News tagged with derivatives
A new, more versatile type of control for autonomous systems
Spanish scientists at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are applying a type of algorithms that allow them to obtain a greater number of design specifications, and which will have numerous industrial applications.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Cracking the code
After the 2008 financial crisis hit, many people were startled to learn that the leaders of some investment banks knew little about the risks their firms had taken.
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Sep 06, 2011 |
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Ketamine helps see how the brain works in clinical depression
(Medical Xpress) -- In a new study published in Nature, Lisa Monteggia from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center looks at how the drug ketamine, typically used as an anesthetic or a popular recreational drug f ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Discovery of cis-4-Hydroxy-L-proline, a material of pharmaceutical, cosmetic products
Discovery of the new enzyme, available for manufacturing of cis-4-Hydroxy-L-proline, a material of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.
May 18, 2011 |
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That anxiety may be in your gut, not in your head
For the first time, researchers at McMaster University have conclusive evidence that bacteria residing in the gut influence brain chemistry and behaviour.
May 17, 2011 |
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What's the label? Helping to unravel the role of nature in biosynthetic pathways
(PhysOrg.com) -- Terpenoids are a very large and diverse class of compounds which includes certain hormones, flavors, and drugs, such as steroids, cinnamon or menthol, and antibacterials. They are found in ...
May 17, 2011 |
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Move over Prozac: New drug offers hope for depression
The brain chemistry that underlies depression is incompletely understood, but research suggests that aberrant signaling by a chemical called Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor through its receptor TrkB, may contribute to anxiety ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Researchers discover why cocaine is so addictive
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered how cocaine corrupts the brain and becomes addictive. These findings -- the first to connect activation of specific neurons to alterations in cocaine reward -- were published in Science on Oct ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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New pyrimidine compounds may lead to improved treatments for childhood brain cancer
Src (short for sarcoma) is a family of proto-oncogenic tyrosine kinases active in many cancer tumors, including medulloblastoma, the most common malignant cancer in children. Src represents one of the most promising targets ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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New research counters risky image of popular financial investments
(PhysOrg.com) -- They have been called "financial weapons of mass destruction" and blamed for a number of catastrophic losses and bankruptcies. New research by a finance professor at Virginia Tech's Pamplin ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Memory molecule, deja vu
A second high-profile paper in as many months has found an important role in learning and memory for calpain, a molecule whose academic fortunes have ebbed and flowed for 25 years.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Animal behavioral studies can mimic human behavior
Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant for human behavior has been unclear. Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have identified ...
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Financial instruments could be spiked with unfindable risks
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a result that may have implications for financial regulation, researchers from computer science and economics have revealed potentially impenetrable problems with the pricing of financial ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Researchers identify new stem cell
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the skin that acts surprisingly like certain stem cells found in embryos: both can generate fat, bone, cartilage, and even nerve cells. These newly-described ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Bad driving may have genetic basis, study finds
Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 28, 2009 |
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