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Learning Slows Physical Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease
Learning appears to slow the development of two brain lesions that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at UC Irvine have discovered. The finding suggests that the elderly, by keeping their minds active, can help delay the onset of this degenerative disease. Shielding The Brain From Too Much Insulin Can Prolong Life
A study finds that reducing insulin levels in the brain boosts longevity. Though it was done in genetically engineered mice, old-fashioned exercise and good diets also keep brain insulin levels low in humans. Eating smaller meals keeps insulin low in the bloodstream, ensuring that less reaches the brain. Parasitic Tropical Diseases In The Americas -- A Legacy Of Slavery --
Although it has been speculated for more than a century that the slave trade was responsible for bringing many tropical diseases to the Americas, only recently has convincing evidence shown that lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, and onchocerciasis originated in this way. The good news, says a team of tropical disease experts, is that tools now exist to eliminate these diseases, which are a lasting legacy of forced migration from Africa to the Americas. Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross: H
A service for people seeking information about relatives who may have been affected by the hurricane. Check a list of people who have registered as safe or are already sought by another person, or register yourself or others. "This website is managed by the ICRC [International Committee of the Red Cross] in close cooperation with the American Red Cross and with other National Societies working in the disaster area."Also available in French and Spanish. The Games of La Francophonie
Background about this "international cultural and sporting event in which athletes and artists from States and Governments members of La Francophonie participate. ... They are the only major international Games where sports and cultural activities are presented in a comparable competitive context."Includes overviews of the competitions (such as judo, soccer, storytelling, and dance) at past events, which have been held in Morocco, France, Madagascar, Canada, and Niger. In English and French. From Canadian Heritage. The Hive and the Honeybee: Selections from the E. F. Phillips Beekeepi
This collection represents "one of the largest and most complete apiculture libraries in the world."Search and browse the full text of ten rare books, including "Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained"(1853) and "New Observations on the Natural History of Bees"(1806). From the Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University. 'Solar Flare'Detected From Star 150 Light Years Away
Using observations from ESO's VLT, astronomers were able for the first time to reconstruct the site of a flare on a solar-like star located 150 light years away, a feat comparable at looking from the Earth at the footprints left by an astronaut on the Moon. First Out-of-body Experience Induced In Laboratory Setting
A neuroscientist has devised the first experimental method to induce an out-of-body experience in healthy participants. The scientist outlines the unique method by which the illusion is created and considers the implications of its discovery. Carnegie Mellon Rover Heads to Atacama Desert in Chile For Final Missi
Carnegie Mellon researchers and their colleagues from NASA's Ames Research Center, the universities of Tennessee, Arizona and Iowa, as well as Chilean researchers at Universidad Catolica del Norte (Antofagasta) are preparing for the final stage of a three-year project to develop a prototype robotic astrobiologist, a robot that can explore and study life in the driest desert on Earth. The mission runs from August 22 to October 22. Measuring Air Quality Through Spectral Analysis Of Beam Of Light
An Israeli-Jordanian-US cooperative project aimed at measuring air quality in the area between the neighboring southern cities of Aqaba in Jordan and Eilat in Israel has been launched. As part of the experiment, scientists shine a powerful light projected from the Israeli side to the Jordanian side, the returning rays of which are then submitted to spectral analysis.
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