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DEPRESSION AND MANIA  While major depression is a horrifying illness, the mood spectrum that includes extreme sadness is essential to our capacity to love. For some people, low or high mood may represent a gift from the psyche that signals … Continue reading →

With regards to language and literacy, reading is important. There’s a high social value put on reading in our culture. If you say “I can’t read,” there’s likely to be shocked silence. We expect everyone to read in our culture. … Continue reading →

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) Often brimming with enthusiasm and happily productive in some settings, when the focus turned to sitting quietly in their seats doing paper and pencil assignments, they are like caged lions. Kids medicated with Ritalin or … Continue reading →

There has been a subtle but significant shift in how mental disabilities are viewed. There is optimism that neurodiversity will continue to grow as a concept, change attitudes concerning mental illness, and ultimately improve the lives of those who are … Continue reading →

Casualties from interstate wars around the world have plummeted in recent decades, though civil wars and violence persist. With his war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is dragging the world back to a deadlier time. Vladimir Putin is a keen reader of … Continue reading →

How COVID-19 headaches are different from others—and how to manage them Experts say three types of headaches can occur with coronavirus infection. Figuring out which one someone has is key to finding the right treatment. BYTARA HAELLE SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 … Continue reading →

Want to know what’s inside a star? Sounds from stars are proving useful to astronomers Sep 14th 2022 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  In the 1960s astronomers discovered that the Sun was pulsating—expanding and contracting regularly every five minutes. As well as this main … Continue reading →

Covid-19 Lockdowns Testing & Tracing Mutations Covid Animal Reservoirs Messenger RNA Long Covid Delta Variant, Omicron Vaccine Passports Why Not Vaccinate Under 12s? Mixing Vaccines Covid Headaches  Covid & the Lungs – HiP-CT scans Recurrent Covid Infections How Do Variants Arise?  … Continue reading →

Beyond Taste Buds: The Science of Delicious Taste receptors, volatiles, gustatory cortex: There’s more to yum than you might think. BYDAVID OWEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  Julie Mennella, a biologist who studies the sense of taste in babies and toddlers, often records her … Continue reading →

This was the start of an extended trip lasting from early September to about May 2023. Day 1 Sept 5 Fly Comox – Ottawa (UVBLBO) YQQ-YYC @05:45-08:25 WS3210 / YYC-YOW @09:20-15:09 (Westjet WS610 $421. Bus 97 airport to Hurdman (3.75 cash), … Continue reading →