Yep. He's going into his senior year in high school, so wants to take a look at the college campus.
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Can you switch off the breaker to that part of the house, CES? Just to be safe?
Good morning Tibs, Fran, CES, Gracie, snails.....
Good morning Tibs, Fran, CES, Gracie, snails.....
Good morning Atty
I did switch off the breaker- just in case. I'm pretty sure that the is an actual break in the circuit, rather than a short, but who wants to risk it.
It's about that time. Have a great day ya'll
:waving: at Mad, since i always miss him.
I did switch off the breaker- just in case. I'm pretty sure that the is an actual break in the circuit, rather than a short, but who wants to risk it.
It's about that time. Have a great day ya'll
:waving: at Mad, since i always miss him.
morning, atty sunshine 
and later, ces!
i'm piddling with the fish tank - brought 5 sunset platys home yesterday and they seem to be doing fine and, woohoo, my clown loach is now out of hiding!
and later, ces!
i'm piddling with the fish tank - brought 5 sunset platys home yesterday and they seem to be doing fine
and, woohoo, my clown loach is now out of hiding!
So, hypothetically speaking,would you contribute to a crowd-funded e-cig study that sought to replicate an earlier study showing that nicotine administration (using the gum) improved vision?
don't think so .................. funding a study that might show a beneficial side effect of nicotine (gum) will get us where?
You're the neuroscientist studying such things....
1) Is it your study?
2) If not, do you know how nic would improve vision? (even from gum)?
Is it worth replicating, is the question.
IDK. It seems that Leonard (TBBT) replicates a lot of studies....
1) Is it your study?
2) If not, do you know how nic would improve vision? (even from gum)?
Is it worth replicating, is the question.
IDK. It seems that Leonard (TBBT) replicates a lot of studies....
I'm sure you know of these already...
HowStuffWorks "How can nicotine be good for me?"
IDK about the accuracy of such a "public info" list as howstuffworks either. I'm sure you can find better ones.
I find the abdominal nervous system interesting and how it relates to nic (the ulcerative colitis thing) and it functions independently from the brain, but with feedback...or something like that that's all way beyond me.
I'm probably way off in left field.............
HowStuffWorks "How can nicotine be good for me?"
IDK about the accuracy of such a "public info" list as howstuffworks either. I'm sure you can find better ones.
I find the abdominal nervous system interesting and how it relates to nic (the ulcerative colitis thing) and it functions independently from the brain, but with feedback...or something like that that's all way beyond me.
I'm probably way off in left field.............
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yup - same with parkinson's ................
but all that is besides the point. what's needed are studies that ascertain there are no long-term detrimental side effects when using e-cigs
but all that is besides the point. what's needed are studies that ascertain there are no long-term detrimental side effects when using e-cigs
So, yep, if it happens it would be my study, and it would be loosely based on a study that i was involved with (but wasn't an author on) that showed that nicotine improved a couple of aspects of vision in non-nicotine users. But it would be specifically geared toward e-cigs. It's an early thought right now, and would probably change quite a bit before it actually occurs.
I've got a small database related to the positive effects of effects of nicotine, and i study nicotine receptors in the retina at work (but usually i study cells rather than whole people). The link between nicotine receptors and Alzheimer's or Parkinsons link is a really important one
The trick has always been to try to relate that research to e-cigs.
I've got a small database related to the positive effects of effects of nicotine, and i study nicotine receptors in the retina at work (but usually i study cells rather than whole people). The link between nicotine receptors and Alzheimer's or Parkinsons link is a really important one
The trick has always been to try to relate that research to e-cigs.
I think that you might be able to show the difference between smokers and e-cig users in some studies....
Showing that e-cig use is NOT the same a smoking. In particular:
hydroquinone and AMD, for example.
In the News - Duke Eye Center ::
That wasn't the study you worked on, by chance?
Showing that e-cig use is NOT the same a smoking. In particular:
hydroquinone and AMD, for example.
In the News - Duke Eye Center ::
That wasn't the study you worked on, by chance?
So, yep, if it happens it would be my study, and it would be loosely based on a study that i was involved with (but wasn't an author on) that showed that nicotine improved a couple of aspects of vision in non-nicotine users. But it would be specifically geared toward e-cigs. It's an early thought right now, and would probably change quite a bit before it actually occurs.
I've got a small database related to the positive effects of effects of nicotine, and i study nicotine receptors in the retina at work (but usually i study cells rather than whole people). The link between nicotine receptors and Alzheimer's or Parkinsons link is a really important one
The trick has always been to try to relate that research to e-cigs.
if that will get you a grant and extension of your contract then all is good!
There's also notes in that link above, CES, where any form of nicotine use is contraindicated... (not surprisingly. Wet AMD for example.)
However, separating out the nic from all the other stuff is interesting. The results are valuable, + or -.
The comment about AMD increasing in populations where smog is increasing (nic free) is interesting too. Oxidants.
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However, separating out the nic from all the other stuff is interesting. The results are valuable, + or -.
The comment about AMD increasing in populations where smog is increasing (nic free) is interesting too. Oxidants.
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So the study i was involved with was here at UAB. I did some reading of the drafts and put my 
in. It contained a comparison of nicotine alone vs the reported negative effects of smoking on several visual tests. It wasn't a great paper, but it was ok.
It's kind of a side idea- my focus (other than teaching) is about what happens in the retina during Alzheimer's - not about nicotine as a treatment, but about what might be happening that makes is possible that nicotine could have positive effects. I'll know in October if the grant application gets a score....it's almost impossible to get funding on the first try. It if it gets a a score, i'll get reviews back that will tell me how to improve it to get funding.
(until i get funding, i'll continue to do lots of teaching and hope that's enough)
Anyway, gonna head out from work. Have to run by home depot and then reduce the fur in the house before my brother arrives this evening.
Have a good night y'all. Thanks for the support and the (a)muse(ment)
in. It contained a comparison of nicotine alone vs the reported negative effects of smoking on several visual tests. It wasn't a great paper, but it was ok. It's kind of a side idea- my focus (other than teaching) is about what happens in the retina during Alzheimer's - not about nicotine as a treatment, but about what might be happening that makes is possible that nicotine could have positive effects. I'll know in October if the grant application gets a score....it's almost impossible to get funding on the first try. It if it gets a a score, i'll get reviews back that will tell me how to improve it to get funding.
(until i get funding, i'll continue to do lots of teaching and hope that's enough)
Anyway, gonna head out from work. Have to run by home depot and then reduce the fur in the house before my brother arrives this evening.
Have a good night y'all. Thanks for the support and the (a)muse(ment)
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