The substance abuse division (SAMHSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) learned some interesting information about how boomers get high these days. The department is fixing to get more funding, I guess, because it reports that in our ( even ) later years, we’re going to need added substance abuse treatment services. Us?
If mice could use cell phones they would never get Alzheimer’s disease, new findings from the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) reveal. But don’t laugh yet: more studies like this could result in non-intervention, non-drug treatments to reverse Alzheimer’s disease and even prevent it from ever developing.
Less than a month ago, at the 2009 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), researchers from Stanford University presented their solution for a retinal implant that has the potential to restore vision in those who lose sight due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and certain other retinal disorders.
“In strengthening a synapse you build a connection, and certain synapses are encoding a memory. Those synapses have to be strengthened so that memory is in place and stays there. Strengthening synapses is a very important part of learning
A recent Mashable report couldn’t have been more on target when it recognized YouTube as the top social media innovation of the decade. That social media tool in the able of hands of Mohsen Sazegara, an opposition activist is being used as a military resource to rebel against Iranian tyranny that has swept the land since the disputed presidential elections held back in June. Like David versus Goliath, this is a classic tale of choosing the right weaponry.
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