Cognitive neuroscience: new kids on the block?

New kids on the block.

New Kids on the Block

30TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE 2004 The growing use of quantitative methods has changed finance and investment theory. Theoretical concepts such as market efficiency and market equilibrium have ceded ground to econometric methods that allow a more pragmatic investigation of asset predictability. We look at the evolution of quantitative methods in finance and how they will change the investment manageme...

Non-micro-short RNAs: the new kids on the block

The advent of ultra-high-throughput sequencing has led to the discovery of a large group of small, noncoding RNAs that are not microRNAs. The functional relevance of microRNAs has been well established over the last decade. In this Perspective, we focus on the non-micro-short RNAs that comprise a variety of functional classes and range from 16-40 nucleotides in size. We will highlight how some ...

Circulating free xeno-microRNAs - The new kids on the block.

The role of circulating free microRNAs (cfmiRNAs) as promising tools for cancer screening, prognosis and monitoring of anticancer therapies has been widely studied in the past decades. cfmiRNAs have all the characteristics of the perfect biomarkers owing high stability under storage and handling conditions and being detectable not only in plasma, but in almost all body fluids. Moreover, their l...

SGLT2 Inhibitors: The Latest “New Kids on the Block”!

Everything in the world of diabetes is moving fast these days. Over the last few months, we have received extensive new information regarding the burden of diabetes and suggested changes in treatment strategies. Specifically, in the December 2014 issue of Diabetes Care, we reported startling new statistics about the rising costs associated with diabetes and prediabetes (1). The economic burden ...