Thomson Strikes Note of Caution at World Stem Cell Summit Power Point: Think Ahead, for Your Health Google Co-Founder Has Genetic Code Linked to Parkinson’s NEWS IN CONTEXT: LRRK2 and Parkinson's Disease Researchers Identify an Underlying Cause of Pneumonia Common in Parkinson's Disease Patients

Read Katie Hood's Blog on The Huffington Post: The Patient Empowerment Revolution
In the wake of Google co-founder Sergey Brin's disclosure that he carries a genetic mutation increasing his risk for Parkinson's disease, Katie Hood blogs on the potential of genetic research to empower all of us to take ownership of our medical futures.

Katie Hood Appointed to NINDS Council
Katie Hood, chief executive officer of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, is one of four new members appointed to the NINDS Council, the major advisory panel to The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). She will serve through July 2012.
Save the Date: Research Roundtable in Chicago on October 21
The Michael J. Fox Foundation invites you to attend a Research Roundtable presentation titled "The MJFF Funding Philosophy and Research Portfolio Highlights."

Jobless Claims Highest Since 9/11TheStreet.com Thu, 25 Sep 2008 6:44 AM PDTHurricane Gustav is blamed for the rise, but job losses seem to be accelerating.

CNN - Jobless Numbers Bad As After 9/11CBS 46 News Atlanta Thu, 25 Sep 2008 6:59 AM PDTIn The First Economic Reading From The Period Since The Wall Street Crisis Erupted, A Government Report Thursday Showed Initial Unemployment Claims Rose Last Week Much More Than Expected.

From 12 years onward you learn differentlyPhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA'This kind of brain research has only been possible for the last ten years or so,' says Crone, 'and there are a lot more questions which have to be answered ...See all stories on this topic

Judges: Sheep sex doesn't make man a sex offenderDetroit Free Press Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:15 AM PDTA Calhoun County man who sodomized a sheep will not have to register as a sex offender because the sheep cannot be considered a victim of sexual assault under Michigan law, a court ruled this week
Court upholds sex offender banWANE-TV Fort Wayne Thu, 25 Sep 2008 6:13 AM PDTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indiana court of Appeals has upheld a Plainfield ordinance banning sex offenders from city parks. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana challenged the ordinance on behalf

Swanton Adopts Sex Offender OrdinanceWCAX-TV Vermont Thu, 25 Sep 2008 6:09 AM PDTA Franklin County community has passed a sex offender ordinance.


LT. GOV, LEGISLATORS, KSC DIRECTOR TO SPEAK
AT FLORIDA SPACE & TECHNOLOGY FORUM

COCOA, Fla. – Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp and Kennedy Space Center Director Bill Parsons will be the keynote speakers at the Florida Space and Technology Forum to be held Monday, September 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa .
Space is Florida ’s original high-tech industry, with space contractors in 47 of Florida ’s 67 counties. When the Space Shuttle fleet is retired in 2010, Florida could lose up to 10,000 high-wage jobs, further impacting the state’s fragile economy.
Congressman Tom Feeney, Florida senators Mike Haridopolos and Bill Posey, and Florida representatives Sandy Adams, Thad Altman, Dean Cannon, Ralph Poppell, Steve Precourt , and Tony Sasso will join moderator John Thrasher to discuss and create a legislative agenda to advocate for Florida ’s space industry.
Industry presentations will be made by ASRC Aerospace Corporation, The Boeing Company, ITV Group, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman, United Launch Alliance, Wyle Laboratories, and Zero Gravity Corporation.
The goals of the forum are to asses Florida’s assets and limitations and develop a public policy agenda to increase the state’s competitive advantage; determine how the State of Florida and its advocacy groups can assist Florida’s congressional delegation in promoting space and technology; develop a state budget request for space, to be submitted to the governor and state legislature for the 2008 legislative session; identify roles and improve relationships of all groups supporting Florida’s space industry; and create a master calendar for coordination of Florida’s space advocacy activities at the state and federal level.
Issues such as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education; university-based research and applied technology; space infrastructure; employment; business development; and state and federal partnerships will be discussed.
This program is free and open to the public. The Florida Solar Energy Center is located at the northeast corner of Brevard Community College ’s Cocoa Campus.

Painting a sense of self-controlThe Sarasota Herald-Tribune Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:19 PM PDTTouch drawing, a form of expressive arts therapy introduced in the 1970s, helps Sarasota resident Charles Jursa cope with Parkinson's Disease.

University of Iowa Officials Fired Over Handling of Sexual Assault ...WHO-TV - Des Moines,IA,USAThe two former Hawkeye football players at the center of the alleged sexual assault will be in court November 3rd. Cedric Everson is charged with one count ...See all stories on this topic

Report: Anthrax Suspect Barred From Labs After SpillFox News Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:28 AM PDTAnthrax mailing suspect Bruce E. Ivins' access to Army biodefense laboratories was yanked after he spilled anthrax on his pants and went home to wash them instead of immediately reporting the accident, Army report says.

Critics of Anthrax Inquiry Seek an Independent ReviewNew York Times Tue, 23 Sep 2008 7:10 PM PDTAbill by Representative Rush D. Holt would create a national commission on the anthrax attacks, a scaled-down version of the commission that studied the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Documents: Ivins Bragged He Knew Anthrax KillerCBS News Wed, 24 Sep 2008 3:24 PM PDTBruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of masterminding the 2001 anthrax attacks, e-mailed himself last year saying he knew who the killer was, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. "Yes! Yes! Yes!!!!!!! I finally know who mailed the anthrax letters in the fall of 2001. I've pieced it together!" Ivins wrote in the e-mail dated Sept. 7, 2007, according to an FBI affidavit.

Anthrax enquiry to undergo independent reviewNature Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:12 AM PDTOn the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, experts convened by the US National Academy of Sciences will review the FBI's scientific evidence against bioweapons researcher Bruce Ivins, who committed suicide earlier this year, in the anthrax bioterrorist attacks of 2001.

Anthrax suspect was barred from labs after spillThe Charlotte Observer Wed, 24 Sep 2008 6:10 AM PDTAnthrax mailing suspect Bruce E. Ivins' access to Army biodefense laboratories was revoked in March after he spilled anthrax on his pants and went home to wash them instead of immediately reporting the accident, according to an Army report. The accident occurred March 17 at Fort Detrick while the microbiologist, who died of an apparent suicide July 29, was working with the relatively mild strain ...



Judge declines to recuse himself from a 9/11 trialMiami Herald Thu, 25 Sep 2008 1:00 AM PDTGUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed called his military commission an ''inquisition'' Wednesday in a failed effort to get his Marine Corps judge to stop presiding at the 9/11 mass murder trial

== DR KARL: ROYAL JELLY BUZZ UN-BEE-LIEVABLE == On the shelf next to the snake oil, you may have spotted something that is said to do wonders for your wellbeing. But, Dr Karl thinks it's all some kind of sting. http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5248/0/
TWIN TOWERS TOPPLED BY WEAKENED STEEL COLUMNS (Science Show: 20/09/2008) http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5270/0/

CHIMPS CONSOL EACH OTHER AFTER FIGHTING (Science Show: 20/09/2008) http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5275/0/

THE NEXT 50 YEARS (Science Show: 20/09/2008) http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5273/0/CALL FOR SCIENTISTS TO FOCUS ON BIG PROBLEMS (Science Show: 20/09/2008) http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5274/0/

Court: Monitoring Muslim visitors was legalUSA Today Wed, 24 Sep 2008 2:00 PM PDTA post-9/11 rule that required visitors from two dozen Arab and Muslim countries and North Korea to register with immigration authorities was constitutional, an appeals court said Wednesday
CORRECTIONS: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Obesity in the WAGR SyndromeNew England Journal of Medicine Wed, 24 Sep 2008 2:30 PM PDTBrain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Obesity in the WAGR Syndrome . The abstract (p. 918) included a trial-registration number, but since the article reported a further analysis of trial data, not ...

Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has SpreadMedicineNet.com Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:39 PM PDTTitle: Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread Category: Health News Created: 9/24/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2008

VA quadruples payment to vets with brain injuriesAP via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 24 Sep 2008 6:08 AM PDTThe government is more than quadrupling monthly payments to some veterans suffering brain injuries, as the number of such war wounds mounts from the roadside bombings of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Balancing the brainEurekAlert! Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:21 AM PDT( Children's Hospital Boston ) Neuroscientists at Children's Hospital Boston have identified the first known "master switch" to orchestrate the formation and maintenance of inhibitory synapses on neurons, essential for proper brain function. The switch, called Npas4, regulates more than 200 genes that calm over-excited cells, restoring a balance that is thought to go askew in neurologic ...

Independent brain pathways generate positive or negative reappraisals of emotional eventsEurekAlert! Wed, 24 Sep 2008 9:21 AM PDT( Cell Press ) Scientists now have a better understanding of how the human brain orchestrates the sophisticated pathways involved in the regulation of emotions. The research, published by Cell Press in the Sept. 25 issue of the journal Neuron, identifies brain pathways that underlie reinterpretation of aversive images in ways that reduce or enhance their negative emotional intensity.

Anthrax Case Documents UnsealedNew York Times - United StatesDr. Ivins, 62, an anthrax vaccine specialist at Fort Detrick, Md., killed himself with an overdose of medication in July after learning that he was likely ...See all stories on this topic

The Associated Press
Documents: Ivins bragged he knew anthrax killerThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of carrying out the 2001 anthrax attacks, e-mailed himself last year saying he knew who the killer ...See all stories on this topic
The Scarlet A: Links between the Anthrax Attacks and 9/11OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USAIf the Florida anthrax doesn’t link back to Ivins’ Ft. Detrick flask and Ivins, who worked on vaccines (bio-defense) and not its weaponization (bio-offense) ...See all stories on this topic

U.S. News & World Report
Water Chlorination and 12 Other Lifesaving Innovations That Rarely ...U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USALater researchers developed vaccines for a wide range of diseases, from cholera and anthrax to mumps and measles. Recently, however, critics have howled ...See all stories on this topic
Full Year Statutory AccountsSydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,AustraliaExamples of the purified antigen approach include vaccines for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, H. influenzae B, Pertussis and Anthrax. ...See all stories on this topic

Victims of crime programs get $7.4MManitowoc Herald Times Reporter Wed, 24 Sep 2008 2:14 AM PDTMADISON Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced the awarding of $7.4 million in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants to programs throughout the state that serve victims of crime, including Holy Family Memorials Sexual Assault Resource Center in Manitowoc which received $45,332

Surfing: Slater second in France, but moves closer to another world titleHonolulu Advertiser Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:06 PM PDTFlorida's Kelly Slater placed second in the Quiksilver Pro France men's surfing contest today, and is on the brink of clinching an unprecedented ninth world championship.

Unraveling 'math dyslexia'EurekAlert! Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:21 AM PDT( University of Western Ontario ) Research at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada could change the way we view math difficulties and how we assist children who face those problems.Daniel Ansari is an assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the department of psychology at Western. He is using brain imaging to understand how

Measles worries as MMR vaccination rates stallTelegraph.co.uk - United KingdomBy Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Take up rates for the jab plummeted following claims a decade ago that it could be linked to autism. ...
See all stories on this topic 82-Year-Old Pleads Guilty To "Mercy Killing" WFTV 9 Orlando - Sep 24 4:53 PM EDT
Brevard approves reduced budget Sep 24 1:37 AM EDT Brevard County's new operating budget for 2008-09 chops the equivalent of 104.6 full-time jobs from the books, County Manager Peggy Busacca
Fugitive arrested after more than 25 years on run
Sep 24 4:30 PM EDT
A fugitive who faked his own death and has been on the run for more than 25 years was arrested in Central Florida on Tuesday, where he apparently has been living for the past decade, the U.S. Marshals Service announced
Flu shots recommended for all children older than 6 months Sep 24 4:15 PM EDT The U.S. government is now recommending that all children older than 6 months be vaccinated against influenza -- expanding previous guidelines that focused on kids age 6 months to 2 years old.
Movie review: National Lampoon Presents Robodoc -- 1 out of 5 starsOrlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USAYears in the making, written and coaxed to the screen by Space Coast radiologist and sometime-comedy writer Dr. Doug Gordon, Robodoc has Central Florida ...See all stories on this topic
Painting a sense of self-controlThe Sarasota Herald-Tribune Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:19 PM PDTTouch drawing, a form of expressive arts therapy introduced in the 1970s, helps Sarasota resident Charles Jursa cope with Parkinson's Disease.

University of Iowa Officials Fired Over Handling of Sexual Assault ...WHO-TV - Des Moines,IA,USAThe two former Hawkeye football players at the center of the alleged sexual assault will be in court November 3rd. Cedric Everson is charged with one count ...See all stories on this topic

Report: Anthrax Suspect Barred From Labs After SpillFox News Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:28 AM PDTAnthrax mailing suspect Bruce E. Ivins' access to Army biodefense laboratories was yanked after he spilled anthrax on his pants and went home to wash them instead of immediately reporting the accident, Army report says.

Critics of Anthrax Inquiry Seek an Independent ReviewNew York Times Tue, 23 Sep 2008 7:10 PM PDTAbill by Representative Rush D. Holt would create a national commission on the anthrax attacks, a scaled-down version of the commission that studied the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Documents: Ivins Bragged He Knew Anthrax KillerCBS News Wed, 24 Sep 2008 3:24 PM PDTBruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of masterminding the 2001 anthrax attacks, e-mailed himself last year saying he knew who the killer was, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. "Yes! Yes! Yes!!!!!!! I finally know who mailed the anthrax letters in the fall of 2001. I've pieced it together!" Ivins wrote in the e-mail dated Sept. 7, 2007, according to an FBI affidavit.

Anthrax enquiry to undergo independent reviewNature Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:12 AM PDTOn the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, experts convened by the US National Academy of Sciences will review the FBI's scientific evidence against bioweapons researcher Bruce Ivins, who committed suicide earlier this year, in the anthrax bioterrorist attacks of 2001.

Anthrax suspect was barred from labs after spillThe Charlotte Observer Wed, 24 Sep 2008 6:10 AM PDTAnthrax mailing suspect Bruce E. Ivins' access to Army biodefense laboratories was revoked in March after he spilled anthrax on his pants and went home to wash them instead of immediately reporting the accident, according to an Army report. The accident occurred March 17 at Fort Detrick while the microbiologist, who died of an apparent suicide July 29, was working with the relatively mild strain ...



Judge declines to recuse himself from a 9/11 trialMiami Herald Thu, 25 Sep 2008 1:00 AM PDTGUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed called his military commission an ''inquisition'' Wednesday in a failed effort to get his Marine Corps judge to stop presiding at the 9/11 mass murder trial

== DR KARL: ROYAL JELLY BUZZ UN-BEE-LIEVABLE == On the shelf next to the snake oil, you may have spotted something that is said to do wonders for your wellbeing. But, Dr Karl thinks it's all some kind of sting. http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5248/0/
TWIN TOWERS TOPPLED BY WEAKENED STEEL COLUMNS (Science Show: 20/09/2008) http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5270/0/

CHIMPS CONSOL EACH OTHER AFTER FIGHTING (Science Show: 20/09/2008) http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5275/0/

THE NEXT 50 YEARS (Science Show: 20/09/2008) http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5273/0/CALL FOR SCIENTISTS TO FOCUS ON BIG PROBLEMS (Science Show: 20/09/2008) http://abcmail.net.au/t/263715/685626/5274/0/

Court: Monitoring Muslim visitors was legalUSA Today Wed, 24 Sep 2008 2:00 PM PDTA post-9/11 rule that required visitors from two dozen Arab and Muslim countries and North Korea to register with immigration authorities was constitutional, an appeals court said Wednesday
CORRECTIONS: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Obesity in the WAGR SyndromeNew England Journal of Medicine Wed, 24 Sep 2008 2:30 PM PDTBrain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Obesity in the WAGR Syndrome . The abstract (p. 918) included a trial-registration number, but since the article reported a further analysis of trial data, not ...

Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has SpreadMedicineNet.com Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:39 PM PDTTitle: Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread Category: Health News Created: 9/24/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2008

VA quadruples payment to vets with brain injuriesAP via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 24 Sep 2008 6:08 AM PDTThe government is more than quadrupling monthly payments to some veterans suffering brain injuries, as the number of such war wounds mounts from the roadside bombings of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Balancing the brainEurekAlert! Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:21 AM PDT( Children's Hospital Boston ) Neuroscientists at Children's Hospital Boston have identified the first known "master switch" to orchestrate the formation and maintenance of inhibitory synapses on neurons, essential for proper brain function. The switch, called Npas4, regulates more than 200 genes that calm over-excited cells, restoring a balance that is thought to go askew in neurologic ...

Independent brain pathways generate positive or negative reappraisals of emotional eventsEurekAlert! Wed, 24 Sep 2008 9:21 AM PDT( Cell Press ) Scientists now have a better understanding of how the human brain orchestrates the sophisticated pathways involved in the regulation of emotions. The research, published by Cell Press in the Sept. 25 issue of the journal Neuron, identifies brain pathways that underlie reinterpretation of aversive images in ways that reduce or enhance their negative emotional intensity.

Anthrax Case Documents UnsealedNew York Times - United StatesDr. Ivins, 62, an anthrax vaccine specialist at Fort Detrick, Md., killed himself with an overdose of medication in July after learning that he was likely ...See all stories on this topic

The Associated Press
Documents: Ivins bragged he knew anthrax killerThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of carrying out the 2001 anthrax attacks, e-mailed himself last year saying he knew who the killer ...See all stories on this topic
The Scarlet A: Links between the Anthrax Attacks and 9/11OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USAIf the Florida anthrax doesn’t link back to Ivins’ Ft. Detrick flask and Ivins, who worked on vaccines (bio-defense) and not its weaponization (bio-offense) ...See all stories on this topic

U.S. News & World Report
Water Chlorination and 12 Other Lifesaving Innovations That Rarely ...U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USALater researchers developed vaccines for a wide range of diseases, from cholera and anthrax to mumps and measles. Recently, however, critics have howled ...See all stories on this topic
Full Year Statutory AccountsSydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,AustraliaExamples of the purified antigen approach include vaccines for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, H. influenzae B, Pertussis and Anthrax. ...See all stories on this topic

Victims of crime programs get $7.4MManitowoc Herald Times Reporter Wed, 24 Sep 2008 2:14 AM PDTMADISON Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced the awarding of $7.4 million in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants to programs throughout the state that serve victims of crime, including Holy Family Memorials Sexual Assault Resource Center in Manitowoc which received $45,332

Surfing: Slater second in France, but moves closer to another world titleHonolulu Advertiser Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:06 PM PDTFlorida's Kelly Slater placed second in the Quiksilver Pro France men's surfing contest today, and is on the brink of clinching an unprecedented ninth world championship.

Unraveling 'math dyslexia'EurekAlert! Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:21 AM PDT( University of Western Ontario ) Research at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada could change the way we view math difficulties and how we assist children who face those problems.Daniel Ansari is an assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the department of psychology at Western. He is using brain imaging to understand how

Measles worries as MMR vaccination rates stallTelegraph.co.uk - United KingdomBy Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Take up rates for the jab plummeted following claims a decade ago that it could be linked to autism. ...
See all stories on this topic 82-Year-Old Pleads Guilty To "Mercy Killing" WFTV 9 Orlando - Sep 24 4:53 PM EDT
Brevard approves reduced budget Sep 24 1:37 AM EDT Brevard County's new operating budget for 2008-09 chops the equivalent of 104.6 full-time jobs from the books, County Manager Peggy Busacca
Fugitive arrested after more than 25 years on run
Sep 24 4:30 PM EDT
A fugitive who faked his own death and has been on the run for more than 25 years was arrested in Central Florida on Tuesday, where he apparently has been living for the past decade, the U.S. Marshals Service announced
Flu shots recommended for all children older than 6 months Sep 24 4:15 PM EDT The U.S. government is now recommending that all children older than 6 months be vaccinated against influenza -- expanding previous guidelines that focused on kids age 6 months to 2 years old.
Movie review: National Lampoon Presents Robodoc -- 1 out of 5 starsOrlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USAYears in the making, written and coaxed to the screen by Space Coast radiologist and sometime-comedy writer Dr. Doug Gordon, Robodoc has Central Florida ...See all stories on this topic NASA clears hurdle on SoyuzOrlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USAHe said the retiring Space Coast congressman is pushing a compromise that would couple a short-term extension of the waiver with more shuttle flights after ...See all stories on this topic

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The novelist, journalist and psychologist Michael Zangari http://zangarijournalism.com