Month: September 2019

Molecule links weight gain to gut bacteria

Good bacteria that live in the guts of mammals program the metabolic rhythms that govern the body’s absorption of dietary fat. 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 for […]

Published on September 27, 2019

Analyses of newborn babies’ head odors suggest importance in facilitating bonding

Scientists have identified the chemical makeup of the odors produced by newborn babies’ heads. The results shed more light on the olfactory importance of newborns’ heads in mother-baby and kin recognition. They also developed a non-invasive and stress-free method of sampling these odors directory from heads of the babies. Research into these odors can hopefully […]

Published on September 27, 2019

odMLtables: A User-Friendly Approach for Managing Metadata of Neurophysiological Experiments

An essential aspect of scientific reproducibility is a coherent and complete acquisition of metadata along with the actual data of an experiment. The high degree of complexity and heterogeneity of neuroscience experiments requires a rigorous management of the associated metadata. The odML framework represents a solution to organize and store complex metadata digitally in a […]

Published on September 27, 2019