- Why Schizophrenics Smoke – ScienceNOW – The researchers speculate that high levels of nicotine switch off DNMT1, which is present in large amounts in the schizophrenic brain. Patients with the disorder may crave cigarettes because they are trying to tamp these DNAMT1 levels and get their GABA flowing, the team concludes. "The goal now is to study what else besides GABA is affected by the increase in DNMT1," says Guidotti.
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- High blood caffeine levels in older adults linked to avoidance of Alzheimer’s disease – See coffee isn't just for keeping you awake.
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Another sketch from MECAF
Wonder Woman 6×9 inches pen and marker.
Sam Elliot
Half hour drawing pen, brush, whiteout, pencil.
Laurie Anderson speaking at SVA commencement ceremony May 10, 2012
I’ve loved Laurie Anderson since I first heard her music, lo many years ago, back in the early 80’s. She’s also a fine artist, and gives a wonderful speech.
5. Commencement Speaker's Address: Laurie Anderson – YouTube.
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Words
We are what we are and we paint what we want, and when we lose sight of this we sell our souls. We need to aim for quality in whatever genre or style currently attracts us. There are craters in the old not-so-level playing field, but we artists need to carry the ball energetically as if our personal concept of quality will always be in style. “There is no such thing as ‘on the way out’ as long as you are doing something interesting.” (Louis Armstrong)
#Mecaf Sketches
Some sketches I did at Maine Comic Arts Fest yesterday.
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