Shocked Cat

"Serotonin cell discoveries mean rethink of depression "

New Scientists latest...sort of

 

"If you thought depression was caused by low serotonin levels, think again. It looks as if the brain chemistry of a depressed person is much more complex, [No really!] with mounting evidence suggesting that too much serotonin in some brain regions is to blame.

If correct, it might explain some of the negative side-effects associated with selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), antidepressants like Prozac which increase the amount of the neurotransmitter serotonin in some parts of the brain..."

Read the full article Here

 I am not going to rant on about how dangerous or useless drugs can be or how the pharmaceutical companies are making mass profits, covering up negative study trials and have a hold over the health system meaning that people are often not getting the treatment they need, or how the lack or proper support and treatment is destroying millions of lives unnecessarily.
Ok just a mini rant!

But this has been known it seems for some 18Years!!!  (read the comment below the article) 

The 1997 article suggest the findings be used in the "molecular mechanism of prescribed antidepressant drugs". 

And so it should have.

Damn those pharmaceutical companies

Perhaps now some progress in really tackling mental health problems can be made.
A more personalised care plan can be created and medications will only be used when absolutely necessary and alongside treatments like talking therapies (I hate that description) as they should have been all along! And hopefully with a more personalised approach to medication there will be less people suffering with side effects or worse suicide.
Well we can dream

Mark Thomas again pointing out how the general populace are being screwed

British Government buildings (as well as others) have been leased to PFI companies that avoid paying taxes

Tax Havens & Avoidence

And the Government want to crack down on the Benefits system!
Let's tackle the already rich tax dodgers first!

"What about ME"

What About Me? Trailer - UK from Double D Productions on Vimeo.

Website

An insight

"An invisible illness is one that isn't readily apparent to the people who don't have it. Two factors contribute to a disease's invisibility"...

Good days, bad days, and invisibility

 

Perhaps there is a God

Neil Gaiman is doing an episode of Doctor Who!!!

I can not express how excited I am

My mind is quite literally Blown!

"I don't know what it's like to be God - obviously," Gaiman said in an interview with the BBC. "Until that very first moment when you get to sit down and type the words in your script: INTERIOR. TARDIS

Bring on 2011

BBC

Fun with the Law

Mark Thomas has some fun with the police and the laws of video footage

I love the way he does things calmly and with a smile

Mark Thomas

Sexiest Male Act Ever!

I have never seen a male show that has actually turned me on.

This on the other hand is Something else entirely!

David O'mer is sex on silks

It is also a first rate Web/Silk work act and a wonderful use of a bath

 

And just for a closer glimpse

 

La Clique is definately a show I would love to see when they next come back to Britain.

A multitude of wonderful acts

"A heady cocktail of cabaret, new burlesque, circus sideshow and contemporary variety"

I will also look out for their featured acts on tour as well.

A wonderful night out me thinks

'Swiss Army knife' bathroom

 

"It looks like an art installation inspired by a hi-tech corkscrew or Swiss army penknife.

But this is no ornament or sculpture. It is, in fact, the world's first fold-up vertical bathroom.

Called the Vertebrae"

Read more Here

 

This is so cool. 

A wonderful mixture of practicality, technology and design.

I love gadgets and in particular space saving innovations. I would definitely have like to have had this on my boat. Or as a way of adding an en-suite to a guest room.

Shiny!

HitchHikers Guide to the Daleks

Greg Laswell - Your ghost NEW SONG

This was the song I originally sought

Somewhat maudlin, but beatuiful

Beautifully haunting

and somehow comforting

You know...I think I could go for being a "Doll" for a while...

You know...I think I could go for being a "Doll" for a while...

If it wasn't for the pervy clients and hideous corporate greed of the company running things

I worship the WhedonVerse and although Dollhouse is not my favourite work of his (Firefly obviously!), it is clever, interesting and certainly brings up many, often awkward, ideas. 

And many ideas Joss was unable to pursue due to he networks control-Boo!

I recommend watching it through the two seasons, it gets really good at the end.

I came across this just now while searching for another song on the show.

Dollhouse Music Video with Jonatha Brooke

 

What skills would you want...?

Everything Causes Cancer! -Russell Howard!

Vaudeville Act: Lowe, Hite and Stanley

Carnival Of Wonders

Via the talent that is Warren Ellis  

ITG Productions present 

Carnival of Wonders

Such a beautiful video

Like the old style Macabre Circus's 

Reminds me of when I nearly ran of with the Circus

This is probably the best lady in box trick I've seen

Super Cool Robot

This is one of the cleverest robots I have seen to date

The way it moves does give me the willies though 

BigDog

by bostondynamics

Katgiraffe gives you Boob emoticons

Perfect Boobs (o)(o)

Fake Silicone Boobs ( + )( + )

Perky Boobs (*)(*)

Big Nipple Boobs (@)(@)

A Cups...

For the full Boob list go Here Journal entry Sun May 2, 2010

"Tattoos and Piercings May Advertise Good Health"

 copyright katgiraffe

"Tat­toos and body pierc­ings—com­mon world­wide since an­cient times—may ex­ist be­cause they ef­fec­tively ad­ver­tise ro­bust health and good genes to po­ten­tial mates, a study pro­poses"

 Read full article...

 from: scienceoxfordonline

(click on lady with piercing)

The Wonders of The Universe

Awe-inspiring

Source: Hubblesite.org

Nebula

Source: Hubblesite.org

"About 1,500 galaxies are visible in this deep view of the universe, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The image covers an area of sky only about width of a dime viewed from 75 feet away."

Source: Hubblesite.org

"Eight-Burst" Nebula

Source: Hubblesite.org

"The Veil Nebula, left behind by the explosion of a massive star thousands of years ago, is one of the largest and most spectacular supernova remnants in the sky. This is only a small section of it."

Death Note

Death Note Rocks

More to come...