By carol on October 23rd, 2009
From the November/December issue of Technology Review, fascinating article about neural mapping and our understanding of human intelligence.
“Richard Haier, a psychologist and emeritus professor at the University of California, Irvine, explains how brain imaging is shedding light on intelligence.”
http://www.technologyreview.com/video/?vid=459
By carol on September 17th, 2009
The FDA continues to receive reports of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in patients receiving Tysabri.
update
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spunkycarol on August 26th, 2009
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spunkycarol on June 13th, 2009
What a great quote: “Just because you’re an old guy, you don’t have to sit around drooling in the corner,” Bush said.
Via the Washington Post
“Former President George H.W. Bush marked his 85th birthday on Friday the same way he did his 75th and 80th birthdays: He leaped from a plane and zoomed downward at more than 100 mph in freefall before parachuting safely to a spot near his oceanfront home.”

More pics and full story on the Post