine disorder, akin to diabetes, isn't entirely new; it first showed up in the scientific literature roughly 20 years ago, but the idea petered out. In 2005, Suzanne la Monte, a neuropathologist at Brown University Medical School, revisited the idea. Based on two of her discoveries - that the brain makes its own insulin and that Alzheimer's disease depletes insulin - she coined the disease process "type 3" diabetes...
Even Entertainment Properties Trust, a publicly traded REIT that owns movie theaters, recently ventured into the vineyard business, purchasing at least three vineyards, all focusing on upscale grapes. Chief executive David Brain believes demographics will drive that sector for the next 10 to 15 years, and he expects average annual returns of about 10%. The demand has pushed the price per acre in Napa Valley's premium vineyards to between $200,000 and $300,000, up from between $125,000 and $180,000 in 2002, according to Tony Correia, president of Correia-Xavier Inc., a property appraiser in Fresno, Calif...
Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain...