Month: October 2020

Graph Theory Analysis Reveals Resting-State Compensatory Mechanisms in Healthy Aging and Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease

Several theories of cognitive compensation have been suggested to explain sustained cognitive abilities in healthy brain aging and early neurodegenerative processes. The growing number of studies investigating various aspects of task-based compensation in these conditions is contrasted by the shortage of data about resting-state compensatory mechanisms. Using our proposed criterion-based framework for compensation, we investigated […]

Published on October 22, 2020

Seeing no longer believing: the manipulation of online images

A peace sign from Martin Luther King, Jr, becomes a rude gesture; dolphins in Venice’s Grand Canal – manipulated or mis-used images posted as truth. Researchers say image editing software is so common and easy to use, it has the power to re-imagine history. Even the White House is doing it and deadline-driven journalists lack […]

Published on October 21, 2020

Vitamin A boosts fat burning in cold conditions

A recent study shows that cold ambient temperatures increase vitamin A levels in humans and mice. This helps convert ‘bad’ white adipose tissue into ‘good’ brown adipose tissue which stimulates fat burning and heat generation. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the […]

Published on October 21, 2020