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Regulations of macrophage phagocytosis of self [Immunology and Inflammation]>

Edit PNAS 13 Sep 2016
Rapid clearance of adoptively transferred Cd47-null (Cd47−/−) cells in congeneic WT mice suggests a critical self-recognition mechanism, in which CD47 is the ubiquitous marker of self, and its interaction with macrophage signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα) triggers inhibitory signaling through SIRPα cytoplasmic immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motifs and tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1/2.... ....

You Asked: What’s the Best Hangover Cure?

Edit Time Magazine 17 Aug 2016
Koob uses the term “congeners” to refer to any substances other than water and alcohol produced during the fermentation of your adult beverage. A drink’s congener content may exacerbate some of the pro-inflammatory or withdrawal-like responses he mentioned above. In general, more flavorful liquors—think bourbon or cognac—tend to have more congeners than clear, mild liquors like vodka....

The 100 best nonfiction books: No 29 – Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (1952/53)

Edit The Guardian 15 Aug 2016
A bleakly hilarious, enigmatic watershed that changed the language of theatre and still sparks debate six decades on. Waiting for Godot was not just a two-act play in which, as one wit put it, “nothing happens, twice”, it was a theatrical revolution, the beginning of the theatre of the absurd ... Twitter ... The tiger bounds to the help of his congeners without the least reflection, or else he slinks away into the depths of the thickets ... ....

Red wine gives you the worst hangovers, according to science

Edit Business Insider 04 Aug 2016
Professor Allsop explained to ABC that the intensity of a hangover is ultimately tied to the amount of congeners in the wine you're drinking. Congeners are a toxic byproduct of the fermenting process, and are what make you feel awful the next day. The darker the wine, the more congeners it has, as these also ......

14 myths about alcohol busted

Edit The Times of India 28 Jun 2016
Not all the lessons you learnt about responsible drinking are true. Remember the time when everyone pinned your severely inebriated state on mixing drinks? As it turns out they were wrong ... We compile a list of myths. Read on. ... FALSE ... While one would argue that darker alcohols like dark beer or wines are healthier as they have antioxidants, they also happen to contain more congeners (toxic chemicals created during the fermenting process)....

New dept to take care of Filipinos' consular needs

Edit Khaleej Times 02 Jun 2016
Philippine consulate officials in Dubai are "awaiting instructions and thinking of the implications" of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte's proposal to create a separate Department for Overseas Filipinos (DOF) ... Cortes added ... It's hard to speculate but I agree with ConGen that the idea would be to take out the different functions from each agency and create a new structure to harmonise all functions and coordination ... ....

How to Handle A Hangover on the Golf Course

Edit Golf 06 May 2016
A hangover doesn't mean your game has to go in the tank. Here are a few tips for the tipsy ... 1. Let's get something clear. Current theories suggest that congeners—byproducts of fermentation that impart flavor and color to a variety of red wines and honey-brown liquors—make hangovers worse ... 2. Refuel ... ....

Tequila is one of the healthiest booze choices

Edit New York Post 05 May 2016
It won’t spike your blood sugar ... It’s gluten-free ... One main culprit when it comes to hangovers is the presence of fermentation products known as congeners, according to a study done by the Behavioral and Social Sciences Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University School of Public Health. Clear tequila made from 100-percent blue agave has fewer congeners than brown liquors that share its top-shelf perch ... ....

Trump doubles down on comments about Clinton's gender

Edit NJ dot com 02 May 2016
"If she were not a woman, she wouldn't even be in this race," Donald Trump said Sunday. Watch video ... "I don't think she'll play it well at all ... Christie. My wife did not roll her eyes at Trump ... " ... The fact is ... And though he has more support among women than the other Republican congeners, 69 percent of women voters nationwide have an unfavorable view of him, compared to 19 percent who have a favorable view, according to the survey ... ....

7 adorable animals that are also murderous monsters

Edit Vox 30 Mar 2016
The internet loves animals. Like a lot. It loves otters and sloths and bears and slow lorises. It really loves cats ... But just in general there's a strong affection for just about anything cute and/or fuzzy ... Murderer, rapist, necrophiliac monsters ... Here are seven of the more disturbing adorable species ... 1) until 19.10 h during which time (75 minutes!) I made some photographs and the mallard almost continuously copulated his dead congener ... ....

The one thing you should get back from Sri Lanka

Edit Indian Express 29 Mar 2016
Artisanal arrack is quite popular in England, and is used in cocktails. (Source. Rockland Distilleries). When my cousin travelled to Sri Lanka last month, I asked him to get me a bottle of good Sri Lankan arrack ... But, as they say, better late than never, especially if you consider my advanced age ... He wants you to steer clear of congeners and flavourings, and have arrack, especially his brand, with coconut water, or ginger beer/ale ... Method....

Stunning Video: Low Fly Pass Of Bolivian Curtiss Commando Before Its Fatal Flight

Edit World History Online 12 Mar 2016
In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you will hear the roaring sound of a couple of Radial Piston engines R-2800’s and see impressive footage of an ultra low fly pass of a Curtiss Commando C-46. The video was made during a film/photo session at the shores of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. At an alt. of 3600 m ... The photo above ... alt ... Dc-4’s ... Only to return later that day for spending another cold night with the mummified bodies and ghosts of their congeners....

China Exclusive: New amphibian species found in SW China

Edit Xinhua 11 Mar 2016
Yang Jianhuan, an analyst with HFBG, said the new frog can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of multiple characters, including its relatively small sizes between 2 and 3 centimeters, shagreen dorsal skin scattered with fine, round-reddish tubercles, toes with rudimentary webbing and narrow lateral fringes, and flanks with several distinct and large dark blotches ... Yang said they also had a special call sound ... Editor ... ....
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