Month: January 2020

US households waste nearly a third of the food they acquire

American households waste, on average, almost a third of the food they acquire, according to economists, who say this wasted food has an estimated aggregate value of $240 billion annually. Divided among the nearly 128.6 million U.S. households, this waste could be costing the average household about $1,866 per year. Read Full Article (External Site) […]

Published on January 23, 2020

Equilibrium States and Their Stability in the Head-Direction Ring Network

Head-direction cells have been found in several areas in the mammalian brains. The firing rate of an ideal head-direction cell reaches its peak value only when the animal’s head points in a specific direction, and this preferred direction stays the same regardless of spatial location. In this paper we combine mathematical analytical techniques and numerical […]

Published on January 23, 2020

Predicting Global Cognitive Decline in the General Population Using the Disease State Index

BackgroundIdentifying persons at risk for cognitive decline may aid in early detection of persons at risk of dementia and to select those that would benefit most from therapeutic or preventive measures for dementia.ObjectiveIn this study we aimed to validate whether cognitive decline in the general population can be predicted with multivariate data using a previously […]

Published on January 23, 2020