Non-football related stuff that really makes your day

[MXT]

~Afternoon Delight~

[MXT]

In the Morning!

[Kansas]

Whenever.

[Sharkbait]

There is nothing quite like witnessing history in crystal clear Hi-Def.

[Newbomb Turk]

at 5x speed because you recorded it and skimmed through both highlight plays............

[MiamiTreo3]

Brought home the new puppy today!! Her name is Bella. She is 12 weeks old and is an American Bulldog, just like the last one. We were going to wait for the new litter, but it will not be available untill mid-november and my wife just couldn't wait that long.

[SeattleLionsFan]

She's a cutie Miami! (the dog too!)

[MiamiTreo3]

Thanx SLF

[-Deborah-]

Congratulations on your new family member, Miami!!

[DanO]

Congrats Miami.

GO LIONS "09" !!!!!!!!!

[Sharkbait]

at 5x speed because you recorded it and skimmed through both highlight plays............

Both? Musta missed one. Now I've got to watch scan it again.

[Panoptes]

Congrats Me-ami3x3

[MiamiTreo3]

Thanx everyone! It was a fun evening. I went to bed around 5am and was awoken about 8:45. After about 20 minutes I got her to lay back down and got to sleep about another hour and a half. It's great! I forgot how much work puppies are!!

[The Cat]

SLF this could be terrific news for your dad......From what I have heard, this will be fast=tracked for human use...take a look.

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Researchers at the Jewish General Hospital have found a treatment that reverses MS in mice.

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Medical student and MS sufferer Alex Normandin is encouraged by the GIFT15 breakthrough.

MS reversed in mice

Updated: Wed Aug. 12 2009 9:04:52 PM

ctvmontreal.ca
Researchers at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital say they've successfully reversed multiple sclerosis in mice, fuelling hope there could soon be treatment available to humans.

An experimental treatment that suppresses the immune system has put multiple sclerosis into remission and completely reversed the disease in the rodents, said scientists at the hospital, who made the discovery by fluke while working on cancer treatments.

Dr. Jacques Galipeau and his team believe the treatment, called GIFT15, could be brought to human patients within two years.

GIFT15 is composed of two fused proteins: GSM-CSF and interleukin-15. The individual proteins usually stimulate the immune system, but together, Galipeau explains, they suppress immune response.
'Jekyll-and-Hyde effect'

"If I take blood cells from your blood stream... I can purify white cells, which normally fight off infection, put them in a petri dish, and we sprinkle this synthetic protein on it, and it has a Jekyll-and-Hyde effect," said Galipeau. The effect blocks immune reaction and prevents brain damage.

This comes as good news to Alex Normandin, a fourth-year medical student, who was diagnosed with MS two years ago. His immune system attacked his central nervous system, creating a host of symptoms including visual, motor skill and cognitive problems.

"I think it's pretty impressive and pretty incredible... you don't want to get too hopeful; you don't want to count your eggs before you have them but..." said Normandin, with a hopeful smile.

The average age of multiple sclerosis diagnosis is 37 years old, and it occurs more frequently in women than men.

[DanO]

Great news.

GO LIONS "09" !!!!!!!!!