Neurotransmitter Linked to Post-Traumatic Stress -- norepinephrine activity within the locus coeruleus, a small region in the pons

Why we can "hear" our inner voice

ICU Delirium Affects Brain After Discharge -- "One year after discharge, 34% of patients had cognitive scores similar to those with moderate traumatic brain injury and 24% had the ( Read more... )

Newton County Deputy Sheriff arrested on drug trafficking and firearms charges -- "[S]aid United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates[,] 'Selling marijuana out of his police car while wearing a badge and uniform is outrageous.'"

Facebook 'liking' is protected free speech, federal court says

Battle plan is urged in effort to kill off invasive ( Read more... )

1 in 10 high school seniors are extreme binge drinking

Dry Towns Dampen Pot's Spread: Some Colorado cities, where residents voted in favor of marijuana legalization, are now banning recreational sale, opening a new front in the battle to change U.S. drug laws

The Difference Between the Numbers and the Effects of Cutting Food Stamp Funding | more ( Read more... )

Obama administration to allow recreational marijuana laws to stand

This entry posted originally at Dreamwidth Studios. You may comment here or there.

Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe'

Report: NSA can see 75% of U.S. Web messages

Senator cites fried chicken as one reason blacks live in poverty

More: Sparks fly after Sen. Marble's 'chicken' comment in poverty hearing | Senator Vicki Marble's Ignorant Comments on Race and Diet

Uruguay's marijuana experiment: The Latin ( Read more... )

Pennsylvania Judge Bars Voter ID Enforcement in November Election

New Jersey governor to sign law easing pot use for sick kids

8-Year-Old Never Ages, Could Reveal 'Biological Immortality'

Infant dies after ingesting detergent pod

Coffee's Good, but Not Too Much -- "Women from ages 20 to 54 who drank more than 28 cups of coffee a week, or an ( Read more... )

Gay marriage case argued before NJ judge

Great-grandmother accuses Mayor Bob Filner of sexual harassment -- This man has got to go.

Rep. Stockman invites Obama rodeo clown to perform in Texas -- But why? I guess bigots need to give each other cover.

Seattle cops' job at pot fest: Hand out Doritos | Seattle cops to deal Doritos and information ( Read more... )

Judge: Trial possible on Michigan gay marriage ban

How Long Can You Wait to Have a Baby? -- Interesting look at stats.

The Problem With Saying 'Black Babies Cost Less to Adopt'

How Strong Is the Female Sex Drive After All? -- "Bergner thinks that monogamy is society's way of constraining female sexuality. He implies that this constraint is ( Read more... )

Supreme Court Rules Police Can Swab for DNA Upon Arrest

First Foodies Expanded Diet 3.5 Million Years Ago

Schools' effort to shift to Common Core faces a difficult test

Lawsuit: Prostitutes beat NJ woman in Fla. hotel

ACLU: Black Americans targeted for marijuana arrests

This entry posted originally at Dreamwidth Studios. You may comment here ( Read more... )

3D-printed gun blueprints pulled from Internet, at request of State Department

Government stops study on stroke prevention

Study Claims Marijuana Tied to Lower Bladder Cancer Risk

English May Have Retained Words From an Ice Age Language

The curious mouse builds up personality, researchers find -- This has far-reaching ramifications. The ( Read more... )