Cannabis boosts brain power in rats
by Medical Research News
Scientists now say that Cannabis, the third most popular recreational drug after alcohol and tobacco, could boost brain power.
Canadian researchers found that experiments on rats which were given a potent cannabinoid, showed the drug stimulates the growth of new brain cells.
It appears that the drug caused neurons to regenerate in the hippocampus, an area that controls mood and emotions, after one month of treatment. (…)
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Cannabis improves the mind.
17 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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ASK A CREATION SCIENTIST ANYTHING
20 September 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentASK MR. CREATION SCIENTIST
By Peter Fredson, Ph.M, LLDDD, SCr, NM, Esq.
In the public interest, we started a write-in to creation scientists to help explain things that the ordinary layman may find mystifying. You may direct your query to Mr. Creation Scientist
Some of his answers may seem prosaic, but that is the nature of scientific endeavor. Here are some of the questions and the logical answers of Mr. Creation Scientist. Enjoy!
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Ask Newt Gingrich about Intelligent Design
8 September 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
11 commentsAsk Newt Gingrich about Intelligent design. Newt is sidestepping the controversy of ID. Simply put ID is an anti-science movement, being promoted by Sun Myung Moon. Moon supported the "Wise-use" movement that helped propel Newt into the lime light. The ’Wise-use’ movement was an anti environmental cause that promoted lowering environmental standards across the board. They attacked by undermining environmental science.The ID movements are anti-Darwin with Moon funding because Moon had a (…)
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Bush pushes very hot button President’s comments embolden anti-evolutionists
9 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
by Joe Garofoli
The real impact of President Bush weighing in on the national debate over how to teach the origins of life may be felt in the classroom, where much of the anti-evolutionary lobbying is done under the radar.
One tactic is for a student or parent to present the teacher with a list that’s popular in conservative circles called, "Ten questions to ask your biology teacher."
The result, observers say, is that some teachers fear even mentioning "the e-word."
"That’s what (…) -
A WIN FOR SCIENCE!
8 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
By William Fisher
Hooray, a win for science!
At last, there is something nice I can say about John H. Marburger III, President Bush’s science advisor.
It’s about time. I have usually found myself being critical of Dr. Marburger for either being complicit or remaining silent as the Bush White House adopts anti-science policies or spins science to pander to the President’s base of right wing religious fanatics.
I have disagreed with him on issues ranging from sex education (sex (…) -
THE LEGISLATED DRUGGING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
18 July 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Nancy Levant July 16, 2005 NewsWithViews.com
First, the facts: according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), “Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced the "Project BioShield II Act of 2005" (S. 975) on April 29, 2005. The bill builds upon the first BioShield bill, which was signed into law on July 21, 2004, and authorized $5.6 billion over 10 years to encourage pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop bioterrorism (…) -
Blair accused of hypocrisy over call to cut EU research budget
15 July 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsBlair accused of hypocrisy over call to cut EU research budget
By Stephen Castle in Brussels
Tony Blair’s ambitious bid to switch EU spending from agriculture to science and technology has been undermined by plans set out by the British Government to slash European research and development spending next year.
British moves to cut the EU’s 2006 budget prompted a blunt warning that the UK, which holds the rotating presidency of the EU, will be seen as hypocritical in other capitals. The (…) -
Sex selection: a global issue
5 July 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentDear friend,
Here is a notice for a meeting that may be of interest to you. We would be grateful if you could pass it on to any relevant newsletters, email lists and friends who may be interested. Thanks for your help with this, we look forward to seeing you on July 7th.
David King Director, Human Genetics Alert www.hgalert.org
Sex selection: a global issue A meeting organised by Human Genetics Alert, and The Cornerhouse
In India millions of female foetuses are being aborted, (…) -
GM industry puts human gene into rice
25 April 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsScientists have begun putting genes from human beings into food crops in a dramatic extension of genetic modification. The move, which is causing disgust and revulsion among critics, is bound to strengthen accusations that GM technology is creating "Frankenstein foods" and drive the controversy surrounding it to new heights.
Even before this development, many people, including Prince Charles, have opposed the technology on the grounds that it is playing God by creating unnatural (…) -
Each day about 13,500 people worldwide die from smoking-related diseases.
28 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
5 commentsSmoking gets own ’Kyoto treaty’
By Nick Triggle
By 2020 the mortality rate will have doubled - the equivalent of 10 million a year.
To tackle the rise, which is expected to be felt hardest in developing countries, the World Health Organization’s tobacco control treaty comes into force on Sunday.
It is regarded as smoking’s answer to the Kyoto agreement - only with teeth.
Ratified by 57 countries, including the UK, the document sets out a programme to reduce the number of people (…)