Mental illness link to art and sex

A survey comparing mental health and the number of sexual partners among the general population, artists and schizophrenics found that artists are more likely to share key behavioural traits with schizophrenics, and that they have on average twice as many sexual partners as the rest of the population.

The nose cells that may help the paralysed walk again

Surgeons in London to try revolutionary stem cell technique on crash victims
Surgeons will attempt early next year to mend the severed nerves of young people who have suffered motorbike accidents in the first trial of a simple but potentially revolutionary technology that could one day allow the paralysed to walk again.

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Stem cell center officials encouraged by ruling

The California stem cell institute could secure funding as early as January, officials said Wednesday, following a court ruling in two lawsuits against the agency.

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Emergency Preparation - Remember the six M's

Submitted by DavCat
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Unfortunately we live in a time, where it seems that emergencies and disasters happen quite often. Some are man-made like terrorism threats and some are natural disasters like floods and hurricanes. In any case, we need now more than ever to be prepared and it is even more important to be prepared when you or a loved one have a chronic illness to also be concerned about.

If you need to evacuate quickly, and as we know from recent news coverage in our country, many Americans have had to.

I think, this is very useful for PWDs as well. They should talk their personal assistant to be prepare for any disaster.

For emergency preparation, keep the following six M's in mind
1-MAKE A PLAN-2-MEDICATIONS-3-MEDICAL HISTORY-MONEY-MEMENTOS AND MEMORIES-MEALS-

Here are some helpful links:
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Murderball, Quad Rugby Players Appear at Trinity

After all this time this movie still making news.

Trinity students have the opportunity to see the movie.
Murderball won the audience award for best documentary at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival,
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Surgery hope for paralyzed patients

Here is something very promising to learn. Read this news article

British surgeons will attempt next year to make the first repairs of spinal cord nerves using a revolutionary new stem cell technique

If this surgery is successful can help paralyzed patients to walk again or can help blind to see again..It a good thing. Lets hope it will be a success...
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Quote of Day

La cita del dia
"Si tenéis el hábito de tomar las cosas con alegría, rara vez os encontraréis en circunstancias difíciles."

Baden Powell

citazione del giorno
La disperazione più grande che possa impadronirsi di una società è il dubbio che essere onesti sia inutile.

C. Alvaro

citation du jour
"Il est temps de vivre la vie que tu t'es imaginée"

Henry James

Dolphin therapy fights depression

Swimming with dolphins appears to help alleviate mild to moderate depression, researchers have found.

"Animals, and especially mammals, can favourably change our social dynamic"

Dr Iain Ryrie
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