Chicago City Humanists

12/24/2023

12/24/2022

Happy HumanLight 2022 from Chicago City Humanists

12/16/2022

Washington, D.C.—On December 8, the religious freedom watchdog American Atheists held a briefing for Humanists International’s 2022 Freedom of Thought Report at the Hill Center. The report, now in its eleventh edition, assesses every country in the world on the basis of human rights and the lega...

12/16/2022

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Happy HumanLight 2021

05/12/2014

05/12/2014

Gratitude is a universal feeling, as is the notion that sometimes you just get lucky. Religion isn’t required to feel grateful for life’s unexpected gifts, no matter the magnitude. And some of us can recognize that our hard work, dedication, kindness, or generosity, among other things, can yield won…

05/12/2014

05/04/2014

The gene mutation that causes Huntington’s disease appears in every cell in the body, yet kills only two types of brain cells. Why? Scientists used a unique approach to switch the gene off in individual brain regions and zero in on those that play a role in causing the disease in mice.

Their findings shed light on where Huntington's starts in the brain. It also suggests new targets and routes for therapeutic drugs to slow the devastating disease, which strikes an estimated 35,000 Americans. Read more: http://ow.ly/wlR02

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