Two Australian researchers say that governments and companies will face an increase in law suits for their role in global warming, due to the damage it causes to health and communities, and they think these claims have a good chance of succeeding. Insurance companies, who have had to pay the costs of most of the weather damage, may be the first ones to bring these suits.
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Curcumin, a chemical found in curry and turmeric, may help the immune system clear the brain of amyloid beta, which form the plaques found in Alzheimer’s disease. And tumeric may also help prevent rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. We should obviously all be eating more Indian food!
Using blood samples from six Alzheimer’s disease patients, whose ages ranged from 65 to 84, and three healthy control patients, the researchers isolated cells called macrophages, which are the soldiers of the innate immune system and are present at birth. They travel through the brain and body, gobbling up waste products, including amyloid beta.
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In his new journal, Whitley comments on the news that prominent Brazilian UFO investigator Jan Val Ellam is claiming that open contact will soon take place between humans and extraterrestrials. What do we do if that happens?especially those of us who have already had contact with these beings?
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If you live on the East Coast, go outside and look up at the night sky on Saturday night, and you’ll see an astounding event: the Leonid meteor shower.
Joe Rao writes in space.com that the Leonids are made up of the dusty debris from a comet that orbits the sun every 33 years. This dust produces spectacular meteor displays and “shooting stars.” The expected time of peak activity is around midnight EST.
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