Neuron

You misunderstand me, I agree, just trying to generate discussion. I think the grey goo consuming the universe is the horrible hellish end result of infinite growth and a good argument that at some point moderation, priorities, and a "good enough" need to be declared. Also maybe thinking instead of growth about transformation, that innovation and newness doesn't always have to mean ever increasing consumption. What "blocks" could be exchanged for other new and interesting "blocks" instead possibly. How could the blocks be better arranged?

Totally get the point and generally agree. To play devil's advocate though, what about intellectual property and artistic works? Is that theoretically an infinite or near infinite good? Or at least an unending one. Also space! Maybe we can eventually become grey goo, consuming the entire galaxy to propagate more things to consume the entire galaxy. Fun!

I'm still not fully convinced this is a good idea. To start with I really have doubts about the amyloid hypothesis still, like most I think. They did nothing to show the marginal benefit they're claiming was clinically meaningful. That's something they easily could have done and worked into their studies but chose not to, guessing they don't want to know the answer to that question. I doubt that this slight benefit they're claiming outweighs all the risks of this drug. Not to mention the massive quality of life hit from the regular infusions, regular monitoring, and scans. Also the huge expenses and how they'll weigh on both patients/families and the healthcare system as a whole, not just the drug itself but also all the mris, pets, neurology visits, infusion center visits, and all the monitoring and hospital/Ed visits for ARIA and hemorrhaging when it occurs. I want a treatment for alzheimers as much as anyone but this seems like a cash grab, not true hope.

They should change the logo so blue is up and orange is down now

The neurons you're born with stay with you for the most part. Most of their complex organization is formed through a series of one time events early in development that can't really be replicated and then stays with you for the rest of your life. You get shingles when you're older because the same neurons were with you that got infected by chicken pox when you were younger are still there. There's a few limited areas in the nervous system where new neurons might be formed, but in general neurons are life long cells so be nice to your nervous system. Most other cell types in your body are turning over as you said, including glia and other types of cells in your brain.

This is a terrible precedent. Some federal action might affect a company which might pay the state taxes at some point so the states get to sue now? That could apply to nearly anything the federal government does! This is a terrible ruling for so many reasons. Naked partisan hackery by the conservative judges. The court needs reform badly.

Reviews in play store are now somewhat based on region and type of device you use so the score will vary between people. For me it's 3.6 as well right now.