Sign the petition: Demand that Congress pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act. SIGN THE PETITION In 2013, with a right-wing majority the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the 1965 bill that protected communities of color against racist voter suppression. Since then Republicans have had a field day eroding voting rights with voterContinue reading “Voting Rights”
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Low bar set by media for con man
Dopamine may have given humans our social edge over other apes
Male chimpanzees signal their aggression when they display their big canines, in contrast with humans, who show small canines when they smile. Sergey Uryadnikov/shutterstock.com Dopamine may have given humans our social edge over other apes By Ann GibbonsJan. 22, 2018 , 3:10 PM Humans are the ultimate social animals, with the ability to bond with mates,Continue reading “Dopamine may have given humans our social edge over other apes”
Bird poop brings 3.8 million metric tons of nitrogen out of the sea each year
National Geographic Creative/Alamy Stock Photo Bird poop brings 3.8 million metric tons of nitrogen out of the sea each year By Sid PerkinsJan. 23, 2018 , 11:00 AM Long before the rise of modern agriculture, humans relied on three things to bring nitrogen to barren soils: lightning strikes, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and natural fertilizers. Among those, theContinue reading “Bird poop brings 3.8 million metric tons of nitrogen out of the sea each year”
Structural brain abnormalities in the common epilepsies assessed in a worldwide ENIGMA study
We formed the ENIGMA-Epilepsy consortium to understand factors that influence brain measures in epilepsy, pooling data from 24 research centres in 14 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Australia. Structural brain measures were extracted from MRI brain scans across 2149 individuals with epilepsy, divided into four epilepsy subgroups including idiopathic generalized epilepsies (n =367), mesial temporal lobe epilepsies with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE; left, n = 415; right, n = 339), and all other epilepsies in aggregate (n = 1026), and compared to 1727 matched healthy controls. We ranked brain structures in order of greatest differences between patients and controls, by meta-analysing effect sizes across 16 subcortical and 68 cortical brain regions.
The brain can heal
The brain can heal
WEF Davos 2018 highlights: Distinction made between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ terrorist
Top stories PM Modi in Davos | Highlights: Need to work together to face challenges. Here’s what all he said Economic Times 1 day ago WEF Davos 2018 highlights: Narendra Modi warns of three global threats Livemint 1 day ago Davos 2018: Survey of CEO’s by KPMG highlights geopolitics as biggest worry CNBC 1 dayContinue reading “WEF Davos 2018 highlights: Distinction made between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ terrorist”
Best Practices in Managed Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Best Practices in Managed Substance Use Disorder Treatment In the United States, an estimated 22 million people live with a substance use disorder. Despite their prevalence, substance use disorders continue to go untreated: many individuals forgo help for addiction because of the surrounding stigma, while providers often lack the training to properly recognize and diagnoseContinue reading “Best Practices in Managed Substance Use Disorder Treatment”
Low bar set by media for con man
https://youtu.be/pWohqhZefBs Tell the mainstream corporate media: Don’t normalize Trump’s extremism. Tell the traditional corporate media: “Donald Trump is a dangerous, racist extremist who wants to divide the country. He has been since he launched his campaign for president. Don’t let the Trump White House fool you with a polished, teleprompter-aided State of the UnionContinue reading “Low bar set by media for con man”
Department of Veterans Affairs Opioid Prescribing Data
Department of Veterans Affairs Opioid Prescribing Data
Foods to eat to prevent flu or when you have flu to lessen its duration
Vitamin C, Vitamin D, zinc, glutamine, and sulfur rich foods such as garlic, onions, asparagus, yellow and red colored fruits and vegetables. For AgeLOC Youth, join us free at http://www.nuskin.com with sponsor ID: USW9578356 and search for Pharmanex supplements. Rest, massage and hydration help in making your immune system strong. Top 15 Glutamine-Rich FoodsContinue reading “Foods to eat to prevent flu or when you have flu to lessen its duration”
Opioid public health emergency and people with disabilities
NIDILRR is seeking input on the following areas related to the opioid public health emergency and people with disabilities. People with disabilities often experience chronic pain and, as a result, sometimes use opioids to address their pain. We are interested in understanding: 1) whether people with disabilities have been diagnosed and are being treated for anContinue reading “Opioid public health emergency and people with disabilities”