7:31 PM
Researchers have been able to use electrical and chemical stimulation to enable paralyzed (due to spinal-cord injuries) rats to learn to voluntarily control their hind limbs via a rehabilitative device that stimulates their lower spine, leading to the creation of new neuronal connections between the movement-directing motor cortex of the brain and the lower spine. They also showed this could work with human patients, with a paralyzed man being able to stand on his own for a few minutes and even take repeated steps on a treadmill. Clinical trials could begin soon with a system built for humans:
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/40482/
A Spanish construction firm is the latest European company to sell their assets to Chinese buyers, as debt problems force European companies to turn to China for cash:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/05/china-buys-spanish-assets-in-brazil.html
Fewer veterinary students are pursuing Ph.D. training to prepare for academic careers, key jobs in the public sector, and some industry positions, which has resulted in a limited supply of vets to fill jobs overseeing and enforcing food safety and animal health standards, and other important positions relating to wildlife, ecosystems, disease control, etc.:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20120531-veterinary-profession-trends-shortchange-biosecurity-food-security-public-health
ASUS already has a very popular and well-reviewed Android tablet line that integrates well with their docking station, but they are now releasing teaser videos for their next Transformer tablet that they will unveil next week...that apparently may dual-boot to run Windows 8 and Android!
http://androidandme.com/2012/05/tablets-2/asus-computex-teasers-hint-at-dual-booting-transformer/
Nebraska couple have worn matching outfits every day for the last 35 years! They have 146 custom-made matching outfits that they have been rotating over the past 35 years:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/nebraska-couple-wears-matching-outfits-every-day-35-184802408.html
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/40482/
A Spanish construction firm is the latest European company to sell their assets to Chinese buyers, as debt problems force European companies to turn to China for cash:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/05/china-buys-spanish-assets-in-brazil.html
Fewer veterinary students are pursuing Ph.D. training to prepare for academic careers, key jobs in the public sector, and some industry positions, which has resulted in a limited supply of vets to fill jobs overseeing and enforcing food safety and animal health standards, and other important positions relating to wildlife, ecosystems, disease control, etc.:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20120531-veterinary-profession-trends-shortchange-biosecurity-food-security-public-health
ASUS already has a very popular and well-reviewed Android tablet line that integrates well with their docking station, but they are now releasing teaser videos for their next Transformer tablet that they will unveil next week...that apparently may dual-boot to run Windows 8 and Android!
http://androidandme.com/2012/05/tablets-2/asus-computex-teasers-hint-at-dual-booting-transformer/
Nebraska couple have worn matching outfits every day for the last 35 years! They have 146 custom-made matching outfits that they have been rotating over the past 35 years:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/nebraska-couple-wears-matching-outfits-every-day-35-184802408.html