Monthly Archives: July 2016

Random Brainwave

For all that I know,

For all that I’ve seen and done,

I don’t know what may be tomorrow.

All I know of tomorrow is

If I am alive

It will be a challenge!

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Sensory Challenges and Medical Procedures

The Spanish Inquisition – Surplus Equipment

Ever wondered what they did with all that left over equipment of torture when the Spanish Inquisition wound up? Well it appears much of it was taken up by medical technicians (I bet you’re not surprised by that!). If you are in ‘normal’ health some basic medical tests can be a bit daunting,

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Youth Understanding Dementia

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Random Brainwave

‘The Mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it’s not open’

Quoted by Frank Zappa, of ‘Weasels Ripped My Flesh’ fame.

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It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane”

Quoted by Philip K Dick, of “Do androids dream of electric sheep” fame. That was the basis of “Blade Runner

Godley and Creme –

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Random Brainwave

We hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

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We ask to see things in black and white. Why? We experience a spectrum from ultraviolet to infrared. Don’t deny our reality, it may be richer than yours.

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News from the conversation

A cure – not just yet. The ‘excitement’ and interest generated by national coverage of a ‘breakthrough’ needs a little tempering in the light history.

This article from the ‘Conversation’ – 15-07-2016 sheds some wider light on the topic.

http://theconversation.com/alzheimers-breakthrough-have-we-nearly-cured-dementia-not-just-yet-62435?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2015%202016%20-%205237&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2015%202016%20-%205237+CID_2cc9ff8011fb5d393559aa205819f7ff&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Alzheimers%20breakthrough%20Have%20we%20nearly%20cured%20dementia%20Not%20just%20yet

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What I do is insignificant. What we do is very important.

(to paraphrase Mahatma Gandhi)

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Dementia vaccine

“A vaccine to prevent and even reverse the early stages of Alzheimer’s and dementia could be tested on humans within the next two to three years after being “bankrolled” by the US Government” according to a new research from Flinders University. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-13/dementia-vaccine-may-be-years-away-flinders-uni-professor-says/7623574

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