<rss version="0.91"><channel><title>Taking ecstasy once can damage memory : RSS 0.91</title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Taking ecstasy once can damage memory : RSS 0.91</title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/</link><description></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking ecstasy once can damage memory]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/25298/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers at Hertfordshire University did not find a link between persistent ecstasy taking and continued memory deterioration, suggesting that one-off use can be enough to cause life-long damage.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Prescription Ecstasy]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42552/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Scientists are claiming ecstasy could become a prescribed drug for post-traumatic disorder within the next five years. The drug MDMA, could take a step toward medical respectability. Researchers in South Carolina have begun experimenting with MDMA.<br/>Studies will also start in Switzerland and Israel.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Unlock Key To Memory Storage In Brain]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/17419/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Scientists know little about how the brain assigns cells to participate in encoding and storing memories. Now a UCLA/University of Toronto team has discovered that a protein called CREB controls the odds of a neuron playing a role in memory formation.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists unveil the 'face' of newly encoded memory]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/29418/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have made a breakthrough in the fulfilment of a century-old dream of neuroscientists to visualize a memory by capturing, for the first time, images of the changes in brain cell connections following a common form of learning.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA['Light trap' is a step towards quantum memory ]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/40990/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Two teams have independently succeeded in placing a cloud of chilled rubidium atoms within an optical cavity, which traps light between two opposed mirrors. The combination could one day form a quantum memory element.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldfish three-second memory myth busted]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/51161/1/</link><description><![CDATA[There is a popular belief that goldfish only have a three-second memory span and every lap of their fishbowl is like seeing the world for the first time. But a 15-year-old schoolboy from Adelaide has just debunked that theory. He has conducted a simple experiment, which proves that the humble goldfish is smarter than we think.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buckyballs give flash a boost]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/59253/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Flash memory, the workhorse of mobile phones and digital cameras, could be made more efficient by using buckyballs. These spherical fullerene molecules, comprised of 60 carbon atoms, would allow flash memory to operate at a lower voltage and save on power...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicinal Ecstasy]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/4576/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Ecstasy may be a good medicinal drug for people with Parkinson's. Ecstasy boosts the number of dopamine-producing cells in the brain - the type that decline in those with the disease.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecstasy tested on war trauma victims]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/59630/1/</link><description><![CDATA[An Israeli medical team has started tests using the drug ecstasy as a treatment for conflict-linked post-traumatic disorders, according to reports in the Maariv daily.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel marries processor to memory]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/1489/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Increase memory speed?  Get rid of the memory chip.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How memories are made, and recalled]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/76385/1/</link><description><![CDATA[For the first time, scientists at UCLA and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have recorded individual brain cells in the act of calling up a memory, thus revealing where in the brain a specific memory is stored and how the brain is able to recreate it.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[teacher accused of taking pictures up a female student's skirt]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/35439/1/</link><description><![CDATA[A trial has been ordered for a Byron Center teacher accused of taking photos up a 15-year-old girl's skirt in class.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chimps Outscore College Students on Memory Test]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/43194/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Never mind that TV show that asks if you're smarter than a fifth-grader. Is your memory better than a young chimp's?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mind's Limit Found: 4 Things at Once]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/59985/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers have often debated the maximum amount of items we can store in our conscious mind, in what's called our working memory, and a new study puts the limit at three or four.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecstasy Harmful to First Time Users]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/6625/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers have found that ecstasy reduces blood flow to certain parts of the brain, ever in those who have only taken it on one occasion.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung speeds up GDDR4 graphics memory]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/11467/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The Gigahertz race may be over in the microprocessor space, but its is alive and kicking in the memory segment.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patriot boasts: worlds fastest memory module and flash drive]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/8441/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Patriot was able to achieve a record breaking DDR2 memory module with a speed of 1302MHz. Known as Extreme Performance PCS-10100, this module was designed to take full advantage of the new Intel Quad Core processor, and will leave PC gamers with a smile, boasting superior compatibility with NVIDIA&#8217;s NForce 680i platforms.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How's Your Memory?]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/20848/1/</link><description><![CDATA[<b>Picto</b> is a simple, quick symbol memory game. I think I'm in the early stages of alzheimers because I suu-huck at it.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Potter ecstasy: Feel the magic]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/27734/1/</link><description><![CDATA[So some ecstasy producer apparently decided to make Harry Potter ecstasy. I guess the books or movies really come to life when used together. Kids: Don't do drugs!]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope for memory pill]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/15628/1/</link><description><![CDATA[A GENE mutation in the brains of mice could help scientists develop the world's first memory pill.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pronouns Aid Brain Function]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/32612/1/</link><description><![CDATA[New research suggests that pronouns may play a far greater role than simply replacing a proper name in a sentence. A University of South Carolina study suggests that pronouns help keep the brain&#8217;s complex circuitry and limited memory system from being overloaded.]]></description></item></channel></rss>