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| Author: | Nicodemus [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Terry Pratchett :( |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7141458.stm All I can say is FUCK. FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK. |
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| Author: | noodles [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:12 am ] |
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that's too bad. his books are great. |
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| Author: | Adveser [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:04 am ] |
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They know how to cure alzheimers. It is caused by an enzyme in the blood that causes hardening of brain tissue. All they have to do now is make the drug to neutralize it. This is groundbreaking news, maybe a couple months old . The solution was so simple, which is why I guess the media isn't all over it. They think difficult problems have difficult answers. Not necessarily. Look for cures for cancer, alzheimers and a few other things fairly soon. They've modified the DNA in mice to make them cancer-immune. We're about 5 years behind mice at all times in research. |
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| Author: | Azrael [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:08 am ] |
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this sucks, my grandma had alzheimer's and it was just sad watching her as it progressed... still, you never know the future.. |
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| Author: | Goat [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:44 am ] |
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| Author: | Mintrude [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:48 pm ] |
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What a great shame. |
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| Author: | Seinfeld26 [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:34 pm ] |
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This definitely sucks. But hey,as Adverser pointed out, there may very well be a secret cure for Alzheimers that almost nobody knows about just yet. |
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| Author: | showmaster [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:56 pm ] |
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my friend's grandfather had alzhimer. He thought what was happening on tv was real( he got panicing he thought nazi's are attacking) it was funny |
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| Author: | showmaster [ Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:56 pm ] |
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my friend's grandfather had alzhimer. He thought what was happening on tv was real( he got panicing he thought nazi's are attacking) it was funny |
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| Author: | Cú Chulainn [ Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:17 pm ] |
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I almost cried when I read about this in the newspaper... Terrible shame, but what was really touching was his attitude. "Discworld doesn't end here, this is only a mild emuggerment." |
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| Author: | Adveser [ Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:36 pm ] |
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Seinfeld26 wrote: This definitely sucks. But hey,as Adverser pointed out, there may very well be a secret cure for Alzheimers that almost nobody knows about just yet.
it is no secret. They just have to make the drugs to cure it. Shouldn't take too long. every enzyme/acid/protein has a catalyst, the only thing to do is make that catylst water soluble (if it isn't already) and figure out the smallest amount that is effective and safe. 90% of curing diseases is figuring out why they cause symptoms. |
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| Author: | Seinfeld26 [ Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:58 am ] |
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Adveser wrote: Seinfeld26 wrote: This definitely sucks. But hey,as Adverser pointed out, there may very well be a secret cure for Alzheimers that almost nobody knows about just yet. it is no secret. They just have to make the drugs to cure it. Shouldn't take too long. every enzyme/acid/protein has a catalyst, the only thing to do is make that catylst water soluble (if it isn't already) and figure out the smallest amount that is effective and safe. 90% of curing diseases is figuring out why they cause symptoms. Yeah, but there's also the matter of making the drugs safe for human consumption. If the drugs simply cause other problems in return (or kill the individual), they're basically worthless. AIDS is a prime example. Right now, there's no known way to cure AIDS without killing the person you're trying to cure. Somewhere deep within the world, a safe cure for the disease probably exists. But it hasn't yet been discovered. |
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| Author: | unreal [ Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:11 pm ] |
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i have read all his translated books. really funny stories. |
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| Author: | Adveser [ Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:52 pm ] |
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Seinfeld26 wrote: Adveser wrote: Seinfeld26 wrote: This definitely sucks. But hey,as Adverser pointed out, there may very well be a secret cure for Alzheimers that almost nobody knows about just yet. it is no secret. They just have to make the drugs to cure it. Shouldn't take too long. every enzyme/acid/protein has a catalyst, the only thing to do is make that catylst water soluble (if it isn't already) and figure out the smallest amount that is effective and safe. 90% of curing diseases is figuring out why they cause symptoms. Yeah, but there's also the matter of making the drugs safe for human consumption. If the drugs simply cause other problems in return (or kill the individual), they're basically worthless. AIDS is a prime example. Right now, there's no known way to cure AIDS without killing the person you're trying to cure. Somewhere deep within the world, a safe cure for the disease probably exists. But it hasn't yet been discovered. HIV is effectively cured. The treatment stops the disease from progressing so it never turns into AIDS and the t-cell count returns to normal. But cure would imply it would be fixed, while it is, you must maintain the treatment for it to continue. In other words, it freezes its progress and reverses its effects so long as you keep up the treatments. ...and this agent in the blood that causes alzeimers is not necessary for anything that they are aware of, it is a harmful by-product that once eradicated from the body would only have a positive effect. |
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