last night Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "I Want Four More Years" went up.
The average lifespan of a bee is about 30 days. But in that time, they can give us a fountain of useful knowledge.
Their first task as adults is taking care of the eggs laid by the queen. They all work together. As they age, they become so-called "foragers," leaving the hive to find nourishment for the eggs. Now alone, as single busy bees, their brain CHANGES.
"Because after a while, as a forager the bee brain actually deteriorates, much like you see in people with dementia," Amdam said.
But force the bees back in time by returning them to the hive - and their brains snap back.
"They can better remember new things again, an ability that was lost to them as their brain aged when they were foragers," Amdam said.
Key here is that bees are SOCIAL beings, and have a tough time coping with the stress of foraging alone.
"A bee deals very poorly with loneliness. If you isolate a bee, she will usually not survive more than about a week or ten days," Amdam said.
Petersen asked: "How does this help me?"
"It helps you because it shows that a social intervention can trigger proteins that can heal your brain," Amdam explained. "Changing your social life is something you can do today."
so the key to a long life is social interaction?
possibly.
again, this is a really interesting report so read it or stream it.
also at cbs news, i read about the 8-year-old girl who died in indonesia of bird flu and guess what, she's the 8th death from bird flu in indonesia so far this year.
and, still scary, ryan jaslow (cbs news) reports that buona vita -- which makes meatballs -- 'is recalling nearly 325,00 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products amid concerns of listeria contamination.'
that's the sad thing about health news, you go looking for something interesting and find twice as many frightening stories as you do interesting 1s. that's health too, i guess. not just health news but health.
let's close with c.i.'s 'Iraq snapshot:'
Their first task as adults is taking care of the eggs laid by the queen. They all work together. As they age, they become so-called "foragers," leaving the hive to find nourishment for the eggs. Now alone, as single busy bees, their brain CHANGES.
"Because after a while, as a forager the bee brain actually deteriorates, much like you see in people with dementia," Amdam said.
But force the bees back in time by returning them to the hive - and their brains snap back.
"They can better remember new things again, an ability that was lost to them as their brain aged when they were foragers," Amdam said.
Key here is that bees are SOCIAL beings, and have a tough time coping with the stress of foraging alone.
"A bee deals very poorly with loneliness. If you isolate a bee, she will usually not survive more than about a week or ten days," Amdam said.
Petersen asked: "How does this help me?"
"It helps you because it shows that a social intervention can trigger proteins that can heal your brain," Amdam explained. "Changing your social life is something you can do today."
so the key to a long life is social interaction?
possibly.
again, this is a really interesting report so read it or stream it.
also at cbs news, i read about the 8-year-old girl who died in indonesia of bird flu and guess what, she's the 8th death from bird flu in indonesia so far this year.
and, still scary, ryan jaslow (cbs news) reports that buona vita -- which makes meatballs -- 'is recalling nearly 325,00 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products amid concerns of listeria contamination.'
that's the sad thing about health news, you go looking for something interesting and find twice as many frightening stories as you do interesting 1s. that's health too, i guess. not just health news but health.
let's close with c.i.'s 'Iraq snapshot:'
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