Bone marrow stem-cell therapy appears to have eradicated HIV in two patients

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-04/stem-cell-therapy-wipes-out-hiv-in-two-patients/4798396 / American doctors doctor patient two patients HIV-free HIV free bone marrow stem cell transplants transplant treat cancer treated Boston long-term drug therapy control HIV stem-cell developing lymphoma type of blood cancer Timothy Henrich Harvard Medical School doctors been unable find evidence HIV infection men since transplants doctor Dr Henrich made the announcement international AIDS Society conference Kuala Lumpur too early virus has disappeared from their bodies altogether one patient now been off antiretroviral drug treatment 15 weeks seven weeks stop terminate cease Human Immunodeficiency Virus target targets immune cells immune system weakening cause causing Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIDS people increased risk other infections and cancers emerged in the early 1980s initially known as the gay plague once regarded as a death sentence antiviral medicines normal life span developing countries millions of people do not have access to these medicines more than 1,000 new infections diagnosed in Australia each year research, which funded the study hopes cure for the virus infect infection infects stem cell stem-cell therapy disease Timothy Ray Brown the Berlin patient first person cured of HIV after receiving a bone marrow transplant for leukaemia in 2007 donor rare genetic mutation known as CCR5 delta 32 virtually resistant to patients test positive Australian scientists said optimistic discovered millions more people to get access to crucial antiretroviral drugs lower daily dose effective far cheaper dose current dosage /

Flash drives: bigger, faster, cuter

Bigger: Kingston 1-terabyte


Credit: Kingston/ Slashgear

1 terabyte, USB 3.0, but the price tag! :(

http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/other-devices/kingston-debuts-1-terabyte-usb-3-0-flash-drive-with-matching-price-tag-1124153

Faster: Intel "world's fastest flash drive"


Credit: Intel/ PC World

Thunderbolt ... 10Gbps!

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2040903/intel-shows-worlds-fastest-thumb-drive.html

Cuter: Sandisk Cruzer Orbit


Credit: SanDisk/ Gizmodo

http://gizmodo.com/nothing-in-your-pocket-will-damage-this-spinning-flash-485851531 / USB 3 2 Thunderbolt 2.0 thumb key portable terabyte terabytes megabyte megabytes TB GB terabytes terabytes /

Aspirin & cancer

Aspirin is something of a wonder drug. As well as controlling a headache, it has a place in treatment of inflammation, arthritis, stroke & heart disease.

Now, there is evidence to suggest a place in prevention, & possibly treatment, of cancer.

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) has an interview in transcript & podcast forms:

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/aspirin-and-cancer/4023844#transcript

National Cancer Institute (USA)

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prevention/aspirin-cancer-prevention/Page1

Cancer Council Australia

http://www.cancer.org.au/news/blog/prevention/does-an-aspirin-a-day-keep-cancer-away.html / invented Germany 1897 aspirin treatment treat range medical ailments simple headache inflammation cardiovascular benefits widely discussed news reports highlighted studies prevent some cancers particularly bowel cancer reducing cancer risk aspirin’s credential important consider evidence link between aspirin cancer found results seven trials 23,000 people randomly allocated low dose aspirin prevent strokes heart attacks monitored cancer outcomes studies showed link between aspirin 34% reduction deaths all cancers 54% reduction gastrointestinal cancer benefits terms of oesophageal lung pancreatic prostate cancers participants taking aspirin least five years see benefits low doses aspirin 75mg work higher doses taken each day low dose reduction cardiovascular deaths side effects of aspirin bleeding bowel brain study studies followed up over 20 years shown after taking aspirin seven and a half years 31% decrease all cancers 59% decrease bowel cancer results questioned cardiovascular disease recent study performed assess cancer risk group people carrying hereditary bowel cancer Lynch Syndrome high risk developing bowel other cancers sample group two 300mg aspirin tablets daily for at least two years study showed 59% decrease incidence bowel cancer patients taken aspirin incidence other cancers reduced underway examine optimal dose reduce cancer risk recommend daily reduce your cancer risk results impressive people at high risk bowel cancer talk to their doctor daily dose low moderate cancer risk effective aspirin how much how realize realise any cancer benefit daily low dose low-dose aspirin sufficient risk major bleeding uncommon life-threatening life threatening recommend anyone using daily aspirin without consulting their doctor evidence growing new information replace major lifestyle cancer prevention messages stop stopping smoking smoke control controlling weight including diet exercise limit limiting alcohol adopt sunscreen sun screen adopting sun protection measures summer best ways of reducing your cancer risk reduce our cancer risk /

First aircraft to taxi on electric power

Credit: Honeywell/ Safran/ Airbus/ Green Car Reports

Development continues on electric propulsion for commercial aircraft. In the meantime, electric drive for taxiing works right now.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1084874_first-aircraft-to-taxi-on-electric-power-paris-air-show-premiere / low hanging low-hanging fruit aviation industry Electric Green Taxiing System EGTS Paris air show concept Aviation Week simple aircraft taxi runway power jet turbine engines electric motors mounted main landing gear power drive transmission benefits advantages Reduction fuel use taxiing small proportion fraction aircraft's aircraft plane fuel average flight gallon tug push move under its own power Auxiliary Power Unit save saving time money brake wear lower system braking regenerative benefits electric cars vehicle EV foreign object damage engines engine carbon dioxide co2 nitrogen oxide emissions reduced estimated 75 50 percent % carbon tax liabilities European airports system developed research researched Honeywell Safran tested Airbus A320 mid-haul short-haul mid short haul markets market savings save operators $200,000 per year per aircraft fuel costs companies develop development developing similar systems WheelTug electric taxiing handled nosewheel rather main gear systems testing stage 50 operators already interested first flight with electric taxiing /

New MacBook Air gets better battery life & graphics performance

12 hour battery!

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/wwdc-new-macbook-airs-get-better-batteries-graphics-performance-98389/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WWDC%20Apple%20reveals%20iOS%207%20OS%20X%20Mavericks%20MacBook%20Airs%20Mac%20Pro%20and%20much%20more&utm_content=WWDC%20Apple%20reveals%20iOS%207%20OS%20X%20Mavericks%20MacBook%20Airs%20Mac%20Pro%20and%20much%20more+CID_2145e96a69d565a90e974098d5482544&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=New%20faster%20longer-lasting%20MacBook%20Airs#.UdVkHMsaySN / Apple future of the notebook MacBook Air Apple’s WWDC 2013 keynote fourth-generation core processor Haswell ULT replacement Intel Ivy Bridge processor lightweight notebooks significantly longer battery life faster graphics performance, greater energy efficiency 11 inch 11-inch MacBook Air hours battery life 9 hours standby 30 days 13 inch 13in Air 12 hours battery life wakeup time is 1 second Phil Schiller Apple’s marketing guru 10 hours iTunes movie playback designed design power savings more energy efficient CPUs Airs slower clock speed delivering 40 percent faster graphics performance solid state disc disk drive SSDD SSD flash storage faster previous version /

Can human brains be hacked?

Credit: How Stuff Works

Can the human brain, like a computer, be hacked?

http://www.livescience.com/37938-how-human-brain-could-be-hacked.html

Is treating post traumatic stress disorder an application?

http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/515981/repairing-bad-memories/ / mind hack hacker hacking hacked vulnerable susceptible episode Science Channel Through the Wormhole host Morgan Freeman explores potential dangers hacking the mind computers human brains vulnerable vulnerability hackers technology already allow allowing scientists read people's people person person's thoughts plant new ones in the brain explores the potential dangers hacking the mind world of data show our innermost thoughts Super-Intelligent Machine super intelligent Robotic Futures show sophisticated forms of mind reading neuroscientists already translating language brain plain English neuroscientist Jack Gallant University of California Berkeley UCB compiling brain dictionary translate thoughts into pictures words colleagues showed people different images measuring brain activity via functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI brain activity team reconstruct approximate images people saw scientists also developing dictionary concepts allows them guess what people are thinking images they're seeing mental modification technologies already raising ethical issues how fast technology progress explore startling possibility thoughts decoded could they also be altered turn amateur into expert mission neuroscientist entrepreneur Chris Berka athletes performers experts state extreme mental focus called being in the zone zone state amateur amateurs can achieve particular signature brain activity neurotech company Berka runs developing technology monitor people's brain activity during task archery notify them when they have reached their peak performance state aka zone technology people ability hack into their own brains order improve their performance plant thoughts there computer programmers break secure systems using cracks sense of smell exploit crack brain Ilana Hairston psychologist The Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yaffo Israel smell plant information brains while they sleep train trains snoozing people to associate certain pleasant foul odors particular sound notion sounds like science fiction sci-fi, relies brain pathway allows senses like smell enter brain without conscious awareness mind probe probing mind-probing efforts method methods described aim restore improve human abilities imply future PTSD bad memory trauma traumatize traumatise New York Psychoanalytic Institute cerebral grad students stag, neuroscientist Daniela Schiller mini lecture mini-lecture memory recent research memories memory unchanging physical traces trace brain malleable constructs rebuilt every time they are recalled research suggests doctors psychotherapists knowledge help patients block block fearful emotions experience recalling traumatic event converting chronic sources debilitating anxiety benign trips down memory lane /

iOS 7 might be more innovative than we think

Credit: Boy Genius Report

http://bgr.com/2013/06/26/ios-7-innovation-analysis-3d/ / in depth in-depth look iOS 7 plenty excited about Apple Apple’s upcoming overhauled mobile software real innovation scarce what meaningful innovative functions capable performing iOS 6 recent Forbes Innovation Apple’s secret weapons mobile phone cell Lars Hard founder Swedish artificial intelligence specialist Expertmaker Apple’s shift 3D user interface innovative move that will open the door for richer user experiences first step towards more exciting user experiences connected layering parallax effect beginning lead much more complex features make use of various hardware sensors perform functions not seen on today’s devices pave path iPhone more predictive rather than just responsive native apps built by third-party developers third party critical point iOS 7 design provides developers opportunities innovate design phone also releases developers do more my analysis current beta form about pushing forward imagine imagined reimagined platform lays groundwork innovation /