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Brain infections may spark Alzheimer’s, new study suggests

Strands of beta amyloid fibrils form around yeast in culture media. (credit: Credit: D.K.V. Kumar et al. / Science Translational Medicine (2016)])

The protein globs that jam brain circuits in people with Alzheimer’s disease may not result from a sloppy surplus, but rather a bacterial battle, a new study suggests.

Previously, researchers assumed that the protein—beta amyloid—was just a junk...

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Microsoft’s Project Spark becomes free-to-nobody on August 12

We hardly knew ye, Project Spark... because you were confusing, and now because you're about to be shut down. (credit: Microsoft Studios)

Your chance to play with Microsoft's curious Project Spark "game" and/or creativity engine is all but done, thanks to a late-Friday announcement. An official blog post declared that the game's download and store sites had...

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Meet ‘Joule’: Top chefs develop high-tech cooking device, aiming to spark a revolution in the kitchen
The device is controlled via smartphone app, available for iPhone and Android.
Measuring just 11 inches tall and 1.85 inches in diameter, with no digital display of its own, the cylindrical white device may not look revolutionary. But its developers — drawing from their experience in top restaurants and advanced aerospace labs — believe this high-tech tool could launch a new era in the kitchen,...
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