arrested : ashley doody was arrested on sunday after allegedly attacking the family dog with a kitchen knife . a 30-year-old mother-of-two allegedly high on bath salts stabbed her family dog with a kitchen knife because she thought it was possessed by demons , according to police in maine . aroostook county sheriff 's office responded to a home in perham on sunday and found ashley doody acting aggressively and exhibiting unpredictable behavior . while the rest of us huddle indoors with the heating cranked up , canadian photographer annie degré-blais braves sub-zero temperatures in her quest for the perfect photo opportunity . the hardy 42-year-old uses pieces of naturally formed ice found near her home in rural québec to take the incredible snaps , which play with perspective and light for an almost sculptural appearance . with the stunning saint-lawrence river as a backdrop , ice queen annie takes most of her photographs at sunset for the best results , making the ice appear like precious jewels . annie degré-blais spends her winters scouring rural québec for naturally-formed ice sculptures that she uses for her incredible photographs . the 42-year-old canadian braves sub-zero temperatures by the saint-lawrence river to take her incredible snaps . the ice structures in annie 's photographs take on a sculptural appearance in the winter sunshine . they discovered that doody , who is a nurse , had attacked her mixed-breed dog , trixie . the sheriff says the dog lost a lot of blood but was taken to a veterinarian and is expected to survive - while doody is in jail on $ 1,000 bail . she has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and is due to appear before aroostock county superior court on may 19 . according to deputies , when they arrived at the home , doody was threatening to harm herself with the knife . they discovered that she had stabbed trixie believing the dog was ` demon possessed . ' by . fiona macrae science correspondent . published : . 13:03 est , 9 october 2013 . | . updated : . police have said that they believe doody had taken bath salts which can cause severe agitation , paranoia , hallucinations and suicidal behavior in users . state animal welfare agents have been notified of the attack and already doody has been banned from any access to pets in the future . according to her facebook page , doody is engaged to be married to mark sawyer and has been since may 2008 . seriously injured : trixie -lrb- pictured -rrb- is a mixed-breed family dog and was knifed by doody while she was allegedly high on bath salts on sunday . 03:10 est , 10 october 2013 . a breakthrough by british scientists has been hailed as a turning point in the fight against alzheimer 's disease . the landmark study also raises the prospect of new drugs for other brain conditions , including parkinson 's and motor neurone disease . it may even be possible to create one pill that treats several diseases . the work is still at an early stage but is described as the first real evidence that it is possible to use a drug to stop diseased brain cells from dying . a breakthrough by british scientists has been hailed as a turning point in the fight against alzheimer 's disease . professor roger morris , of king 's college london , said : ` this finding , i suspect , will be judged by history as a turning point in the search for medicines to control and prevent alzheimer 's disease . ' in alzheimer 's disease , which affects 500,000 britons , brains are clogged up by a sticky , ` mis-folded ' protein . most scientists are trying to find drugs that break up the toxic protein and clear it from the brain , but the latest study , from scientists funded by the medical research council , tackled the problem in a different way . rather than trying to declog the brain , they looked at how mis-folded proteins damage it . in much the same way as a deck-chair needs to be opened and closed in a certain way , the proteins in our cells have to be folded in a certain way if they are to work properly . research on mice showed that mis-shapen proteins do not directly kill brain cells . instead , cells die because in a misguided attempt to protect themselves , they stop making new proteins -- including some vital for their survival . the researchers showed it was possible . wearing just hiking boots and a hooded parka jacket to protect her from frostbite , annie scours the landscape for the most mesmerising ice formations that glimmer and glisten in the twilight . for the best results , annie often works at sunset which makes the ice appear like precious jewels . winters can be long and harsh in quebec , but annie claims the area 's natural beauty is unrivalled . the ice reflects and refracts the glorious sunsets , which annie has captures here . the ice in this pictures take on a golden appearance in the winter light . ` winter can be long and cold in quebec if you do n't find an activity that you enjoy but its beauty is unrivalled so , for a photographer , it 's heaven , ' says annie . ' i enjoy walking and taking photos and i particularly enjoy the space and solitude that winter brings . cruelty : according to deputies who arrested doody she will not be allowed to own a pet after her actions . she claims to work as a nurse at full circle health care llc and is a mother to two children . since the beginning of the month , doody has been posting self-help and life-affirming messages to her facebook page such as ` until you 've lived my life , walked my path , suffered my pain and seen what i 've seen , i could care less about your judgements . ' ` nature is my inspiration and winter has become my favourite season to express myself through photographs . ' annie scours the landscape for the most mesmerising ice formations that glimmer and glisten in the twilight . to give mice a drug that switches protein production back on , and stops . brain disease in its tracks . annie enjoys the space and solitude that winter brings , and wears just hiking boots and a hooded parka jacket to protect her from frostbite . treated mice stayed symptom-free , while untreated animals developed . memory and movement problems and eventually died , the journal science . translational medicine reports . lead scientist giovanna mallucci , of the . university of leicester , said : ` it was very striking . the treated mice . were completely protected . more importantly , their brains were . completely protected . ' the work is still at a very early stage but is described as the first real evidence that it is possible to use a drug to stop diseased cells from dying . image shows the structural abnormalities of alzheimer 's . the tests were on the mis-folded brain protein called a prion which . causes scrapie , a fatal , degenerative disease that affects the nervous . systems of sheep and goats . but it is thought a similar process is . behind several other brain diseases , including alzheimer 's , motor . neurone and parkinson 's diseases . however , the drug had severe side-effects and any new treatments for people are at least a decade away . prof morris said : ` this is the first convincing report that a small . drug , of the type most conveniently turned into medicines , stops the . progressive death of neurons in the brain as found , for instance , in . alzheimer 's disease . ` true , this study has been done in mice , not in man ; and it is a prion disease , not alzheimer 's , that has been cured . ` but there is considerable evidence that the way neurons die in both diseases is similar . ' professor hugh perry , chairman of the mrc 's neuroscience and mental . health board , said : ` despite the toxicity of the compound used , this . study indicates that , in mice at least , we have proof of principle of a . therapeutic pathway that can be targeted . ` this might eventually aid the development of drugs to treat people . suffering from dementias and other devastating neurodegenerative . diseases . ' dr eric karran , of alzheimer 's research uk , said : ` targeting a mechanism . relevant to a number of degenerative diseases could yield a single drug . with wide-reaching benefits . ` however , what is true in animals does not always hold true in people . and the ultimate test for this compound will be to see whether it is . safe and effective in people with these diseases . '
the study also raises the possibility of new drugs to treat brain conditions like parkinson 's and motor neurone disease , as well as alzheimer 's . in alzheimer 's , brains are clogged up by mis-folded protein . researchers found cells die because in a misguided attempt to protect themselves from mis-folded proteins they stop making new protein . drugs can be used to switch protein production back on preventing symptoms developing , but currently they cause severe side effects .
one pill that treats several diseases . the work is still at an early stage but is described as the first real evidence that it is possible to use a drug to stop diseased brain cells from dying . a breakthrough by british scientists has been hailed as a turning point in the fight against alzheimer 's disease . professor roger morris , of king 's college london , said : ` this finding , i suspect , will be judged by history as a turning point in the search for medicines to control and prevent alzheimer 's disease . ' in alzheimer 's disease , which affects 500,000 britons , brains are clogged up by a sticky , ` mis-folded ' protein . most scientists are trying to find drugs that break up the toxic protein and clear it from the brain , but the latest study , from scientists funded by the medical research council , tackled the problem in a different way . rather than trying to declog the brain , they looked at how mis-folded proteins damage it . in much the same way as a deck-chair needs to be opened and closed in a certain way , the proteins in our cells have to be folded in a certain way if they are to work properly . research on mice showed that mis-shapen proteins do not directly kill brain cells . instead , cells die because in a misguided attempt to protect themselves , they stop making new proteins -- including some vital for their survival . the researchers showed it was possible . wearing just hiking boots and a hooded parka jacket to protect her from frostbite , annie scours the landscape for the most mesmerising ice formations that glimmer and glisten in the twilight . for the best results , annie often works at sunset which makes the ice appear like precious jewels . winters can be long and harsh in quebec , but annie claims the area 's natural beauty is unrivalled . the ice reflects and refracts the glorious sunsets , which annie has captures here . the ice in this pictures take on a golden appearance in the winter light . ` winter can be long and cold in quebec if you do n't find an activity that you enjoy but its beauty is unrivalled so , for a photographer , it 's heaven , ' says annie . ' i enjoy walking and taking photos and i particularly enjoy the space and solitude that winter brings . cruelty : according to deputies who arrested doody she will not be allowed to own a pet after her actions . she claims to work as a nurse at full circle health care llc and is a mother to two children . since the beginning of the month , doody has been posting self-help and life-affirming messages to her facebook page such as ` until you 've lived my life , walked my path , suffered my pain and seen what i 've seen , i could care less about your judgements . ' ` nature is my inspiration and winter has become my favourite season to express myself through photographs . ' annie scours the landscape for the most mesmerising ice formations that glimmer and glisten in the twilight . to give mice a drug that switches protein production back on , and stops . brain disease in its tracks . annie enjoys the space and solitude that winter brings , and wears just hiking boots and a hooded parka jacket to protect her from frostbite . treated mice stayed symptom-free , while untreated animals developed . memory and movement problems and eventually died , the journal science . translational medicine reports . lead scientist giovanna mallucci , of the . university of leicester , said : ` it was very striking . the treated mice . were completely protected . more importantly , their brains were . completely protected . ' the work is still at a very early stage but is described as the first real evidence that it is possible to use a drug to stop diseased cells from dying . image shows the structural abnormalities of alzheimer 's . the tests were on the mis-folded brain protein called a prion which . causes scrapie , a fatal , degenerative disease that affects the nervous . systems of sheep and goats . but it is thought a similar process is . behind several other brain diseases , including alzheimer 's , motor . neurone and parkinson to see whether it is . safe and effective in people with these diseases . '
arrested : ashley doody was arrested on sunday after allegedly attacking the family dog with a kitchen knife . a 30-year-old mother-of-two allegedly high on bath salts stabbed her family dog with a kitchen knife because she thought it was possessed by demons , according to police in maine . aroostook county sheriff 's office responded to a home in perham on sunday and found ashley doody acting aggressively and exhibiting unpredictable behavior . while the rest of us huddle indoors with the heating cranked up , canadian photographer annie degré-blais braves sub-zero temperatures in her quest for the perfect photo opportunity . the hardy 42-year-old uses pieces of naturally formed ice found near her home in rural québec to take the incredible snaps , which play with one pill that treats several diseases . the work is still at an early stage but is described as the first real evidence that it is possible to use a drug to stop diseased brain cells from dying . a breakthrough by british scientists has been hailed as a turning point in the fight against alzheimer 's disease . professor roger morris , of king 's college london , said : ` this finding , i suspect , will be judged by history as a turning point in the search for medicines to control and prevent alzheimer 's disease . ' in alzheimer 's disease , which affects 500,000 britons , brains are clogged up by a sticky , ` mis-folded ' protein . most scientists are trying some vital for their survival . the researchers showed it was possible . wearing just hiking boots and a hooded parka jacket to protect her from frostbite , annie scours the landscape for the most mesmerising ice formations that glimmer and glisten in the twilight . for the best results , annie often works at sunset which makes the ice appear like precious jewels . winters can be long and harsh in quebec , but annie claims the area 's natural beauty is unrivalled . the ice reflects and refracts the glorious sunsets , which annie has captures here . the ice in this pictures take on a golden appearance in the winter light . ` winter can be long and cold in quebec if you do n't find an activity that you enjoy but its beauty is unrivalled so , for a photographer , it 's heaven , ' says annie . ' i enjoy walking and taking photos and i particularly enjoy the space and solitude that winter brings . cruelty : according to deputies who arrested doody she will not be allowed to own a pet after her actions . she claims to work as a nurse at full circle health care llc and is a mother to two children . since the beginning of the month , doody has been posting self-help and life-affirming messages to her facebook page such as ` until you 've lived my life , walked my path , suffered my pain and seen what i 've seen , i could care less about your judgements . ' ` nature is my inspiration and winter has become my favourite season to express myself through photographs . ' annie scours the landscape for the most mesmerising ice formations that glimmer and glisten in the twilight . to give mice a drug that switches protein production back on , and stops . brain disease in its tracks . annie enjoys the space and solitude that winter brings , and wears just hiking boots and a hooded parka jacket to protect her from frostbite . treated mice stayed symptom-free , while untreated animals developed . memory and movement problems and eventually died , the journal science . translational medicine reports . lead scientist giovanna mallucci , of the . university of leicester , said : ` it was very striking . the treated mice . were completely protected . more importantly , their brains were . completely protected . ' the work is still at a very early stage but is described as the first real evidence that it is possible to use a drug to stop diseased cells from dying . image shows the structural abnormalities of alzheimer 's . the tests were on the mis-folded brain protein called a prion which . causes scrapie , a fatal , degenerative disease that affects the nervous . systems of sheep and goats . but it is thought a similar process is . behind several other brain diseases , including alzheimer 's , motor . neurone and parkinson 's neuroscience and mental . health board , said : ` despite the toxicity of the compound used , this . study indicates that , in mice at least , we have proof of principle of a . therapeutic pathway that can be targeted . ` this might eventually aid the development of drugs to treat people . suffering from dementias and other devastating neurodegenerative . diseases . ' dr eric karran , of alzheimer 's research uk , said : ` targeting a mechanism . relevant to a number of degenerative diseases could yield a single drug . with wide-reaching benefits . ` however , what is true in animals does not always hold true in people . and the ultimate test for this compound will be to see whether it is . safe and effective in people with these diseases . '
arrested : ashley doody was sunday after attacking the family dog.- allegedly high bath salts stabbed her family dog because possessed demons, maine. aroostook county sheriff 's office responded in perham on sunday ashley doody acting aggressively exhibiting unpredictable behavior. while the rest huddle indoors with the heating cranked, canadian photographer annie degré-blais braves sub her quest the hardy 42 uses pieces naturally formed ice found near rural québec to take the incredible snaps, play perspective light for an almost sculptural appearance with the stunning saint-lawrence river as, ice queen annie takes most her photographs at sunset for the best results making the ice appear precious jewels annie degré-blais spends her winters scouring rural québec naturally-formed ice sculptures uses her incredible photographs. the 42-year-old canadian braves sub by the saint-lawrence river to take her incredible snaps. the ice structures annie 's photographs take in the winter sunshine. they discovered that doody, who a nurse, attacked her mixed-breed dog trixie the sheriff says the dog lost but taken - while doody is in jail on. she has charged aggravated cruelty is aroostock county superior court may 19. according deputies, when doody threatening harm herself they discovered she stabbed trixie believing the dog ` demon possessed. ' by. fiona macrae science correspondent. published :. 13:03 est, 9 october. |. updated :. police said doody had taken bath salts which can severe agitation, paranoia suicidal behavior users state animal welfare agents notified the attack already doody has banned any access pets the future. according her facebook page, doody is engaged mark sawyer has since may 2008 seriously injured : trixie -lrb- pictured is a mixed-breed family dog and was knifed doody while allegedly high bath salts on sunday. 03:10 est, 10 october. a breakthrough by british scientists has hailed alzheimer 's disease. the landmark study also raises new drugs other brain conditions, including parkinson 's. it may even create one pill treats several diseases. the work is still at described the first real evidence it use a drug stop diseased brain cells. a breakthrough by british scientists has hailed alzheimer 's disease. professor roger morris, of king 's college london said ` this finding, i suspect judged history medicines control and ' in alzheimer 's disease, which 500,000 britons brains are clogged up a sticky, ` mis-folded ' protein most scientists trying drugs break up the toxic protein and clear, the latest study, from scientists funded the medical research council tackled rather trying declog the brain, they looked mis-folded proteins damage it in a deck-chair needs opened in, the proteins have folded if research on mice showed mis-shapen proteins do directly kill. instead, cells die because in a misguided attempt protect stop making new proteins -- including some vital for the researchers showed it. wearing just hiking boots a hooded parka jacket to, annie scours the most mesmerising ice formations that glimmer for the best results, annie often works at sunset which the ice appear like precious jewels. winters can long harsh in quebec, annie claims the area 's natural beauty. the ice reflects and the glorious sunsets, which annie has captures here the ice in this pictures take on a golden appearance the winter light. ` winter can long in quebec if do n't find an activity but its beauty so, for a photographer, 's heaven, ' says annie. 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some vital for their survival . the researchers showed it was possible . wearing just hiking boots and a hooded parka jacket to protect her from frostbite , annie scours the landscape for the most mesmerising ice formations that glimmer and glisten in the twilight . for the best results , annie often works at sunset which makes the ice appear like precious jewels . winters can be long and harsh in quebec , but annie claims the area 's natural beauty is unrivalled . the ice reflects and refracts the glorious sunsets , which annie has captures here . the ice in this pictures take on a golden appearance in the winter light . ` winter can be long and cold in quebec if you do n't find an activity that you enjoy but its beauty is unrivalled so , for a photographer , it 's heaven , ' says annie . ' i enjoy walking and taking photos and i particularly enjoy the space and solitude that winter brings . cruelty : according to deputies who arrested doody she will not be allowed to own a pet after her actions . she claims to work as a nurse at full circle health care llc and is a mother to two children . since the beginning of the month , doody has been posting self-help and life-affirming messages to her facebook page such as ` until you 've lived my life , walked my path , suffered my pain and seen what i 've seen , i could care less about your judgements . ' ` nature is my inspiration and winter has become my favourite season to express myself through photographs . ' annie scours the landscape for the most mesmerising ice formations that glimmer and glisten in the twilight . to give mice a drug that switches protein production back on , and stops . brain disease in its tracks . annie enjoys the space and solitude that winter brings , and wears just hiking boots and a hooded parka jacket to protect her from frostbite . treated mice stayed symptom-free , while untreated animals developed . memory and movement problems and eventually died , the journal science . translational medicine reports . lead scientist giovanna mallucci , of the . university of leicester , said : ` it was very striking . the treated mice . were completely protected . more importantly , their brains were . completely protected . ' the work is still at a very early stage but is described as the first real evidence that it is possible to use a drug to stop diseased cells from dying . image shows the structural abnormalities of alzheimer 's . the tests were on the mis-folded brain protein called a prion which . causes scrapie , a fatal , degenerative disease that affects the nervous . systems of sheep and goats . but it is thought a similar process is . behind several other brain diseases , including alzheimer 's , motor . neurone and parkinson to see whether it is . safe and effective in people with these diseases . '
 The text discusses the importance of dressing warmly in winter, especially for people with certain medical conditions. It highlights the benefits of wearing layers, including thermal underwear, fleecy jackets, and waterproof pants. Additionally, it mentions the need to protect oneself from frostbite and hypothermia. The article also touches upon the idea that winter can be beautiful and enjoyable if one is properly dressed.