[George M. Middius[_4_]]

According to a story in USA Today, a fabulous new treatment for stupidity
is on the horizon.

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Thanks to recent strides in understanding how the brain works, it's only a
matter of time before medications specifically designed to improve mental
ability, or cognition, hit the market.

"The hallmark of these drugs is they don't create more memory," says John
Tallman, CEO of Helicon Therapeutics of Farmingdale, N.Y., which plans to
begin testing its most promising brain drug in humans later this year.
"What these drugs really do is enhance the conversion process of
short-term to long-term memories."

http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2004-07-07-smart-pills-main_x.htm

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Well, they're not talking about sudden increases in IQ, but it may help
you anyway. What are you taking for your ADD? I'd like to find out whether
it will conflict with these new Smart Pills.

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Sep 12, 1:46*pm, George M. Middius
wrote:
According to a story in USA Today, a fabulous new treatment for stupidity
is on the horizon.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Thanks to recent strides in understanding how the brain works, it's only a
matter of time before medications specifically designed to improve mental
ability, or cognition, hit the market.

"The hallmark of these drugs is they don't create more memory," says John
Tallman, CEO of Helicon Therapeutics of Farmingdale, N.Y., which plans to
begin testing its most promising brain drug in humans later this year.
"What these drugs really do is enhance the conversion process of
short-term to long-term memories."

http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2004-07-07-smart-pills-main_x.htm

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Well, they're not talking about sudden increases in IQ, but it may help
you anyway. What are you taking for your ADD? I'd like to find out whether
it will conflict with these new Smart Pills.

2pid's faith in god having a plan for him will not allow him to take
these pills. It's similar to his not supporting gay marriage because
he's afraid of god's wrath.

[UnsteadyKen[_3_]]

George M. Middius wrote...

Helicon Therapeutics of Farmingdale, N.Y., which plans to
begin testing its most promising brain drug in humans later this year.

Helicon Therapeutics, Inc. has moved from Farmingdale NY to San Diego
CA!

One would think that it would have been much cheaper to buy Scott a
plane ticket to NY.

An interesting company that. I could use some of those memory pills.

--
Ken

http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/buddyduck/

[John Atkinson[_2_]]

On Sep 12, 2:46 pm, George M. Middius
wrote:
Thanks to recent strides in understanding how the brain works, it's only a
matter of time before medications specifically designed to improve mental
ability, or cognition, hit the market.

"The hallmark of these drugs is they don't create more memory," says John
Tallman, CEO of Helicon Therapeutics of Farmingdale, N.Y., which plans to
begin testing its most promising brain drug in humans later this year.
"What these drugs really do is enhance the conversion process of
short-term to long-term memories."

Yet "Flowers for Algernon" is on the list of books
conservatives try to have banned. What's with that?

John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile

[UnsteadyKen[_3_]]

John Atkinson wrote...

Yet "Flowers for Algernon" is on the list of books
conservatives try to have banned. What's with that?

It's about hope, I expect they prefer "The Marching Morons"

--
Ken

http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/buddyduck/