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Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer’s proteins from brain cells — ScienceDaily
Salk Institute scientists have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid beta, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease. While these exploratory studies were conducted in neurons grown … Continue reading
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99-Million-Year-Old Bird Wings Found Encased in Amber | Smithsonian
The rare fossils from the age of the dinosaurs look a lot like modern-day bird wings. Finding things trapped in amber is far from a rare occurrence: lizards, bugs, flowers and more are regularly found encased in hardened lumps of the tree resin. But when … Continue reading
Rock Against Racism: Whence “Stannous Flouride” Derived
In 1978 I joined Rock Against Racism and, as many of us with previous radical backgrounds did in the era of COINTELPRO, I did not put my real name on the membership list. My girlfriend at the time (my first … Continue reading
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The 1960 Dodge Polara|Look magazine
“The name of the game is change: Look’s 16th Annual New Car Preview.” (July 1959) “Detroit’s 1960 look. Sneak preview of the new models.” This particular example being a Dodge Polara convertible. Enlightening comments as usual on Shorpy: Shorpy Historic … Continue reading
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Ode to JOI (Jupiter Orbit Insertion)
What will NASA’s Juno spacecraft find when it reaches Jupiter next Monday? Very little, if Juno does not survive Jupiter Orbit Insertion, a complex series of operations in an unknown environment just above Jupiter’s cloud tops. If successful, as explained in the featured video, … Continue reading
Benefits of drinking coffee outweigh risks, review suggests — ScienceDaily
A review of studies on the health effects of drinking coffee show that moderate coffee drinking (defined as 3-4 cups per day) essentially has a neutral effect on health, or can be mildly beneficial. Source: Benefits of drinking coffee outweigh … Continue reading
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How 100 Syrians, 200 Russians and 11 Dogs Out-Witted ISIS and Saved Palmyra
There was nothing used by Daesh* (ISIS) that the Syrian and Russian ordnance disposal specialists were unfamiliar with. But the breadth and detail of the wiring and explosives Daesh placed hidden among the ruins were found to be very sophisticated. The Daesh … Continue reading
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John Oliver’s Anthem for the EU
In his show last week John included this wonderful anthem, wishing it could have been entered in the contest they held to create an official EU Anthem.
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Every Sperm Whale Alive Today May Have Descended From the Same Female
At some point in the last 80,000 years, became the “mother” of all sperm whales who followed. Though it would make sense to have a single mother in a single area—an ancestor who, say, really loved the Pacific Ocean—this mom’s … Continue reading
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy
For sixteen days – June 18 through July 3, 2016 – Italy’s Lake Iseo is being reimagined. 100,000 square meters of shimmering yellow fabric, carried by a modular floating dock system of 220,000 high-density polyethylene cubes, undulate with the movement … Continue reading
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Stannous Flouride's Book of Truthiness 