A molecular compound developed by Saint Louis University scientists restored learning, memory and appropriate behavior in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, according to findings in the May issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The molecule also reduced inflammation in the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory The paper, authored by a team of scientists led by Susan Farr, Ph.D., research professor of geriatrics at Saint […]

Microsoft Windows 8, banning the operating system from all government computers. The restriction was announced on a Chinese government website Friday, but it was spotted this week by China Daily. The prohibition doesn’t affect the Chinese public — only government computers. It was detailed in a notice about central government contracts. Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) said it was caught off guard. “We were surprised to learn about the reference to […]

Honolulu:  Scientists in Hawaii say that they have discovered an ancient underwater volcano, now dormant, that once extended 3,000 feet above sea level and is believed to have helped form the island of Oahu. The newly documented volcano, named Kaena, began erupting some 5 million years ago in the channel between what is now Oahu and its neighbour island Kauai, according to a study published this month in the Geological Society […]

Richard Dawkins is an outspoken evolutionary biologist, a staunch atheist, and an avid writer. He illustrates some very interesting points in his writing, one of which being his concept of the unknown. In his 2006 book “The God Delusion,” he conveys the argument of the unknown void as an apparatus that defines humanity’s overall lack of understanding. If all the factual truth of the universe were a pie, mankind has […]

“It’s not rocket science,” says Russell Foster, explaining how most of us are deprived of sleep and in need of an early night. No, but it is neuroscience — and as Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at Oxford University, he should know. Foster is one of the U.K.’s leading experts on sleep, and an evangelical advocate of us all getting eight undisturbed hours each night, not just to improve our physical […]

TORONTO : There are numerous well-publicized examples of people reportedly discovering famous faces on everyday objects, from the visage of Jesus on a grilled cheese sandwich to the Virgin Mary on a flour tortilla and Elvis Presley on a potato chip. Is it a miracle? Are these people just plain crazy? Or is it something else? Toronto researchers have found that “face pareidolia,” where onlookers report seeing well-known countenances in […]

The ability to enjoy and perceive life is all related to brain Function. Brain Fog, Memory Loss and Emotional Instability all have one thing in common –Neuro-degeneration. Neuro-degeneration occurs when the neurons, the brain cells that transmit information, die due to lack of activation, stimulation or proper nutrients.  The following are some simple steps mentioned in Swiftwater’s website, that you can take to provide your brain with its basic nutrients, while keeping […]

Doctors have taken an important step toward a long-sought goal: harnessing a person’s own immune system to fight cancer. An article published Thursday in the journal Science describes the treatment of a 43-year-old woman with an advanced and deadly type of cancer that had spread from her bile duct to her liver and lungs, despite chemotherapy. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute sequenced the genome of her cancer and identified cells from […]

Sex: Amazing Combination of Health+Pleasure It’s not called Sexual Healing for nothing. Sex can actually heal. It can heal your body and mind and prevent many diseases. Some say it’s the first medicine ever known to man and it should be administered daily. Sounds too good to be true? Let’s discover the six reasons for which a man should have sex each day. Great Form of Exercise:Making love is a form […]

There’s a characteristic of our generation that can only be described as severe restlessness. I am not specifically referring to the number of friends you have who are prescribed Adderall; although that’s definitely another cultural trend I could discuss in length. What I’m talking about is a restlessness of the soul, the wandering spirit, a culture of nomads. We’ve been bred on this notion that we are going to do […]