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- New Study Finds GPS Use May Dumb Us Down as We Age
- Potential New Treatment Path for Alzheimer’s Disease
- U.S. Government Claims Airport Body Scanners are Safe
| New Study Finds GPS Use May Dumb Us Down as We Age Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:53 PM PST A new study out of McGill University in Montreal (Helloooo Alouettes!) hows that continued GPS usage may reduce hippocampus function, which is directly involved in memory and navigation processes. Geo-spatial intelligence correlates highly with overall intelligence measures.
It’s not just your imagination, the more you rely on your GPS, the worse you get at directing yourself. |
| Potential New Treatment Path for Alzheimer’s Disease Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:42 PM PST Studies at Temple University have shown a protein called 5-lipoxygenase may play a regulatory role in the formation of the amyloid beta in the brain, which is believed to be a component of plaques implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s.
Could this be the start of a major breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, even the first step towards a cure for Alzheimer’s? |
| U.S. Government Claims Airport Body Scanners are Safe Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:17 PM PST Significant controversy of late as to the constitutional legitimacy and medical safety of TSA full body scanners deployed at major U.S. airports.
Do they feel safe to you? Are they safe for those who have previously had Cancer treatment? |
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