Lithium

 longevity in Japan increased with the amount of trace lithium in the water in humans, and the same trace amounts of lithium in a controlled experiment (equivalent to about 2mg of lithium daily) increased the lifespan of theC elegans worms (2)(due to the increased suicide rates in Japan, suicide was controlled for in the numbers, and lithium still seemed to increase longevity in the observational studies. 

Take My Wi-Fi, Please – ReadWrite

http://readwrite.com/2013/07/12/take-my-wi-fi-please#awesm=~obIssQFhiYhC3F

- I have never password protected my wi-fi. The range is so poor that
at best only my nearest neighbors could connect, and I am not even
sure if that is possible. It would not bother me if they did connect.

Fat-boosting gene mystery 'solved'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23312712

Chicago Tribune - 6-year-old survives after being buried in sand at Indiana Dunes

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-76657672/

This Could Threaten Apple’s iPhone | Talking Numbers

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/talking-numbers/could-threaten-apple-iphone-174705005.html

Evolutionary Psychiatry: Lithium and Longevity

 longevity in Japan increased with the amount of trace lithium in the water in humans, and the same trace amounts of lithium in a controlled experiment (equivalent to about 2mg of lithium daily) increased the lifespan of theC elegans worms (2)(due to the increased suicide rates in Japan, suicide was controlled for in the numbers, and lithium still seemed to increase longevity in the observational studies

http://evolutionarypsychiatry.blogspot.com/2011/02/lithium-and-longevity.html

Samsung DID NOT try to pay Apple $1 billion in nickels

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/06/samsung-did-not-try-to-pay-apple-1-billion-in-nickels/

Researchers Develop MRI Scan To Detect Cancer Using Sugar

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/262999.php

Controversial music video

This video is in the news as being banned from youtube, but it is there anyway.   I think that the lyrics are mind numbingly repetitive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07FYdnEawAQ&bpctr=1373084378

Has the prosecution made a good case against George Zimmerman?

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/07/05/has-prosecution-made-good-case-against-george-zimmerman/

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/05/usa-florida-shooting-case-idUSL2N0FB1QY20130705

Fructose, and the Follies of History

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130701151512-23027997-fructose-and-the-follies-of-history?trk=mp-edit-rr-posts

Busy news day

Egyptian military ousts Morsi, suspends constitution

 

After Egypt's military coup, fear of clashes

 

Scientists use stem cells, mouse body to make a real human liver

 

Brain stimulation at any age may slow memory decline

 

Two men "cured" of HIV no longer taking treatments