High-resolution scans pinpoint the exact part of the brain where Alzheimer's begins - and trace its spread

Scientist from Columbia University in New York made the discovery
They found the disease starts in the lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC)
It is linked to the part of the brain where long-term memories are stored
Study also outlined how the disease spreads from the LEC to the rest of the brain

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The UK "Porn" Filter Blocks Kids' Access To Tech, Civil Liberties Websites

It fell to the UK Tories to actually implement the Nanny State. Too bad Nanny Tory does not want kinds to read up on tech web sites, or civil liberties ones. Read on for a small sample of what the filter blocks, from a blocked-by-default tech write

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