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Friday, February 25, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Spider venom better than Viagra?
Spider venom better than Viagra?
By Diane Mapes
Most of us get a little excited when we see a big spider, but for the unfortunate few who fall victim to the bite of the daunting Brazilian wandering spider, that “excitement” takes on a whole new meaning: The venom of the wandering spider -- also known as the banana spider (or more formally Phoneutria nigriventer) causes erections in men.
“The venom of the P. nigriventer spider is a very rich mixture of several molecules,” says Dr. Kenia Nunes, a physiologist at the Medical College of Georgia who is currently studying the odd side effect. “These molecules are called toxins, and then we have various toxins in this venom with different activity. Because of this, when a human is bitten by this spider, we can observe many different symptoms including priapism, a condition in which the penis is continually erect.”
In addition to the hours-long painful erection, the wandering spider’s bite can cause loss of muscle control, severe pain, difficulty breathing and, if not treated, death, due to oxygen deprivation (with anti-venom, the victim usually recovers within a week.)
Luckily, deaths from this impressive creature – it boasts a leg span of four to five inches – aren’t all that common. According to a website maintained by Rod Crawford, curator of arachnids at the University of Washington’s Burke Museum, “authoritative sources state that over 7,000 authentic cases of human bites from these spiders have been recorded, with only around 10 known deaths.”
Usually found on banana plantations in the tropics, wandering spiders do tend to, uh, wander, though, with recent sightings reported at a Whole Foods in Tulsa, Oklahoma and an IGA store in Russell, Manitoba and a biting reported in Somerset, England in 2005.
But while the spider’s bite may be painful – or even deadly -- its oddball venom may actually prove to be a valuable asset when it comes to treating erectile dysfunction in men.
“In Brazil, we have several reports of human accidents involving this spider and priapism as a symptom,” says Nunes, who recently published a study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine on the spider venom and its potential use in treating ED. “So we started to investigate which part of the venom – which toxin – would be responsible for this symptom. We found the toxin responsible and performed experiments using hypertensive rats which have severe erectile dysfunction. The toxin was able to normalize the erectile function in these animals.”
After isolating the toxin (known as PnTx2-6), Nunes and her colleagues then studied the mechanism of action and found that the toxin acts in a different pathway as compared with other erectile dysfunction drugs, such as Viagra.
“This is good because we know that some patients don’t respond to the conventional therapy,” she says. “This could be an optional treatment for them.”
Does the Brazilian wandering spider venom hold any potential benefits for sexually dysfunctional women?
Nunes says she hasn’t performed any experiments “to investigate the action of this toxin in females yet,” but she intends to do it “soon.”
source: http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/22/6080691-spider-venom-better-than-viagra
By Diane Mapes
Most of us get a little excited when we see a big spider, but for the unfortunate few who fall victim to the bite of the daunting Brazilian wandering spider, that “excitement” takes on a whole new meaning: The venom of the wandering spider -- also known as the banana spider (or more formally Phoneutria nigriventer) causes erections in men.
“The venom of the P. nigriventer spider is a very rich mixture of several molecules,” says Dr. Kenia Nunes, a physiologist at the Medical College of Georgia who is currently studying the odd side effect. “These molecules are called toxins, and then we have various toxins in this venom with different activity. Because of this, when a human is bitten by this spider, we can observe many different symptoms including priapism, a condition in which the penis is continually erect.”
In addition to the hours-long painful erection, the wandering spider’s bite can cause loss of muscle control, severe pain, difficulty breathing and, if not treated, death, due to oxygen deprivation (with anti-venom, the victim usually recovers within a week.)
Luckily, deaths from this impressive creature – it boasts a leg span of four to five inches – aren’t all that common. According to a website maintained by Rod Crawford, curator of arachnids at the University of Washington’s Burke Museum, “authoritative sources state that over 7,000 authentic cases of human bites from these spiders have been recorded, with only around 10 known deaths.”
Usually found on banana plantations in the tropics, wandering spiders do tend to, uh, wander, though, with recent sightings reported at a Whole Foods in Tulsa, Oklahoma and an IGA store in Russell, Manitoba and a biting reported in Somerset, England in 2005.
But while the spider’s bite may be painful – or even deadly -- its oddball venom may actually prove to be a valuable asset when it comes to treating erectile dysfunction in men.
“In Brazil, we have several reports of human accidents involving this spider and priapism as a symptom,” says Nunes, who recently published a study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine on the spider venom and its potential use in treating ED. “So we started to investigate which part of the venom – which toxin – would be responsible for this symptom. We found the toxin responsible and performed experiments using hypertensive rats which have severe erectile dysfunction. The toxin was able to normalize the erectile function in these animals.”
After isolating the toxin (known as PnTx2-6), Nunes and her colleagues then studied the mechanism of action and found that the toxin acts in a different pathway as compared with other erectile dysfunction drugs, such as Viagra.
“This is good because we know that some patients don’t respond to the conventional therapy,” she says. “This could be an optional treatment for them.”
Does the Brazilian wandering spider venom hold any potential benefits for sexually dysfunctional women?
Nunes says she hasn’t performed any experiments “to investigate the action of this toxin in females yet,” but she intends to do it “soon.”
source: http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/22/6080691-spider-venom-better-than-viagra
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
News
Justin Bieber died in whatever show he was in. best thing in the world. I can't wait watch it, will post it here.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Lara Logan was sexually assaulted in Egypt, while reporting there. After celebrating an end to their 18 day revolution, dozens of Egyptian men brutally raped Lara (she won't say she was raped, but she probably was). I don't know why they would send a pretty white lady into the middle of jungle. Sounds retarded to me. Not her fault she was assaulted, but she will probably sue the shit out of CBS for sending her there. She'd probably win too, if she does.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41630159/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41630159/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentines Day and whatnot
Had a great day, asked out a girl I like, she said yes, we have plans on saturday.
How was your valentines day?
How was your valentines day?
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Egypt's military leaders disbanded parliament, and suspended the constitution, meeting two of the protesters key demands. A committee was formed to appoint a new temporary leader, and to create a new constitution.
Maybe I was wrong, maybe they will actually turn out to be democrats?
At least 300 people have died in the protests, with thousands more injured.
FULL STORY HERE
Maybe I was wrong, maybe they will actually turn out to be democrats?
At least 300 people have died in the protests, with thousands more injured.
FULL STORY HERE
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Ultimate tower by Eugene Tsui
We’ve seen a whole slew of gigantic, volcano shaped, city-in-a-building towers, each promising to be the largest building in the world. First it was the wacky X-Seed design for Tokyo, and then even Norman Foster got into the game with his proposal for the massive ‘Crystal Island’ development in Moscow. Well now, architect Eugene Tsui is taking the gigantic volcano tower concept to a whole new eco level, by taking design inspiration from the natural world. His new design for the Ultima Tower – a 2-mile high Mt Doom-esque structure – borrows design principles from trees and other living ystem to reduce its energy footprint. We are always intrigued by architecture that uses biomimicry – the borrowing of principles from nature’s designs – and Tsui’s concept for this towering, ultra-dense urban development has certainly captured our attention with its thought-provoking design.
Population growth rates and rural-urban migration are creating a trend of chaotic urbanization that brings environmental, economic and social challenges. Within the next 7 years, 22 megacities across the globe are expected to have populations that exceed 10 million people, according to the UN. The Ultima Tower is an innovative green design concept proposed to resourcefully use earth’s surface and allow sustainable distribution of resources within a dense urban setting.
Designed to withstand natural calamities, Ultima Tower is highly stable and aerodynamic. Rather than spreading horizontally the structure rises vertically from a base with a 7,000 foot diameter – inspired in part by the termite’s nest structures of Africa, the highest structure created by any living organism.
Surrounded on all sides by a lake, the building would use building integrated photo-voltaic solar cells to meet most of the electrical energy requirements. The tower would also use Atmospheric Energy Conversion to exploit the differences in atmospheric pressure at the bottom and top of the tower and convert this differential into electrical power. Wind turbine energy would also be used to power the tower.
Taking a cue from the principles of transpiration and cohesion (Joly-Dixon’s cohesion-tension theory) as used by the tree to move water from roots to aerial parts, the designers are working on a method of carrying water from the bottom of the tower to the top utilizing water potential difference between the two points.
Other significant features of the design include bodies of water placed at 12 separate levels, 144 elevators at the periphery of the building, use of vertical propulsion through compressed air, specially designed windows with aerodynamic wind cowls, reflecting mirrors to bring direct sunlight into the building, open garden balconies, electric cars run by propane and hydrogen gas, complete absence of internal combustion engines or toxic pollutants. The whole building is envisioned by Tsui as a large ecosystem teeming with structures that are ‘living and breathing’.
Population growth rates and rural-urban migration are creating a trend of chaotic urbanization that brings environmental, economic and social challenges. Within the next 7 years, 22 megacities across the globe are expected to have populations that exceed 10 million people, according to the UN. The Ultima Tower is an innovative green design concept proposed to resourcefully use earth’s surface and allow sustainable distribution of resources within a dense urban setting.
Designed to withstand natural calamities, Ultima Tower is highly stable and aerodynamic. Rather than spreading horizontally the structure rises vertically from a base with a 7,000 foot diameter – inspired in part by the termite’s nest structures of Africa, the highest structure created by any living organism.
Surrounded on all sides by a lake, the building would use building integrated photo-voltaic solar cells to meet most of the electrical energy requirements. The tower would also use Atmospheric Energy Conversion to exploit the differences in atmospheric pressure at the bottom and top of the tower and convert this differential into electrical power. Wind turbine energy would also be used to power the tower.
Taking a cue from the principles of transpiration and cohesion (Joly-Dixon’s cohesion-tension theory) as used by the tree to move water from roots to aerial parts, the designers are working on a method of carrying water from the bottom of the tower to the top utilizing water potential difference between the two points.
Other significant features of the design include bodies of water placed at 12 separate levels, 144 elevators at the periphery of the building, use of vertical propulsion through compressed air, specially designed windows with aerodynamic wind cowls, reflecting mirrors to bring direct sunlight into the building, open garden balconies, electric cars run by propane and hydrogen gas, complete absence of internal combustion engines or toxic pollutants. The whole building is envisioned by Tsui as a large ecosystem teeming with structures that are ‘living and breathing’.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
This Show brough to you by _____ with limited interuptions...
I fucking hate that, when you're watching hulu, and that shit comes on. It contradicts itself because it's interrupting the show. MOTHERFUCKING SHIT!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
New Followers!
Wow, I never though my blog would get this many followers! (22, but still!) Thanks for all your support guys! I've only been up like 4 days!
Anyways. My next voting thing will be a drawing contest. If you comment on this with what you want me to draw, first 4 comments will be added to the voting, then, whenever this voting thing ends, I will make a new voting thing of what to draw. Whatever wins will be drawn!
So comment away!
Anyways. My next voting thing will be a drawing contest. If you comment on this with what you want me to draw, first 4 comments will be added to the voting, then, whenever this voting thing ends, I will make a new voting thing of what to draw. Whatever wins will be drawn!
So comment away!
Lindsey Lohan stole a $2.500 necklace from an L.A. jewelry store. She is charged with grand larceny, and is scheduled to be arrested tomorrow at 1:30 P.M. If convicted she could spend time in California State Penitentiary. I think this is another of her publicity schemes. I think everything that happened to her in the last 3-4 years was a publicity scheme. She'll just spend some time in prison, with special privileges of course. (remember Martha Stewart?). She had a T.V. show inside the prison. This is going to be fun to watch.
Sources: TMZ
Sources: TMZ
Sunday, February 6, 2011
This is great guys, just what we needed! another Muslim government!
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/06/egypts-brotherhood-hold-talks-government/
The "Muslim Brotherhood" is trying to have peace talks with the egyptian government.. I really hope it doesn't work out, because we don't need another Taliban ruled state. Another country of terrorists awaits us in the near future. Hold onto your seats, this time they'll aim for the Sears Tower.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/06/egypts-brotherhood-hold-talks-government/
The "Muslim Brotherhood" is trying to have peace talks with the egyptian government.. I really hope it doesn't work out, because we don't need another Taliban ruled state. Another country of terrorists awaits us in the near future. Hold onto your seats, this time they'll aim for the Sears Tower.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Got my new Laptop!
Sorry for the long dry spell, my pc broke, and I just got a new laptop. I only get Toshiba laptops btw.
Anyways the war in Egypt is going well, soon the people will overthrow the government and order will be restored. People have died already, which means that soon the revolution will take a turn into violence and anarchy. PEOPLE! PEOPLE!
Anyways the war in Egypt is going well, soon the people will overthrow the government and order will be restored. People have died already, which means that soon the revolution will take a turn into violence and anarchy. PEOPLE! PEOPLE!
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