"An experimental probiotic aids weight loss in overweight people following a calorie-control diet. Previous studies by Pierre Déchelotte at Rouen University Hospital in France and his colleagues suggest that orally administering the gut bacterium Hafnia alvei helps obese mice lose weight. The probiotic produces a molecule called ClpB that mimics the appetite-reducing hormone alpha-MSH. Now, the researchers have found that the bacterium has similar effects in … Continue reading N of 1 Experiment: Hafnia Alvei for Weight Loss
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Simulated Selves
"This Mum and Dad live inside an app on my phone, as voice assistants constructed by the California-based company HereAfter AI and powered by more than four hours of conversations they each had with an interviewer about their lives and memories. (For the record, Mum isn’t that untidy.) The company’s goal is to let the living communicate with … Continue reading Simulated Selves
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