Category: Science and technology

TheVoiceOfJoyce Fascinating, Alzheimer’s may be caused by the Herpes virus infecting us. A study out of Oxford, Great Britain will culminate in 2024 with more definitive results. If Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), can cause Alzheimers, there’s a simple remedy; the Shingrex Vaccine. The Vaccine is a two shot regimen, administered for free in the US, up to a maximum of 4 months apart. Some bacteria may be causal as well and we know some who have gotten Covid are prone to dementia. Amyloids are necessary to protect our brain from inflammation. Too many plaques, may be a function of old age and/ or a poorly functioning immune system. It appears people who get herpes and are treated with an antiviral are 9 x’s less likely to get Alzheimer’s. #ScienceUpFront

February 19, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/19/could-alzheimers-be-caused-by-an-infection evidence pointed towards herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) – a pathogen found in 70% of the UK population, and the cause of oral herpes – as a prominent suspect. Studies in the UK, France and Scandinavia suggested that people who had been infected with herpes were more likely to get Alzheimer’s. When Prof Ruth … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Fascinating, Alzheimer’s may be caused by the Herpes virus infecting us. A study out of Oxford, Great Britain will culminate in 2024 with more definitive results. If Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), can cause Alzheimers, there’s a simple remedy; the Shingrex Vaccine. The Vaccine is a two shot regimen, administered for free in the US, up to a maximum of 4 months apart. Some bacteria may be causal as well and we know some who have gotten Covid are prone to dementia. Amyloids are necessary to protect our brain from inflammation. Too many plaques, may be a function of old age and/ or a poorly functioning immune system. It appears people who get herpes and are treated with an antiviral are 9 x’s less likely to get Alzheimer’s. #ScienceUpFront

TheVoiceOfJoyce Major Cancer breakthrough: Dr Chang at Stanford, working under a major scientific research program, the Cancer Grand Challenges, coordinates scientific disciplines from the Cancer Center UK and US National Cancer Institute, has uncovered an extra chromosomal DNA , that is unattached to cells and functions to turn on cancer cells. The ecDNA, as it’s called, has the ability to evade detection, until the body is most vulnerable and then produce cancer/ tumors. Now that they’ve found ecDNA, researchers are working on ways to disrupt this protein. Once this protein is disrupted, tumors can be destroyed with existing methodologies. Researchers from many scientific disciplines are working towards destroying these extra cellular DNA particles. When they’re successful, they’ll be able to prevent cancer reoccurring.

February 18, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/18/bond-villain-dna-could-transform-cancer-treatment-scientists-say with ecDNA. Scientists could see all sorts of strange, unaccountable things happening – tumours spreading with unanticipated speed or cancers becoming resistant to drugs that had initially been effective in attacking them. “Now, at last, we have revealed the agents of these events. It is ecDNA,” added Chang. The breakthrough is part of a … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Major Cancer breakthrough: Dr Chang at Stanford, working under a major scientific research program, the Cancer Grand Challenges, coordinates scientific disciplines from the Cancer Center UK and US National Cancer Institute, has uncovered an extra chromosomal DNA , that is unattached to cells and functions to turn on cancer cells. The ecDNA, as it’s called, has the ability to evade detection, until the body is most vulnerable and then produce cancer/ tumors. Now that they’ve found ecDNA, researchers are working on ways to disrupt this protein. Once this protein is disrupted, tumors can be destroyed with existing methodologies. Researchers from many scientific disciplines are working towards destroying these extra cellular DNA particles. When they’re successful, they’ll be able to prevent cancer reoccurring.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Is bio electricity the new frontier of the 21 st Century? It’s a beginning. Our cells are charged particles that communicate with each other. In Defense, the brain is stimulated electrically for greater focus and accuracy. In cancer cells , an electric current , can disrupt their ability to metastasize. In Parkinson’s, two thin wires, inserted in the brain, slows the disease’s progression. Bio electricity is in its nascent form, all potential. Further experimentation is required to determine our understanding of body electrical impulses. How do cells communicate? How does bio electrical impulses give shape to our formation? We know heart muscle can trigger synchronous behavior when placed next to stem cells; they’ll all beat in unison, as one.

February 5, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/05/bright-sparks-could-bioelectricity-make-us-smarter-and-healthier Call it the “electrome”. The identification of the genome and microbiome proved crucial steps to understanding the full complexity of biology, but some scientists think it’s now time to plot the outlines of the electrome: the electrical dimensions and properties of cells, the tissues they collaborate to form, and the electrical forces that are … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Is bio electricity the new frontier of the 21 st Century? It’s a beginning. Our cells are charged particles that communicate with each other. In Defense, the brain is stimulated electrically for greater focus and accuracy. In cancer cells , an electric current , can disrupt their ability to metastasize. In Parkinson’s, two thin wires, inserted in the brain, slows the disease’s progression. Bio electricity is in its nascent form, all potential. Further experimentation is required to determine our understanding of body electrical impulses. How do cells communicate? How does bio electrical impulses give shape to our formation? We know heart muscle can trigger synchronous behavior when placed next to stem cells; they’ll all beat in unison, as one.

TheVoiceOfJoyce The Jimmy Carter Foundation has achieved a significant milestone in eradicating Guinea Worm from 21 African Nations. Cases have decreased in animals and man from 3.5 million in 1989 to 13 cases last year. With increased sanitary conditions, drinking water no longer contains these parasites. This will be the first disease eradicated without a Vaccine. Kudos!

January 25, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jan/25/guinea-worm-disease-could-be-second-ever-human-illness-to-be-eradicated Only 13 cases of guinea worm disease were reported worldwide in 2022, a provisional figure that if confirmed would be the smallest ever documented, the US-based Carter Center has said. The tiny number of cases, down from 15 the previous year, is the result of more than four decades of global efforts to stamp … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The Jimmy Carter Foundation has achieved a significant milestone in eradicating Guinea Worm from 21 African Nations. Cases have decreased in animals and man from 3.5 million in 1989 to 13 cases last year. With increased sanitary conditions, drinking water no longer contains these parasites. This will be the first disease eradicated without a Vaccine. Kudos!

TheVoiceOfJoyce If we want to survive the weather extremes, we must be creative and disruptive. Jake’s Solar Farm in Colorado, combines solar panels with diverse farming under their shields and it’s working. In Rotterdam, the Van Wingerden’s have a floating farm on pontoons. Their farm is 100% integrated. On the top level the cows are milked robotically. Their manure is used on local soccer fields to fertilize grass. Then the grass clipping come back to the farm to feed the cows. The milk is processed on a middle level directly into cheese and yogurt . Cows can actually walk to a small patch of pasture. The Floating farm is 100% self contained and uses desalinated water and rain water for processing. The lower level of the floating farm processes 1000 wheels of aged Gouda for sale at their farm shop. Creativity and disruption work to maintain known products in new surroundings. The Rotterdam effort is being reproduced in Singapore, Dubai and the Netherlands. NYC and Vermont are trying different methodologies that are independent of land.

January 19, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/19/floating-dairy-farm-rotterdam-climate-crisis Rotterdam has already established itself as one of the most climate-adaptive places in the world. Everything from office buildings to entire neighborhoods are built on water in the city, which is 90% below sea level. The van Wingerdens’ floating dairy farm was a new but inevitable twist. Should a weather crisis arise, a waterborne … More TheVoiceOfJoyce If we want to survive the weather extremes, we must be creative and disruptive. Jake’s Solar Farm in Colorado, combines solar panels with diverse farming under their shields and it’s working. In Rotterdam, the Van Wingerden’s have a floating farm on pontoons. Their farm is 100% integrated. On the top level the cows are milked robotically. Their manure is used on local soccer fields to fertilize grass. Then the grass clipping come back to the farm to feed the cows. The milk is processed on a middle level directly into cheese and yogurt . Cows can actually walk to a small patch of pasture. The Floating farm is 100% self contained and uses desalinated water and rain water for processing. The lower level of the floating farm processes 1000 wheels of aged Gouda for sale at their farm shop. Creativity and disruption work to maintain known products in new surroundings. The Rotterdam effort is being reproduced in Singapore, Dubai and the Netherlands. NYC and Vermont are trying different methodologies that are independent of land.

TheVoiceOfJoyce The Inflation Reduction Act brought significant changes to our Medicare program. Most importantly Medicare will begin negotiating prices for the 10 most used prescription drugs. Insulin pricing is capped at $35/ month. Vaccines that are beneficial to Seniors are free and available to everyone. They include Shingrix, protection from Shingles, a debilitating disease that effects nerve endings. This Vaccine used to cost $200 at most pharmacies and two doses are effective for 10 yrs. There are now free Vaccines for Hepatitis A & B, pneumonia and an all in one, Tdap( tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough). Overall drug costs will be capped as well. Refer to this article from The NY Times for important Medicare phone #’s. Be well.

January 15, 2023

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/health/medicare-drug-prices.html With Shingrix available at pharmacies without charge, “the receptivity to vaccination for older adults will increase substantially, especially among underserved populations,” he predicted. Also free: hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccinations, and Tdap, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough). The third major change: When prices for drugs covered under Part D, … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The Inflation Reduction Act brought significant changes to our Medicare program. Most importantly Medicare will begin negotiating prices for the 10 most used prescription drugs. Insulin pricing is capped at $35/ month. Vaccines that are beneficial to Seniors are free and available to everyone. They include Shingrix, protection from Shingles, a debilitating disease that effects nerve endings. This Vaccine used to cost $200 at most pharmacies and two doses are effective for 10 yrs. There are now free Vaccines for Hepatitis A & B, pneumonia and an all in one, Tdap( tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough). Overall drug costs will be capped as well. Refer to this article from The NY Times for important Medicare phone #’s. Be well.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Russia missiles destroy a Dnipro Apartment block, killing 100 and leaving several hundred homeless. In other regions of Ukraine, the fighting continues. The UK is committed to sending tanks now and training Ukrainian troops. Let’s hope the Ukrainian troops receive what they need, to make their counteroffensive decisive, as quickly as possible.

January 15, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jan/15/russia-ukraine-war-live-rescuers-work-though-night-after-deadly-russian-missile-attack-on-dnipro-apartment-block The UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has said “now is the time to accelerate and go further and faster” in giving Ukraine the support it needs. In a column for the British tabloid the Sun on Sunday, Cleverly writes that the Russian army is on the defensive and morale among its troops is pitiful, … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Russia missiles destroy a Dnipro Apartment block, killing 100 and leaving several hundred homeless. In other regions of Ukraine, the fighting continues. The UK is committed to sending tanks now and training Ukrainian troops. Let’s hope the Ukrainian troops receive what they need, to make their counteroffensive decisive, as quickly as possible.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Russia is stepping up the pace of its bombing, using heavy missiles on Kyiv and evading detection. Infrastructure was damaged in the capitol. Soledar still encountering fierce fighting and may not be captured. Towns in Kharkiv are under attack. The Mykolaiv region is being shelled. Heavy tanks and anti missile defenses, and anti aircraft are needed now. If we want Ukraine to win, why limit their response?

January 14, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jan/14/russia-ukraine-war-live-iaea-boosting-presence-to-avert-serious-nuclear-accident The governor of the central Cherkasy region warned Ukrainians that Russia could launch a massive missile strike later on Saturday and urged residents to take shelter during air raid sirens. Separately, Vitaly Kim, regional governor of the southern Mykolaiv region, said that 17 Russian Tupolev bombers had taken off from their airbases. His statement … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Russia is stepping up the pace of its bombing, using heavy missiles on Kyiv and evading detection. Infrastructure was damaged in the capitol. Soledar still encountering fierce fighting and may not be captured. Towns in Kharkiv are under attack. The Mykolaiv region is being shelled. Heavy tanks and anti missile defenses, and anti aircraft are needed now. If we want Ukraine to win, why limit their response?

TheVoiceOfJoyce The Russian missiles are declining and combat on the ground is increasing. It is not confirmed that Soledar has fallen to the Russians. Heavy fighting continues in Bakhmut. Ukrainian Allies, including Canada ,are sending weapons to Ukraine to ensure an effective and decisive counteroffensive. Ukraine can’t lose this War. They fight for every democracy and their victory will be a deterrent to all those Nations with imperialist notions. Our World is small and interconnected. When the entire globe is fighting for man’s survival, imperialism is an unaffordable lethal distraction.

January 11, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/11/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-322-of-the-invasion Russia’s artillery fire in Ukraine has gone down dramatically from its wartime high, in some places by as much as 75%, according to US and Ukrainian officials. The drop in shelling is further evidence of Russia’s increasingly weak position on the battlefield nearly a year into its invasion, officials have told CNN. The officials … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The Russian missiles are declining and combat on the ground is increasing. It is not confirmed that Soledar has fallen to the Russians. Heavy fighting continues in Bakhmut. Ukrainian Allies, including Canada ,are sending weapons to Ukraine to ensure an effective and decisive counteroffensive. Ukraine can’t lose this War. They fight for every democracy and their victory will be a deterrent to all those Nations with imperialist notions. Our World is small and interconnected. When the entire globe is fighting for man’s survival, imperialism is an unaffordable lethal distraction.

TheVoiceOfJoyce The great Salt Lake is due to evaporate in 5 years, unless water is allowed to flow into the lake unimpeded for the next 3 years. To save the lake, only 30-50% of the water can be utilized. This will create problems for the existing community. However, if the Utah community takes no action the Great Salt Lake will dry up and make mineral extractions impossible, the toxic dust will cause dire health problems and the fish and shrimp associated with the area , along with other bio diversity will disappear. Why waste a Natural Resource when you can reallocate water use? The communities survival depends on change.

January 10, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/utah-great-salt-lake-collapse-imminent A team of 32 scientists and conservationists caution that the lake could decline beyond recognition in just five years. Their warning is especially urgent amid a historic western megadrought fueled by global heating. To save the lake, the report suggests 30-50% reductions in water use may be required, to allow 2.5m acre-feet of water … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The great Salt Lake is due to evaporate in 5 years, unless water is allowed to flow into the lake unimpeded for the next 3 years. To save the lake, only 30-50% of the water can be utilized. This will create problems for the existing community. However, if the Utah community takes no action the Great Salt Lake will dry up and make mineral extractions impossible, the toxic dust will cause dire health problems and the fish and shrimp associated with the area , along with other bio diversity will disappear. Why waste a Natural Resource when you can reallocate water use? The communities survival depends on change.