The last month of the year and we enter into happen is called the Christmas season….that means we will all be spending more money than we should.
Local–It has been raining most of this week….we were down about 20 inches and this will help but will not end the drought.
“Swamp Sweep” has begun in New Orleans, ICE operation to round up 5000 criminals. My question is if they know of these people why did they not share with local cops?
There is a large Hispanic community here on the Coast and they are worried about a spillover into our area.
Personal–I started my treatments again so the “Dump” may be a bit thin this time for the infusions take a toll and it is hard to bounce back quickly.
As per usual I will start with medical stuff….
While companies like Elon Musk’s Neuralink are hard at work on brain-computer interfaces that require surgery to cut open the skull and insert a complex array of wires into a person’s head, a team of researchers at MIT have been researching a wireless electronic brain implant that they say could provide a non-invasive alternative that makes the technology far easier to access.
They describe the system, called Circulatronics, as more of a treatment platform than a one-off brain chip. Working with researchers from Wellesley College and Harvard University, the MIT team recently released a paper on the new technology, which they describe as an autonomous bioelectronic implant.
As New Atlas points out, the Circulatronics platform starts with an injectable swarm of sub-cellular sized wireless electronic devices, or “SWEDs,” which can travel into inflamed regions of the patient’s brain after being injected into the bloodstream. They do so by fusing with living immune cells, called monocytes, forming a sort of cellular cyborg.
https://futurism.com/health-medicine/mit-injectable-brain-chip
Now there is a treatment for severe depression….
Nitrous oxide (N2O), also known as laughing gas, could be a game-changing treatment option for severe depression, according to a new meta-analysis. The study incorporated seven clinical trials and four protocol papers from teams across the globe, and found good reason to think that inhaling the gas at clinical concentrations could help where other treatments have had no effect.
The research was conducted by a team from the University of Birmingham, the University of Oxford, and Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, and was led by PhD researcher Kiranpreet Gill.
“Our group aims to develop and evaluate treatments for people with mood disorders such as severe and treatment-resistant depression, where current options often provide limited benefit,” Gill told IFLScience.
A study published earlier this year, on which Gill was once again the first author, found that almost half of a group of patients with major depressive disorder could be classed as “treatment-resistant”, with over a third having already tried four or more different treatments. There’s clearly a big need for some new options.
I have had this problem for years…I cannot seem to turnm my mind off to sleep….
Australian scientists have found strong evidence that insomnia may be caused by problems with the brain’s natural 24-hour cycle of activity.
This may explain why some people have trouble “switching off” their thoughts at night and falling asleep.
The new study, led by the University of South Australia, is the first to carefully track how thinking patterns change throughout the day in people with long-term insomnia, compared to those who sleep well. The study was published in the journal Sleep Medicine.
Insomnia affects about 10% of the general population and up to one-third of older adults. People with insomnia often say that they have an overactive or racing mind, especially at night. Scientists have suspected this is due to mental hyperactivity, but until now, they weren’t sure what caused it.
To find out more, researchers studied whether the brains of people with insomnia have abnormal circadian rhythms. Circadian rhythms are the body’s internal clock that tells us when to wake up, be alert, and go to sleep.
https://knowridge.com/2025/11/why-some-people-cant-switch-off-their-mind-at-night/
More news about micro-plastics….
Microplastics could be fueling neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, with a new study highlighting five ways microplastics can trigger inflammation and damage in the brain.
More than 57 million people live with dementia, and cases of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are projected to rise sharply. The possibility that microplastics could aggravate or accelerate these brain diseases is a major public health concern.
Pharmaceutical scientist Associate Professor Kamal Dua, from the University of Technology Sydney, said it is estimated that adults are consuming 250 grams of microplastics every year—enough to cover a dinner plate.
“We ingest microplastics from a wide range of sources, including contaminated seafood, salt, processed foods, tea bags, plastic chopping boards, drinks in plastic bottles and food grown in contaminated soil, as well as plastic fibers from carpets, dust and synthetic clothing.”
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-ways-microplastics-brain.html
We all hate growing old and wish we could somehow rewind the clock….
Think of cells as the biological answer to battery-powered electronics. Mitochondria are the batteries that supply them with enough energy to keep going. Unfortunately, just like the two standard AAs in your remote control, they eventually run out of power and die—but (much like actual batteries) they can also be recharged and replaced.
Breakdown of mitochondria causes cells to glitch. Wear and tear can happen with age, usually from years of exposure to free radicals that cause oxidative stress and inflammation, but can also be caused by injury from degenerative diseases or mitochondrial toxicity from certain drugs and other harmful substances. When there is damage to the cell, mitochondria begin to lose their capacity to generate energy. Losing mitochondria is detrimental to cell function. This is why biomedical engineer Akhilesh Gaharwar and his research team at Texas A&M University have come up with a way to regenerate them.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a69587645/recharging-cells/
After a null Orcas have returned to attacking boats….but why?
The world’s oceans are home to wonders and mysteries that have fascinated both scientists and nature enthusiasts for centuries. Among these mysteries is the recent surge in orca (killer whale) attacks on boats. This behavior has puzzled researchers, boaters, and marine advocates alike. What drives these magnificent creatures to exhibit such aggressive tendencies? Let’s delve deeper into this perplexing phenomenon.
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Environmental changes, including increasing sea traffic and pollution, might be contributing to heightened stress levels among orcas. Stress can manifest in various ways, including altered feeding habits, changes in pod dynamics, and potentially, increased aggression towards perceived threats such as boats.
That is all I am up to for today….I hope everyone has a good day and as always….Be Well and Be Safe….
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