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...most likely culprits this time around are the glial cells, whose job is to nourish and communicate with the neurons. Researchers have discovered that glial cells can also act a lot like the mast cells of the skin, producing inflammatory cytokines that call additional immune cells into action. "The glial cells are trying to return the brain to a normal state," explains Linda Van Eldik, a neurobiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. "But for some reason, in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, the process seems to be out of control. You get chronic glial activation, which...
...with its countless permutations of practices and partners--that most confounds understanding. What in the world are we doing? Why in the world are we so consumed by it? The impulse to procreate may lie at the heart of sex, but like the impulse to nourish ourselves, it is merely the starting point for an astonishingly varied banquet. Bursting from our sexual center is a whole spangle of other things--art, song, romance, obsession, rapture, sorrow, companionship, love, even violence and criminality--all playing an enormous role in everything from our physical health to our emotional health to our politics...
...must not nourish any false illusions about the basic character of the Chinese regme. We should remember, moreover, that PRC-style capitalism—hindered, as it is, by corruption and an arbitrary legal system—isn’t exactly the stuff of Milton Friedman and Ec 10. As China’s entrepreneurial middle class grows, Solidarity-type labor movements emerge, and Christianity increasingly takes root, we can expect the regime to bully, harass, torture and murder to resist political reform. If the past is indicative, it will do virtually anything to maintain its dictatorial rule over...
Male mosquitoes live quite peaceably on plant nectars and juices high in sugar, but females need protein from blood to nourish their eggs before depositing them. They get it from humans and animals and rely on an array of senses to ensure that they rarely fly wide of a possible meal...
...Mexico to write short stories based on Native American folk tales, and wants eventually to be involved in cinema or writing. Anthony will continue to work in theater and film. Sam wants to travel the globe as a documentary filmmaker. Nick will continue on to graduate school to nourish his love of East Asian studies and linguistics. Aaron wants to merge his interest in politics and journalism. Chris will spend next year working with a nonprofit in Cuba...