House opens for Alzheimer’s patients (La Grande Observer) ENTERPRISE — The first small unit in Oregon for Alzheimer’s and other dementia residents has just opened in Enterprise. [News Source]

NBA Chat With Bill Ingram (HoopsWorld) NBA Chat With Bill Ingram [News Source]

Prions involved in some Alzheimer’s. A study in the journal Nature finds that prions can team up with amyloid beta, the protein that forms the big plaques in Alzheimer's, to make the condition much worse. [News Source]

Rolling Traffic Protests Have Tied Up GTA Roads Before (CityNews) They inconvenience drivers but allow those with a cause to make their point. [News Source]

South Dakota State Veterinarian To Retire (Yankton Press & Dakotan) Over the years, through the many changes made in the animal agriculture industry, one name has remained constant in South Dakota. But soon, the industry will lose one if its most familar influences. [News Source]

U.S. Beef Sales to Japan May Rise 35%, Group Says (Update1) (Bloomberg) March 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. beef sales to Japan, the third- largest export market for the meat last year, may increase by 35 percent in 2009 as the stronger yen against the dollar reduces prices for consumers and helps boost demand. [News Source]

Cross Campus: 03.02.09 (Yale Daily News) Kelly Clarkson caused the downfall of a Feb Club party at 113 Howe St. on Friday night. As party attendees rocked out to “Since U Been Gone,” the ceiling on the floor below them caved in. The house was evacuated, and attendees milled outside as they pondered how to salvage their night. [News Source]

South Dakota State Veterinarian To Retire (Yankton Press & Dakotan) Over the years, through the many changes made in the animal agriculture industry, one name has remained constant in South Dakota. But soon, the industry will lose one if its most familar influences. [News Source]

Former FDA head settles into life as Cadott farmer (The Chippewa Herald) CADOTT — Bernard Schwetz grew up a small-town boy, but moved on to making a big impact in the lives of people across the nation before settling back down in his hometown. [News Source]

Prions Involved in Some Alzheimer’s (Scientific American) [The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.] It’s like the molecular version of the Joker and the Riddler teaming up against Batman. Scientists at Yale University have discovered that amyloid-beta, a protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease, can damage brain cells by binding to prion proteins, which are themselves infamous because, in their abnormal form, they cause things like mad ... [News Source]