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Archive for November, 2009

A Cure for Multiple Sclerosis – Maybe/Probably

That’s right, you heard me. Though experts are warning people not to get their hopes too high just yet, the initial results are pretty impressive.
The initial studies done in Italy were small but the outcomes were dramatic. In a group of 65 patients with relapsing-remitting MS (the most common form) who underwent surgery, the number [...]

November 29th, 2009
Topic: Body & Mind, Health Tags: , ,

“Robin Hood Banker” Does What You’d Expect

When people on the subway can’t even be bothered to tell someone about the dead body they’re riding with (true story, happened to a friend), it’s always heartening to run into someone with a conscience. Like this banker in Germany:
The woman knew most of the clients of her small rural branch and had access to [...]

November 25th, 2009
Topic: Random Act of Good Tags: None

DIY Glasses for the Poor

Something like 6 percent of the North American population wears glasses. If you’re amongst these four-eyes, you probably appreciate your local optometrist, who makes your vision possible. Unfortunately, people in developing countries don’t get to have a local optometrist — and that means no glasses. Happily, an inventor has just created glasses that people can [...]

November 20th, 2009
Topic: Health, Technology Tags: , , ,

North American Governments Agree to Protect Wilderness

With so many reports of Canada and the US flouting international agreements on environmental reform, it’s nice to see that we care about something. Canada, America and Mexico have just drafted a memorandum of understanding on protecting wilderness areas in the three countries.
The three nations have long cooperated on wilderness management – programs have straddle [...]

November 16th, 2009
Topic: Environment Tags: , , , , ,

A Good Night’s Sleep is Amazing

Apparently the best thing you can do is for your body is give it a good night’s sleep.
But a new study presented at the 2009 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience shows how disrupting your sleep cycle can interfere with your health and cognitive function. (1) Researchers from Rockefeller University disrupted the circadian rhythms of [...]

November 9th, 2009
Topic: Body & Mind, Mind Space Tags: , ,

Cyclists Can Raise Property Values

Providing a safe place to lock up bicycles can increase the rental and property value of a home or apartment complex.
To a cyclist like myself this seems painfully obvious, but to people living in the world of the car I guess, well, they don’t understand and need to be told this be a real [...]

November 6th, 2009
Topic: Transportation, shelter Tags: , ,