Monday, June 12, 2006

genetics Alzheimer's vaccine 'promising'. A potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease cuts build up of damaging proteins in mice brains. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 11:23:42 PM    comment

memory Japanese Scientists Make Alzheimers Progress. [Slashdot] 9:16:04 PM    comment

happiness Hope I die before I get old?. Back when he was 20 years old in 1965, rock star Pete Townshend wrote the line "I hope I die before I get old" into a song, "My Generation" that launched his band, the Who, onto the rock 'n' roll scene. But a unique new study suggests that Townshend may have fallen victim to a common, and mistaken, belief: That the happiest days of people's lives occur when they're young. read more [Science Blog -] 2:18:17 PM    comment