Odds and ends

Brain and bacteria

http://theconversation.com/how-the-brain-helps-the-body-fight-bacteria-70833

Master regulator of cellular aging discovered

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112141350.htm

New White House Strategy Preps Earth for Asteroid Hit Scenarios. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwqvzrpjk

Scientists find new mechanism for memory formation http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/315184.php

Cancer spread cut by 75% in tests - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38582007