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We're pleased to announce that our merchandise will now be available at an actual store! Once we get more Forever Pins (we sold out!).Art Metropole, the brain child of Toronto's own General Idea will carry our goods.
Once we've dropped off the goods and they're instore and online we'll be in touch.
One love,
Fuck Death
Chronic inflammation of the intestine or stomach can damage DNA, increasing the risk of cancer, MIT scientists have confirmed.
The researchers published evidence of the long-suspected link in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. In two studies, the researchers found that chronic inflammation accelerated tumor formation in mice lacking the ability to repair DNA damage.
"It's something that was expected but it was never formally proven," said Lisiane Meira, research scientist in MIT's Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) and lead author of the paper.
The results of this work suggest that people with decreased ability to repair DNA damage might be more susceptible to developing cancer associated with chronic inflammation such as ulcerative colitis, Meira said.
The researchers published evidence of the long-suspected link in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. In two studies, the researchers found that chronic inflammation accelerated tumor formation in mice lacking the ability to repair DNA damage.
"It's something that was expected but it was never formally proven," said Lisiane Meira, research scientist in MIT's Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) and lead author of the paper.
The results of this work suggest that people with decreased ability to repair DNA damage might be more susceptible to developing cancer associated with chronic inflammation such as ulcerative colitis, Meira said.
Continue reading Link Between Inflammation, Cancer Confirmed.
At long last, the t-shirt you've been waiting for!
You can find it on CafePress for $26.99.
It's the first of many upcoming designs. And as you know, if it's good enough for the hippies, it's good enough for all of us.
Also on the t-shirt tip, we've begun working with artist Luke Painter on a design that is shaping up to be awesome! ETA is about 1 month.
Keep it live!
FDF 'til Infinity
And don't forget...
You can find it on CafePress for $26.99.
It's the first of many upcoming designs. And as you know, if it's good enough for the hippies, it's good enough for all of us.
Also on the t-shirt tip, we've begun working with artist Luke Painter on a design that is shaping up to be awesome! ETA is about 1 month.
Keep it live!
FDF 'til Infinity
And don't forget...
Continue reading Fuck Death Foundation T-Shirt Online Now!.
Women who eat diets similar to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet--which is low in animal protein, moderate in low-fat dairy products and high in plant proteins, fruits and vegetables--appear to have a lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a new report.
The DASH diet has been shown to reduce both systolic (top number) and diastolic (bottom number) blood pressure in individuals with high or normal blood pressure, according to background information in the article. The diet has also been shown to reduce low-density lipoprotein ("bad") cholesterol and is recommended in national dietary guidelines as an example of a healthy eating pattern.
Teresa T. Fung, Sc.D., of Simmons College, Boston, and colleagues studied 88,517 female nurses age 34 to 59 in the Nurses' Health Study who did not have cardiovascular disease or diabetes in 1980. Seven times from 1980 through 2004, the women reported the types of foods they ate regularly over the previous year. Researchers then calculated a DASH score for each woman based on eight food and nutrient components. Their scores increased when they ate more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes and stayed close to the recommended amounts of low-fat dairy. Scores decreased with increased consumption of red and processed meats, sweetened beverages and sodium.
The DASH diet has been shown to reduce both systolic (top number) and diastolic (bottom number) blood pressure in individuals with high or normal blood pressure, according to background information in the article. The diet has also been shown to reduce low-density lipoprotein ("bad") cholesterol and is recommended in national dietary guidelines as an example of a healthy eating pattern.
Teresa T. Fung, Sc.D., of Simmons College, Boston, and colleagues studied 88,517 female nurses age 34 to 59 in the Nurses' Health Study who did not have cardiovascular disease or diabetes in 1980. Seven times from 1980 through 2004, the women reported the types of foods they ate regularly over the previous year. Researchers then calculated a DASH score for each woman based on eight food and nutrient components. Their scores increased when they ate more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes and stayed close to the recommended amounts of low-fat dairy. Scores decreased with increased consumption of red and processed meats, sweetened beverages and sodium.
The mayor of a village on the French Riviera whose cemetery has run out of space has issued a decree telling people not to die."It is forbidden for any person not in possession of a family vault to die on the village's territory," the order stated.
The mayor of Le Lavandou, 40km (25 miles) east of Toulon, said he took the decision because a court in Nice has blocked plans to build a new cemetery.
The local Green Party had complained that the site for the proposed cemetery broke a law on sea shore constructions.
The party has proposed the new cemetery be located in a rock quarry in a less populated area.
Mayor Gil Bernardi said he issued the death ban to highlight the lack of burial space in the village.
Continue reading French mayor bans death.
Researchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs inside tiny pores and release them into cancer cells in response to light.Known as a "nanoimpeller," the device is the first light-powered nanomachine that operates inside a living cell, a development that has strong implications for cancer treatment.
UCLA researchers reported the synthesis and operation of nanoparticles containing nanoimpellers that can deliver anticancer drugs in the journal Small.
Nanomechanical systems designed to trap and release molecules from pores in response to a stimulus have been the subject of intensive investigation, in large part for their potential applications in precise drug delivery. Nanomaterials suitable for this type of operation must consist of both an appropriate container and a photo-activated moving component.
Continue reading Nanomachine Kills Cancer Cells.
Hello Friends,What better way to celebrate Good Friday and the first day of spring than with an FDF screening?
Abstract
Watch as pagans celebrate the first day of spring in traditional pagan style; by watching a movie and getting ripped in an upscale bar across from the Centre for Addiction and Mental health.
Tell Thor what you really think about him this Friday after a really late brunch.
Gates open at 8. Ceremony starts at 9. Come early. Worship late.
Details
The Fuck Death Foundation will be screening Peter Hewitt's impenetrable masterpiece Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Camera Bar 1028 Queen Street West Toronto.
Doors: 8pm
Screening: 9pm
$5 Cover (30 sea shells)
Please Note:
- Fuck Death multiples will be available
- It's first come, first serve. The theatre has a limited capacity so arrive on time
- If you don't want to/can't see the screening you can just come and hang out at the bar
- You give money. We kill death
- Bring your brains
Scientists have discovered a key part of the chemistry which makes cancer cells so dangerous.
They believe it could now be possible to tamper with the mechanism - and stop tumour growth in its tracks.
Harvard Medical School identified an enzyme which enables cancer cells to consume the huge quantities of glucose they need to fuel uncontrolled growth.
Writing in Nature, they describe how starving cancer cells of the enzyme curbed their growth.
They believe it could now be possible to tamper with the mechanism - and stop tumour growth in its tracks.
Harvard Medical School identified an enzyme which enables cancer cells to consume the huge quantities of glucose they need to fuel uncontrolled growth.
Writing in Nature, they describe how starving cancer cells of the enzyme curbed their growth.
Continue reading Tumour Growth Block Hopes Raised.
We will be screening Peter Hewitt's impenetrable masterpiece
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
Friday, March 21, 2008
8pm
Camera Bar 1028 Queen Street West Toronto.
$5 Cover
Fuck Death multiples will be available.
Please Note:
- It's first come, first serve. The theatre has a limited capacity.
- If you don't want to/can't see the screening you can just come and hang out at the bar.
- You give money. We kill death.
- Bring your brains
Keep it live.
Forever.
Rendering courtesy of The Bill and Ted's Fan Club
(No, it's not a photograph!)
Replace Germany with Unicef and Liechtenstein with the FDF and you'll have a good idea of where our game is at. Kumite!
Okay, not totally related to death, charity, life extension, etc but interesting nonetheless.
Okay, not totally related to death, charity, life extension, etc but interesting nonetheless.
Globe and Mail. Friday, February 29, 2008
