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Protein Complex Marks The Brains Of People With PTSD And Could One Day Lead To An Antidote

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is still sometimes discussed as something that only affects soldiers returning from war. In fact, it is shockingly common even in peacetime – one study found 8 percent of British teenagers have it, frequently undiagnosed. Insight into its molecular basis within the brain is big news on its own, but a molecule that might counteract it would be life-changing. Yet, that is what a new paper is claiming. Once, soldiers suffering from what was then called shell-shock were told to snap out of it or were slapped…

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Regret Is an Awful Thing: Lessons From a Man Who Lost His Wife of 32 Years

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ShareTweetPin I’m writing this letter after thirty-two years of experience being married to a wonderful woman. She was logical, caring, and taught me a lot. I loved how devoted she was to me and our marriage. In the beginning of our marriage, I was a knucklehead, to say it plainly. I didn’t know how to treat a woman, and I wasted a lot of years taking her for granted. I didn’t realize how hard she worked to raise our kids and keep a house going. I didn’t understand what a gift…

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Why Start a Tech Blog?

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Usually, blogging starts as a hobby for most people, but after a while, you will be amazed by the opportunities you can get. You can start a tech blog and improve your knowledge for tech and improve the knowledge of your readers as well. Tech blogging is getting more and more popular because of the new inventions today we have in the market. The benefits of blogging is that you can work on your own time and your own schedule, you can have full control over your life, according to…

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A Train Carrying Corn Spilled All Over the Track and Made a Golden Road

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A railway car carrying corn spilled its contents over a stretch of approximately 2,000 ft in Crystal, Minnesota. The corn spilled from a train on the Canadian Pacific line and it has been estimated that roughly 900 bushels of grain spilled. A photo by Mike Parker was shared on Twitter where it quickly went viral, drawing comparisons to the yellow brick road from the Wizard of Oz. Photograph by Mike Parker As the image spread, people were immediately skeptical. The corn spilled too smoothly and perfectly; where were the animals?…

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A Train Carrying Corn Spilled All Over the Track and Made a Golden Road

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A railway car carrying corn spilled its contents over a stretch of approximately 2,000 ft in Crystal, Minnesota. The corn spilled from a train on the Canadian Pacific line and it has been estimated that roughly 900 bushels of grain spilled. A photo by Mike Parker was shared on Twitter where it quickly went viral, drawing comparisons to the yellow brick road from the Wizard of Oz. Photograph by Mike Parker As the image spread, people were immediately skeptical. The corn spilled too smoothly and perfectly; where were the animals?…

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Incredible Video Shows How We Could Accelerate The Sun Out Of The Path Of A Supernova

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Archimedes stated (correctly) that if he was given a place to stand, he could move the world. But the people at YouTube channel Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell have greater ambitions; they plan to move the whole Solar System. In their latest video, they ask a simple yet fascinating question. If the Solar System was moving towards a dangerous part of the galaxy, such as into the path of a future supernova, could it be possible to shift the path that the Sun, planets, and thousands of other bodies take around…

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Discount student tickets available for TC Sessions: Mobility 2020

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“Revolutionary” may be an over-used adjective, but how else to describe the rapid evolution in mobility technology? Join us in San Jose, Calif., on May 14 for TC Sessions: Mobility 2020. Our second annual day-long conference cuts through the hype and explores the current and future state of the technology and its social, regulatory and economic impact. If you’re a student with a passion for mobility and transportation tech, listen up. We can’t talk about the future if we’re not willing to invest in the next generation of mobility visionaries.…

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Jamie Spears Wins Defamation Court Case In #FreeBritney Movement – Perez Hilton

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Is the #FreeBritney movement over? Per TMZ, Jamie Spears hit Anthony Elia, founder of the “Absolute Britney” blog, with a big ol’ injunction preventing him from talking smack online about Britney Spears‘ conservatorship. This order prohibits the blog from suggesting Papa Spears and his team could be manipulating the songstress, causing her to cry out for help via secret messages in her Instagram captions. The suit was Additional serious allegations were made which amped up the #FreeBritney movement, including that the Toxic singer was involuntarily checked into a mental health…

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