Just a few doses of an experimental drug that reboots protein production in cells can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in mice, according to a new study by UC San Francisco scientists. The drug has already been shown in laboratory studies to restore memory function months after traumatic brain injury (TBI), reverse cognitive…… read more »
A former radio host in Michigan named Eric Zane flew to Los Angeles recently to donate a kidney to a friend from high school, who he hadn’t seen in over 30 years. He posted a photo from the airport wearing a t-shirt that said, “I don’t always travel during a pandemic. But when I do, it’s to donate a kidney.”……………..We’ve…… read more »
Are you a child of the 80s? Mark January 30 on your calendar for the ’80s Radical Sabbatical virtual interactive festival. The event features BRET MICHAELS, LITA FORD, and SEBASTIAN BACH, to name a few, plus performances, games, activities and more. A ticket is $99.80, with various add ons available, including a “meet and greet” video…… read more »
When drivers in Charleston, WV heard the sirens of police cars behind them last week, many got a gift card, instead of a ticket. It was the idea of Chik-Fil-A. The restaurant went to the local Fraternal Order of Police lodge, and offered up $500 worth of gift cards to distribute…………Each vial of the Pfizer vaccine is supposed to have at least five doses. But pharmacists realized…… read more »
A nurse in L.A. who’s fighting leukemia can’t work right now. So her coworkers stepped up and donated their own sick days to make sure she keeps getting paid…….An ice cream company in Canada is installing two more subzero freezers just to help store the vaccine. They didn’t need them for ice cream but ordered them anyway, because they want to…… read more »
OZZY OSBOURNE is at work on another new album.…. . and it’s about half done. He’s lined up a bunch of special guests that iinclude ROBERT TRUJILLO from METALLICA, RHCP drummer CHAD SMITH and TAYLOR HAWKINS of FOO FIGHTERS. Here’s something stellar to look forward to in 2021 – “The Beatles: Get Back”, a documentary from Peter Jackson, will open in…… read more »
A man in Massachusetts gave his teenage son $10 before he passed away six years ago so he could buy him his first beer. The son just turned 21, and he used the money to buy that first beer……Volunteers with a group called Backpacks for the Street have handed out over 10,000 backpacks to homeless people in New…… read more »
The superintendent of a school district in West Virginia cancelled all classes yesterday so kids could go outside and play in the first snow of the year. He talked about how everyone needed a break and told them to “go build a snowman.” ……..Doctors in Russia have been making house calls for people who are self-isolating. So a group of…… read more »
SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE have released “Santa’s Going South”, as another installment in their ‘Lockdown Sessions’. BILLY GIBBONS of ZZ TOP will be ringing in 2021 with a livestream show that will be broadcast from Austin, Texas. Details here. VICKI CORNELL, widow of CHRIS CORNELL, was recently interviewed by USA Today, and she confirmed that “All…… read more »
Some guy in Sacramento walked into a Taco Bell and gave each employee $100. He says he used to work at a Taco Bell as a teenager, and knows how much work it is. And he wanted to thank them for feeding everyone during the pandemic. A church in Des Moines recently bought up $5 MILLION in medical debt just so…… read more »