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Drug Quickly Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice

Evan 057 — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:13:28 +0000

A drug rapidly clears amyloid from mice brains, quickly reversing the pathological, cognitive and memory deficits caused by the onset of Alzheimer’s.

via MEDICUS

Paul Stamets at TEDMED 2011

Evan 057 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:36:48 +0000

Must-See Paul Stamets TEDMED talk about some truly awe-inspiring developments in medicinal and economic mycology:

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Memory In Mice Dramatically Enhanced Using Genetics/Drug Combo

Evan 057 — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:03:58 +0000

I was cramming for finals and thinking about how nice it would be to have this exact kind of technology, just as stumbled on this article:

sciencedaily.com

The Ayahuasca Project

Evan 057 — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:37:14 +0000

Definitely watch and share this trailer for a gorgeous looking documentary about ayahuasca shamanism, science and it’s use in treating Westerners afflicted with addictions and severe emotional traumas, as pioneered by the work of two doctors; Dr. Jacques Mabit, who “runs a legendary detox centre deep in the Peruvian jungle”and Dr. Gabor Maté, a lionhearted addiction specialist valiantly trying to establish a similar program in Canada. It is seeking completion funding on KickStarter so if you like the trailer please learn more by watching the Kickstarter video.

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"Deadly Monopolies": Bio-colonialsm and medical corporatism: organism, gene and human tissue patents.

Evan 057 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:56:12 +0000

Watch or listen to the 45 minute interview here.

From Democracy Now:

One of the major themes raised by the Occupy movement is the increasing power of large corporations over more and more aspects of our lives. We spend the hour looking into the issue of the corporate control of life itself. Our guest, Harriet Washington, is a medical ethicist and has just published a book that examines the extent to which what she calls the medical-industrial complex has come to control human life. In the past 30 years, more than 40,000 patents have been granted on genes alone—many more patents are pending. Washington argues that the biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies patenting these genes are more concerned with profit than with the health or medical needs of patients. Her new book is called “Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself—And the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future.”

Open Science Summit Videos

Evan 057 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:13:59 +0000

Videos of presentations from the 2011 Open Science Summit can be viewed at Fora TV.
Wonderfully juicy topics include open source drug discovery, big data bioinformatics, ‘clinical trials 2.0′, open science education, open access science journalism, personal genomics, radical longevity, transparency in science, incentive and intellectual property: FORA.TV

Pot Versus Abilify

Evan 057 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:32:50 +0000

Through actual text from commercials for the anti-depressant drug known as Abilify, High Times, in association with York Productions, asks the question, “If pot did this to you, would you smoke it?”

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Breaching the blood-brain barrier: Researchers may have solved 100-year-old puzzle

Evan 057 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:38:24 +0000

This is immense news that could revolutionize pharmacology:

Finding May Permit Drug Delivery to the Brain for Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis and Brain Cancers

Cornell University researchers may have solved a 100-year puzzle: How to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier so that therapies to treat Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and cancers of the central nervous system might effectively be delivered.

The researchers found that adenosine, a molecule produced by the body, can modulate the entry of large molecules into the brain. For the first time, the researchers discovered that when adenosine receptors are activated on cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier, a gateway into the blood-brain barrier can be established.

Cultivating A Cure

Evan 057 — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:30:58 +0000

Cultivating A Cure is a documentary in production and currently fundraising for completion. It is about the wealth of medicinal plants in the Amazonian rainforest and their impending threat of eradication. It includes interviews with native healers and research scientists such as Dennis McKenna.

Please the watch the trailer for what looks like a beautiful and immensely important project: CultivatingACure.com

Stop Labeling Children With Bogus Mental Disorders

Evan 057 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:48:47 +0000

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cchrint.org