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Soon you will be able to find a “mother’s milk” cocktail called Souvenaid® on your drug store or supermarket shelves. And why would you drink it? To improve your memory, of course!

Though they are not exactly hit men, certain enzymes in fat cells have been found aiding and abetting the spread of the most aggressive cancer cells.  The guilty enzymes are the monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) enzymes, which put cancer cells into overdrive when they come in contact.

Sometimes, it’s tough to be the messenger, but in the interest of your considerably valued well-being, I feel I have to share the results of this study…

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.

While we were downing martinis and dog sleds, celebrating the holidays, researchers at University of California (UC) San Diego, MIT, and UC Santa Barbara were creating nano cocktails to be downed by tumor cells.  Your cocktails may have slowed you down a bit, but the nano cocktails were designed to be killers – cancer killers.

Substances similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, are produced naturally in our brains. They are called endocannibinoids and are part of the body’s endocannibinoid system , which include sweet taste receptors on the tongue.

The casualties of sleep apnea are many: high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, various psychological disorders… not to mention injuries from accidents due to lack of sleep.

If you hang out in dance clubs, play in a band, listen to music blasting from your car stereo or your audio headphones, or use noisy machinery, you’ll be glad to know that there is relief available for the after-effects of those experiences.  The “cure” for temporary tinnitus, the bothersome ringing or buzzing in your ears, was developed by two Irish physics students, who probably have experienced some tinnitus of their own.