ScienceAlert: Latest Alzheimer’s Drugs Can Add Years of Independence to Patient Lives
While researchers continue to work on a full cure for Alzheimer’s disease, they’re finding treatments that can help manage symptoms and delay their onset, including the recently approved next-gen therapies lecanemab and donanemab.
Both treatments have been approved by US regulators in the last couple of years, and they work by clearing out some of the amyloid protein plaques in the brain that are linked to Alzheimer’s. However, there’s some debateover how effective they are.
Manton Reece: My Book
Chet Collins reviews my book Indie Microblogging. Most people who have checked it out have just skimmed through it a little, which is fine! Love to see a detailed look, though. I still plan to publish a final final draft with a few updates.
The Bridge podcast: Your Turn, Thu 13.Mar.2025, 26:51
Regarding the upcoming federal election, it’s concerning that parts of the electorate are not only victim to simplistic partisan nonsense but also voter fatigue.
Trump’s threats to Canada and the world order requires all of us to be actively and thoughtfully engaged in the upcoming federal election. Canada’s recent surge of patriotism not withstanding I fear voter disengagement and disinformation may play a significant and most unfortunate role. I pray that I am wrong.
Rachel Evans, Porto Escondido, Mexico
My choice for letter of the week.
CleanTechnica: Startup Heroes Rescue EV Charging Network In US
Among the EV charging startups to cross the CleanTechnica radar is the California firm ElectricFish. The company launched in 2019 with a focus on accelerating EV adoption and fleet electrification in grid-constrained locations where new electrical infrastructure is impractical, if not cost-prohibitive.
ElectricFish’s chief contribution is “350Squared,” a modular, plug-and-play charging station that can deploy existing 200-amp electrical infrastructure to pull double duty as a community microgrid and energy storage facility, providing backup power in case of emergency.
ElectricFish opened its new factory in California in June, and it has been on the move since then. In the latest news, earlier today the company announced the official launch of the new 350Squared power bank. Featuring 400 kilowatt-hours of storage and ultra-fast EV charging, the system requires no trenching or other heavy-duty work normally required to install a new EV charging station.
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ElectricFish asserts that the battery-integrated 350Squared power bank eliminates up to 90% of the cost of grid upgrades needed for conventional EV fast charging stations, while delivering a charge 133% faster than typical fast chargers.
CBC: Trudeau proposes way forward on 24 Sussex problem during final days in power
In a letter to Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Trudeau asks the minister to develop a proposal with options for a new official residence for the prime minister by January 2026.
The prime minister asks Duclos to set up an advisory committee that would weigh in on the location, cost, functionality and security requirements of the new residence.
Finally! (It’s been empty since 2015!)
Last Updated: 13.Mar.2025 15:47 EDT
