First 3D-printed Model of a Neuron

Source: Kurzweil November 15, 2013 [+]3D-printed model of a neuron (credit: Yale University) Yale neuroscientist Gordon Shepherd has created the first 3D-printed neuron with help from the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation and Design (CEID). “Brain microcircuits have a very complicated 3D architecture,” said Shepherd, a professor of neurobiology at the Yale School of Medicine and author of The Synaptic[…]

Letting Medical Student Run the Clinic

Source: The Atlantic By Jennifer Xu (Matt Rourke/AP) Every Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the abandoned Pinckney Community Public Library in the rural town of Pinckney, Michigan flickers to life. Two caravans bearing young professionals in white coats roll up to the parking lot. Once inside, they loop stethoscopes around their necks, shuffle color-coded[…]

How A Change In Gut Microbes Can Affect Weight

Source: NPR Health The evidence just keeps mounting that the microbes in our digestive systems are a factor in the obesity epidemic. A team of European researchers recently reported they’d found that obese people appeared to have less diverse microbes in their guts than did lean people. The research also showed that people with less diverse communities[…]

How A Change In Gut Microbes Can Affect Weight

Source: NPR Health The evidence just keeps mounting that the microbes in our digestive systems are a factor in the obesity epidemic. A team of European researchers recently reported they’d found that obese people appeared to have less diverse microbes in their guts than did lean people. The research also showed that people with less diverse communities[…]