Month: March 2019

Improving IVF success rates

For best chances of in vitro fertilization success, the most motile sperm are chosen from semen. But current methods of sperm selection are inefficient and can cause fragmentation of the precious DNA carried in sperm heads. Scientists have now developed an alternative mechanism to sort sperm, which avoids genetic damage while also being faster and […]

Published on March 4, 2019

Complex Communication Dynamics: Exploring the Structure of an Academic Talk

Abstract Communication is a multimodal phenomenon. The cognitive mechanisms supporting it are still understudied. We explored a natural dataset of academic lectures to determine how communication modalities are used and coordinated during the presentation of complex information. Using automated and semi‐automated techniques, we extracted and analyzed, from the videos of 30 speakers, measures capturing the […]

Published on March 4, 2019

The Relationship Between Plasma DPP4 Activity to BDNF Ratio and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Population With Normal Glucose Tolerance

Liuping Xiao, Bo Ge, Xu Chen, Bo Chen, Linyuan Qin, Xueping Hu, Haidong Pan, Yujie Chen, Li Tian, Yun Gao, Tianpeng Zheng Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science […]

Published on March 4, 2019