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Sun shower 🌦

meowm1x :

so i’m making this post because i know i’ve introduced friends to Hobbikats videos before (one of their most popular being Teddy honking to get into the tumble dryer to snuggle in), and today while i went to block some altright freak on twitter, i noticed a “followers you know”, and it’s the owner of the cats.

i feel really disgusted but i shouldn’t be too surprised to see people still hiding behind cute animal clout while actively holding shitty beliefs. anyways, please don’t give this person any more views and attention. i know the cats are not to blame but it means giving more of a platform for white supremacy.

oh did I show y’all my newish tattoo? I don’t think I posted it here. yup this is how obsessed I am with my cat lol. Pixel is such a good girl <3

Completed @ Salvation South Tattoo in Long Beach, NY. 

This is actually a partial cover up of the beginnings of this tattoo that was initially done by an apprentice at a different shop. I didn’t like how it was looking so far so I went to Salvation South to see Paulie Piff and have him do a bang-up job working with what we had.

softestsinya :

Model: @luhshawnay
Shot by Rosie Harper for Monachopsis Magazine.

Hi I hate my life sorta but heres a pic of me, “gpoy,” if you will. I only use tumblr for my super secret journal account to write about how shitty I feel so if you see me on here, you know im Goin Thru It :○)

c86 :

Heritage of Pride, New York City, 24 June 1990

Photography by Robert Fisch 

gaygothur :

Shoutout to Dick Van Dyke for being a cis dude whose parents gave him a drag king name for some reason

I just really love Dick Van Dyke so I came here to reblog this

magictransistor :

Paul Sougy. Nerve Tissue, The Spinal Cord, Cell Division, Breathing, The Liver and Pancreas, The Kidney, The Eye. Published by Dr. Auzoux. 1946-1957. 

a good recent look. hi I’m kind of back but probably not really

hippyhipster87 :

weedflowerpower :

LOL

Ryuk is a pretty princess

tastefullyoffensive :

Best Halloween costume, so far.

Meet our new bb ❤ we havent thought of a good enough name yet but she is great and we love her

dimetrodone :

dimetrodone :

Grandma

On the run from the police

sherk

virgoassbitch :

Every single time I was terrified of what was to come and didn’t understand how I would get through it, I did. Every single time I felt like my world was ending and that I couldn’t make something happen, I still did. Even when I felt terrified, lost, overwhelmed, unsure, insecure, and unworthy, I still pulled myself through. And looking back on all of it, everything always made sense after. And everything always worked out for my greater good. And everything led me to the next stage of who I was. I have to remember all of that in this moment where I’m feeling insecure and vulnerable. I have to remember how many times I felt that way before and how many times I pushed through. I have to find the strength to love and accept myself for who I am at this stage too.

rest easy my little one <3 we love you

unflatteringcatselfies :

this is Daisy May AKA Shmaisy AKA Doodle AKA Shmoodle AKA Shmoogie….. she passed away yesterday. Her favorite things were walking into the fridge when I opened it and sleeping on my legs. She was a sweet and funny baby and we miss her very much.

my baby </3 we love you so much

gothvelma :

egberts :

idk what’s funnier, pets with stereotypical human names like bryan and mckayla or pets with completely ridiculous names like hamburger and concrete

counterpoint- both, one of each. “these are my cats, switchboard and gary.”

<3

I totally forgot to post this look w this wig. I love it.

eatsleepdraw :

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neurosciencestuff :

Discovery of ‘mini-brains’ could change understanding of pain medication

The body’s peripheral nervous system could be capable of interpreting its environment and modulating pain, neuroscientists have established, after studying how rodents reacted to stimulation.

Until now, accepted scientific theory has held that only the central nervous system – the brain and spinal cord – could actually interpret and analyse sensations such as pain or heat.

The peripheral system that runs throughout the body was seen to be a mainly wiring network, relaying information to and from the central nervous system by delivering messages to the ‘control centre’ (the brain), which then tells the body how to react.

In recent years there has been some evidence of a more complex role for the peripheral nervous system, but this study by Hebei Medical University in China and the University of Leeds highlights a crucial new role for the ganglia, a collection of ‘nodules’.

Previously these were believed to act only as an energy source for messages being carried through the nervous system. In addition, researchers now believe they also have the ability to act as ‘mini-brains’, modifying how much information is sent to the central nervous system.

The five year study found that nerve cells within the ganglia can exchange information between each other with the help of a signalling molecule called GABA, a process that was previously believed to be restricted to the central nervous system.

The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and have potential future implications for the development of new painkillers, including drugs to target backache and arthritis pain.

Pain relief drugs    

Current pain relief drugs are targeted at the central nervous system and often have side effects that can include addiction and tolerance issues.

The new research opens up the possibility of a route for developing non-addictive and non-drowsy drugs, targeted at the peripheral nervous system. Safe therapeutic dosage of these new drugs can also be much higher, potentially resulting in higher efficacy.

Whilst the study showed a rodent’s peripheral nervous system was able to interpret the type of stimulation it was sensing, further research is still needed to understand how sensations are interpreted and whether these results apply to humans.

In addition, the theory would need to be adopted by drug development companies and extensively tested before laboratory and clinical trials of a drug could be carried out. Should the findings be adopted, a timescale of at least 15-20 years might be required to produce a working drug.

Nerve arrangements    

Neuroscientist Professor Nikita Gamper, who led the research at both universities, said: “We found the peripheral nervous system has the ability to alter the information sent to the brain, rather than blindly passing everything on to the central nervous system.

“We don’t yet know how the system works, but the machinery is definitely in place to allow the peripheral system to interpret and modify the tactile information perceived by the brain in terms of interpreting pain, warmth or the solidity of objects.

“Further research is needed to understand exactly how it operates, but we have no reason to believe that the same nerve arrangements would not exist in humans.

“When our research team looked more closely at the peripheral system, we found the machinery for neuronal communication did exist in the peripheral nervous system’s structure. It is as if each sensory nerve has its own ‘mini-brain’, which to an extent, can interpret incoming information.”

Co-author of the study, Professor Xiaona Du from Hebei Medical University, added: “This dramatically changes our understanding of pain medication because in theory it is now possible to target drugs at the peripheral nervous system which could widen the type of treatments available.”

Professor Gamper believes the findings may present a challenge to the accepted ‘Gate Control Theory of Pain’. The theory holds that a primary ‘gate’ exists between the peripheral and central nervous systems, controlling what information is sent to the central system.

The study now suggests the transmission of information to the central nervous system must go through another set of gates, or more accurately a process similar to a volume control, where the flow of information can be controlled by the peripheral nervous system.

“Peripheral nerves have the ability to dial up or down the signal which goes through these gates to the brain”, said Professor Gamper. “Importantly, we believe that these gates can be exploited for therapeutic control of pain.”

Research Council support    

Dr Kathryn Adcock, Head of Neurosciences and Mental Health at the Medical Research Council, which part-funded the work, said: “These findings are an interesting step in advancing scientists’ understanding of the mechanisms underpinning pain perception.  We are committed to supporting work such as this to aid the continued search for new and better pain treatments.”

A view from industry    

Lishuang Cao, head of Membrane Physiology at GlaxoSmithKline R&D in Shanghai, said: “This interesting finding could pave the way for developing novel pain medicines by targeting the peripheral GABA signaling pathway and at the same time avoiding or reducing the side effects of many existing painkillers.

“Further work is needed to understand the physiological role of GABA in painful situations like inflammatory, neuropathic and chronic pain. More importantly we need to know if the same mechanism is present in human beings’ peripheral nervous systems.”

tastefullyoffensive :

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