BraiNation

As most of you can tell, Mark and I haven’t really been updating BraiNation lately.

Other priorities have come up and therefore pushed BraiNation down the list. Although we will update every once in a while, it definitely won’t be very consistent.

We would like to thank all of you for the support and we will make sure to let you know once BraiNation is back full force.

Thanks again

(Image via Stem Cell Blog)

Another high-five goes out to stem cell research yay!!
I don’t have the who and where, other than the study came from a US institution, but the results are promising none the less. Other operations have proven effective in fighting type 1 Diabetes but you needed a donor. This new method employs stem cells from the patients own body, meaning no more need for donor plasma. The cells are borrowed, modified in a lab and re injected in the patient. The process seems to reset the bodies immune system, stopping the body from attacking the islet cells that are responsible for the natural production of insulin in the body. Results are staggering, and though it’s not a cure for type 1, it offers some relief. Out of 23 test patients, 20 were able to come off their insulin shots for a period ranging from 1-4 yrs. Some side effects include pneumonia, hormone imbalances and infertility… and it has to be caught early on… but I think it’s still an important development. Thoughts?

Via the Telegraph.co.uk

Just a quickie, but click on the link for a cool day2night shot of my hood.

TO Skyline.

Check out John King showing the viewers a Geo-Eye satellite image of the people crowding the Mall in Washington D.C.

(Image borrowed from BarackObama.com)

Stem cell research will resume in the US hopefully… During his two terms President George W. Bush did many things you might not agree with, or call “smart”, and one of them was banning stem cell research. Mr. “yes we can”, to be inaugurated tomorrow, Barrack Obama said recently that he would like to lift the ban on this important avenue of research and plans to ask congress to allocate funding for stem cell research.

I can’t tell you how excited I am for Mr. Obama to be President for the next four years. Although I am not an American, I realize the impact the US has on the rest of the world and Barrack seems to be on a good path. Let us hope that change really is coming.

If you don’t know what stem cell research is all about click to read more at Wikipedia.org.

To read the full article on Mr. Obama and stem cell research read at Physorg.com.

This thing is amazing!

“Using a shared magnetic field, Powermat technology transmits electrical power via an ultra-thin mat embedded in, or overlaid on, any surface or wall to any enabled electronic device placed on it.”

In other words you can charge your iPod, Cell phone and Camera, or anything else compatible for that matter,  just by placing them on the Powermat!

Check out the videos for the Powermat Home, Powermat Travel, and Powermat Bedside after the jump.

More details of this product at powermatusa.com

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