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A molecular link between the active component of marijuana and Alzheimer's Disease pathology
Seeded on Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:45 PM EST (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
"Compared to currently approved drugs prescribed for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, THC is a considerably superior inhibitor of Aβ aggregation, and this study provides a previously unrecognized molecular mechanism through which cannabinoid molecules may directly impact th …
Psychedelic drugs are gradually gaining respect in medicine and religion
Seeded on Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:33 PM EDT (The Globe and Mail)
For four decades, the possession of LSD, psilocybin and other hallucinogens has been illegal in most of the Western world, the topic itself socially and scientifically taboo. To suggest that these substances might actually be good for us is heresy of the first order.
Newfound Earth-like planet is likely to support life
Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:19 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
An Earth-size planet has been spotted orbiting a nearby star at a distance that would makes it not too hot and not too cold — comfortable enough for life to exist, researchers announced today (Sept. 29).
Brainwaves successfully translated into words
Seeded on Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:25 PM EDT (Gizmodo)
Researchers at the University of Utah have successfully translated brainwaves into words, a huge breakthrough that could eventually give paralyzed patients a new way to communicate.
'Magic mushrooms' ingredient beneficial to cancer patients, report says
Seeded on Wed Sep 8, 2010 3:01 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
The psychedelic drug psilocybin, the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms," can improve mood and reduce anxiety and depression in terminal cancer patients, Los Angeles researchers reported on September 6.
Earth-like planet possible in newly discovered solar system
Seeded on Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:23 AM EDT (eso.org)
"We have found what is most likely the system with the most planets yet discovered," says Christophe Lovis, lead author of the paper reporting the result.
Six million Pakistanis need immediate aid as 1/3 of country is submerged
Seeded on Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:53 AM EDT (uruknet.info)
A third of Pakistan is now under water, and fresh rainfall threatens two more waves of flooding. The submerged area of the country is as big as the United Kingdom! 14 million Pakistans have been affected. 2 million have been made altogether homeless.
Gaza aid flotilla to set sail from Lebanon with all-woman crew
Seeded on Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:16 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
A ship bearing aid for Gaza is preparing to leave Tripoli in Lebanon this weekend in the latest attempt to defy the Israeli blockade – with only women on board.
Floods trap thousands in Pakistan
Seeded on Sun Aug 1, 2010 1:46 PM EDT (AL JAZEERA)
Eight hundred people are now known to have been killed in the worst floods in Pakistan's history as rescue workers attempted to reach thousands of people stranded by torrential monsoon rains.
Blobs in Gulf of Mexico crab larvae characteristic of dispersant Corexit
Seeded on Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:02 PM EDT (fox8live.com)
New findings back up the concern the oil dispersant BP used so widely may be doing more harm than the oil itself.
A nonprofit restaurant where customers can pay what they want
Seeded on Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:21 PM EDT (NY Daily News)
The Panera Bread Co. launched a new restaurant here this week that has the same menu as its other 1,400 locations. But the prices are a little different — there aren't any.
Efforts doubled to clean up Michigan oil spill
Seeded on Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:37 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
An oil spill from an underground pipeline connecting the U.S. to Canada has contaminated roughly 20 miles of the Kalamazoo River in south-central Michigan, prompting the pipe's Canadian owner and U.S.
Israel demolishes Bedouin village
Seeded on Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:32 AM EDT (AL JAZEERA)
Israeli authorities have demolished the homes of about 300 Bedouins in a village in the southern Negev desert. The entire village of al-Arakib was bulldozed on Tuesday, with many of the former residents' cattle, trees and belongings lost.
Deep sea plume in Gulf 'changes concept' of an oil spill
Seeded on Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:35 PM EDT (Palm Beach Post)
New evidence shows that micro-droplets of oil, too small for the human eye, have streamed out from the spill site in plumes, adding a third dimension beyond the smelly slick and glumpy tarballs spreading across the map.
Solar storms pose potential global threat in NASA warning
Seeded on Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:42 PM EDT (livestreetjournal.net)
"The sun is waking up from a deep slumber, and in the next few years we expect to see much higher levels of solar activity," says Richard Fisher, head of NASA's Heliophysics Division.
Marijuana reclassified as a medicine in Oregon
Seeded on Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:56 PM EDT (kval.com)
The State of Oregon has re-classified how it views marijuana. The State Board of Pharmacy voted Wednesday to recognize pot as a drug that has medical use.
Salt Lake City working with Chevron to contain major oil spill
Seeded on Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:44 PM EDT (The Baltimore Sun)
Salt Lake City officials and Chevron crews have been working since early morning Saturday, June 12 to stop a severe oil spill discovered East of Red Butte Canyon. The number of barrels of oil released is estimated at 400-500.
Is technology providing proof of universal consciousness?
Seeded on Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:51 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The experience of a larger mind that transcends individual minds is nothing new...
50-core processor brings us one step closer to the Singularity
Seeded on Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:40 PM EDT (dvice.com)
Intel just showed off a 50-core processor it's calling "Knights Corner," an energy-efficient 22-nanometer processor that will somehow shoehorn more than 50 cores onto a single chip. No release date was announced.
Japan unfurls Ikaros solar sail in space
Seeded on Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:56 PM EDT (BBC News)
Ikaros will demonstrate the principle of using sunlight as a simple and efficient means of propulsion. The technique has long been touted as a way of moving spacecraft around the Solar System using no chemical fuels. The principle of solar sailing is a simple one.
Scientist awed by size, density of undersea oil plume in gulf of mexico
Seeded on Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:37 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Vast underwater concentrations of oil sprawling for miles in the Gulf of Mexico from the damaged, crude-belching BP oil well are unprecedented in "human history" and threaten to wreak havoc on marine life, a team of scientists said today, a finding confirmed for the first time by …
Why is Dick Cheney silent on the oil spill?
Seeded on Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:22 PM EDT (readersupportednews.org)
Halliburton was working on the Deepwater Horizon rig just before it blew up, opening the well and sending oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Some experts have speculated that the company may have been to blame for the explosion.
"Seabed collapsing" at BP spill site
Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 4:13 PM EDT (The Moderate Voice)
Apparently, the seabed is collapsing into a crater at the site of the BP Gulf blowout, and oil and gas has begun leaking directly from the sea floor.
'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists
Seeded on Thu May 20, 2010 7:49 PM EDT (BBC News)
A synthetic living cell has been created in a US laboratory.
Mining the sky: the future of the mining industry is off-planet
Seeded on Mon May 17, 2010 12:55 PM EDT (northernnews.ca)
"There are so many resources waiting for us, even if we just go to an asteroid that is crossing the orbit of the Earth. They are nothing but a huge vein waiting to be mined."
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