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Human & Dogs
Both Ends of the Leash — The Human Links to Good Dogs with Bad Genes Elaine A. Ostrander, Ph.D. N Engl J Med 2012; 367:636-646August 16, 2012 ArticleReferences *Franklin H. Epstein, M.D., served the* New England Journal of Medicine *for more than 20 years. A keen clinician, accomplished researcher, and outstanding teacher, Dr. Epstein was Chair and Professor of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, where the Franklin H. Epstein, M.D., Memorial Lectureship in Mechanisms of Disease has been established in his memory.* For nearly 350 years, veterinary medicine and hum... mais »
Amyloid & Alzheimer
Amyloid; Alzheimer’s: the Cause-and-Effect Question Often Missed By Gary Schwitzer, Published: August 15, 2012 The announcement by Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer that they were pulling the plug on clinical testing of the Alzheimer’s drug bapineuzumab after two failed clinical trials got a lot of mainstream news media coverage – as it should have, to balance some of the earlier breathless hype about the drug’s potential. But not many stories that we saw got at a core issue. Bloomberg News did a good job when it reported: While companies have focused on developing drugs to hinder the... mais »
Bacteria: Metabolic Syndrome
Gut Bacteria Tied to Metabolic Syndrome Download Complimentary Source PDF By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: August 15, 2012 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Action Points - Certain bacteria in the gut may be associated with various components of the metabolic syndrome, a study in an Old Order Amish community showed. - Point out that all of the study participants belonged to one of three groups defined by the presence of separate communities containing six to 12 ge... mais »
Microbioma
The Human Microbiome Project: A Community Resource for the Healthy Human Microbiome Dirk Gevers1, Rob Knight2,3, Joseph F. Petrosino4,5,6,Katherine Huang1, Amy L. McGuire7, Bruce W. Birren1,Karen E. Nelson8, Owen White9, Barbara A. Methé8*, Curtis Huttenhower1,10* The Human Microbiome Project (HMP) [1],[2] is a concept that was long in the making. After the Human Genome Project, interest grew in sequencing the “other genome" of microbes carried in and on the human body [3],[4]. Microbial ecologists, realizing that >99% of environmental microbes could not be easily cultured, develope... mais »
Equity
Americans Want to Live in a Much More Equal Country (They Just Don't Realize It) in [image: 600 inequality REUTERS Stelios Varias.jpg] *We asked thousands of people to describe their ideal distribution of wealth, from top to bottom. The vast majority -- rich, poor, GOP and Democrat -- imagined a far more equal nation. Here's why it matters.* Reuters The inequality of wealth and income in the U.S. has become an increasingly prevalent issue in recent years. One reason for this is that the visibility of this inequality has been increasing gradually for a long time--as society has become...mais »
Cocoa & Cognitive Function
Cocoa Can Boost Cognitive Function Megan Brooks Authors and Disclosures August 14, 2012 — A new study hints that regular consumption of cocoa flavanol might improve cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), perhaps by improving glucose-insulin metabolism. "Given the global rise in cognitive disorders due to the 'graying' of populations in Western countries, our findings provide encouraging evidence that consuming cocoa flavanols could represent a fascinating new tool for preserving/improving cognitive function during senescence," first author Giovambat... mais »
Corruption
The Accounting Trick Behind Thirty Years of Scandal By CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS | @crobmatthews | August 15, 2012 | [image: Brendan McDermid / Reuters] BRENDAN MCDERMID / REUTERS Traders work at the Goldman Sachs kiosk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 16, 2012. Once upon a time, New York City’s Times Square was plagued with Three Card Monte dealers who made their living bilking unsuspecting tourists out of their five and ten dollar bills with the aid of paid shills and a little prestidigitation. These sleight-of-hand artists were mostly chased from the streets in the 1... mais »
Type O Blood x CHD
Type O Blood Carries Lower CHD Risk By Cole Petrochko, Associate Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: August 14, 2012 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Action Points - Patients with type A, B, or AB blood are at significantly greater risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) than those with type O blood, a study has found. - Note that the associations between blood type and CHD risk were not modified by age, physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking status, or diabetes history in men ... mais »
Olimpíadas, Eleições, nossa Cidade, nossa Gente, e nosso Mundo...
*Aloyzio Achutti* *Palavras como representante do Programa dePesquisa e Extensão sobre Saúde Urbana da UFRGS no evento promovido pelo Instituto ETHOS no dia de hoje* Em nome do grupo transdisciplinar do Programa de Extensão sobre Saúde Urbana, Ambiente e Desigualdade de nossa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul desejo saudar a organização Ethos, suas parceiras, nossos candidatos e nossa gente. A Universidade se propõe a reunir uma reserva de conhecimento e técnicas capazes de preparar recursos humanos e contribuir para o desenvolvimento de um mundo melhor. Não pode ser uma torre... mais »
3-D structure of the human genome
A look insideScientists have deciphered 3-D structure of the human genome By Steve Bradt Harvard Staff Writer Thursday, October 8, 2009 [image: fr2_molscript_605.jpg] Image by X. Robert Bao, Leonid A. Mirn, and Maxim Imakaev A contiguous stretch of DNA chain inside a fractal globule packs into a compact, unknotted structure, making it easy to pack and unpack. Scientists have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the human genome, paving the way for new insights into genomic function and expanding our understanding of how cellular DNA folds at scales that dwarf the double helix.... mais »
levetiracetam x Alzheimer
Epilepsy Drug Boosts Memory By MedPage Today Staff Published: August 10, 2012 A medication used to control seizures may have an application for Alzheimer's disease. Also this week, scientists unlock a key secret to psychosis treatment and pegging a protein as the culprit in type 1 diabetes. *Knocking Out Seizures in Alzheimer's Mice* The anti-epilepsy drug levetiracetam successfully reversed brain and behavioral abnormalities in mice bred to develop Alzheimer's disease-like symptoms, according to Lennart Mucke, PhD, from University of California San Francisco, and colleagues. Seizures... mais »
13/08/2012 -2a.feira 9:30 Faculdade Monteiro Lobato
Copa, Olimpíadas e eleições: qual é o legado para a sua cidade? [image: Recomende por e-mail] Share on deliciousShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailMore Sharing Services *** Brasil está vivendo um momento único. A Copa do Mundo de 2014 e os Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos de 2016 se aproximam, trazendo a oportunidade de investimentos sociais importantes.* Além do importante legado que os megaeventos esportivos deixarão para as cidades-sede em áreas como mobilidade urbana e infraestrutura, é preciso ter claro qual será o legado social para a população. Com as eleições munic... mais »
13/08/2012 -2a.feira 9:30 Faculdade Monteiro Lobato
Releases Descrição de Releases Copa, Olimpíadas e eleições: qual é o legado para a sua cidade? *O Brasil está vivendo um momento único. A Copa do Mundo de 2014 e os Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos de 2016 se aproximam, trazendo a oportunidade de investimentos sociais importantes.* Além do importante legado que os megaeventos esportivos deixarão para as cidades-sede em áreas como mobilidade urbana e infraestrutura, é preciso ter claro qual será o legado social para a população. Com as eleições municipais deste ano, esse debate ganha destaque. Nesse contexto, a Atletas pela Cidadania,... mais »
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919)
From the AMICOR Fernando Neubarth *Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) and rheumatoid arthritis* *Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Fernando Neubarth, Leonardo Rios Diniz, Jozelio Freire de **Carvalho and Leopoldo Luiz dos Santos Neto* *Summary*: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), one of the world’s most celebrated impressionist painters, suffered from rheumatoid arthritis for most of his life. His symptoms developed when he was in his 50s and they became aggressive at about the age of 60 years that led to almost complete disability when he was 70 years old. Although the deformities he suff... mais »
Alzheimer's older onset
Alzheimer's Has Milder Expression With Older Onset Fran Lowry August 8, 2012 — Alzheimer's disease (AD) has milder expression in people in their 80s than it does when it first manifests in younger individuals, a new study suggests. "The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is advancing age," Dominic Holland, PhD, from the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, told *Medscape Medical News*. "The likelihood of developing AD by age 85 is about 50%, but we have found that people in their 60s and 70s, or the 'younger elderly,' who get AD show fast... mais »
World of Waste
Infographic: World of Waste In this four-page infographic, *Science* offers insights into where the world's waste is coming from, where it is going, and how waste streams are changing. *Related Resources* In *Science* Magazine - INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUEINTRODUCTIONMore Treasure Than Trash - Nick Wigginton *et al.* Science 10 August 2012: 662-663. The scope and reliability of waste statistics vary widely around the world, and even wealthy, developed countries can have big data gaps. In the United States, for example, battles over waste policy have complicated go... mais »
Quantum Router
Chinese physicists unveil a router that uses a quantum control signal to determine the path of a quantum data signal THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG Friday, August 3, 2012 Physicists have exploited the quantum nature of photons to transmit information for some time now. And in doing so they've discovered just how powerful quantum communication can be compared to the classical kind. Instead of sending the 0s and 1s of digital code, quantum communicators can send information in a superposition of states that represent both 0s and 1s at the same time. What's more, separate quantum objects such... mais »
Pregnancy & Gut Bacteria
Pregnancy Changes Gut Bacteria By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: August 06, 2012 Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner Action Points - A study characterizing gut microbiota during pregnancy found a marked shift in the third trimester that would ordinarily be associated with the metabolic syndrome, but in this case appear to help support fetal growth. - Note that diet, antibiotics, presence or absence of gestational d... mais »
GHRH & Cognition
Hormone Shots Aid Cognition in Older Adults By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: August 06, 2012 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Action Points - Growth hormon-releasing hormone, growth hormone, and insulin-like growth factor 1 have potent effects on brain function and their levels decrease with advancing age. This study was designed to examine the effects of GHRH on cognitive function in healthy older adults and in adults with mild cognitive impairment.... mais »
RCR FAMED-UFRGS: 20 anos!
*Juntando-me à homenagem aos fundadores e aos que deram continuidade ao projeto, quero expressar minha alegria por ter sido esta oportunidade de participar uma das minhas melhores vivências como professor. Em especial agradeço à Professora Eliana Trotta que gentilmente me convidou para junto celebrar, o que infelizmente não consegui pelas contingências atuais que me limitam.* *Noite de homenagem, 20 anos do Núcleo de Treinamento em RCR FAMED-UFRGS.* [image: Photo: Noite de homenagem, 20 anos do Núcleo de Treinamento em RCR FAMED-UFRGS.] Like · · Share - 4 people like this. - ... mais »
Global Health
*Identificado pelo AMICOR Jorge Ossanai* Technologies for global health Peter Howitt MA a [image: Corresponding Author][image: Email Address], Prof Ara Darzi FRCS a, Prof Guang-Zhong Yang PhD a, Hutan Ashrafian MRCS k, Prof Rifat Atun FRCP l n,Prof James Barlow PhD n, Alex Blakemore PhD i, Prof Anthony MJ Bull PhD d, Josip Car PhD m, Lesong Conteh PhD a, Graham S Cooke PhD f, Nathan Ford PhD f, Simon AJ Gregson PhD g, Karen Kerr PhD a, Dominic King MRCS c, Myutan Kulendran MRCS c, ProfRobert A Malkin PhD d, Prof Azeem Majeed MD j, Prof Stephen Matlin DSc a, Robert Merrifield PhD a, Hu... mais »
21st Birthday: World's First Website
World's First Website, Created By Tim Berners-Lee In 1991, Is Still Up And Running On 21st Birthday *The Huffington Post* | Posted: 08/06/2012 2:50 pm Updated: 08/06/2012 6:24 pm Even if you can't name the inventor of the World Wide Web (It's Tim Berners-Lee!), you'll probably want to celebrate one of the information network's most important milestones. On August 6, 1991 -- 21 years ago -- Berners-Lee published the world's first website from a lab in the Swiss Alps. So Happy 21st Birthday, WWW! Have a drink on us. As our friends over at HuffPost UK point out, the world's first we... mais »
Alzheimer's disease drug development halted
Most Work Stops on Major Alzheimer's Drug By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: August 06, 2012 In the wake of another negative trial with the anti-amyloid biologic drug bapineuzumab, Pfizer and Janssen said they were halting development of the product for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. All ongoing studies with the drug, a monoclonal antibody intended to break up beta amyloid protein plaques, will be discontinued, according to a statement released by Pfizer. This includes extension studies of previous randomized trials. The decision came after a placebo-control... mais »
Virus & Our Genome
Virus Epidemic Within Our Genome Revealed ScienceDaily (May 1, 2012) — Scientists from Oxford University have uncovered clues as to how mammal genomes became riddled with viruses. The research, supported by the Wellcome Trust, reveals important information about the so-called 'dark matter' of the human genome.enlarge *Ancient viruses infest the 'dark matter' of our DNA. (Credit: © Dmitry * For years scientists have been struggling with the enigma that more than 90 percent of every mammal's genome has no known function. A part of this 'dark matter' of genetic material is known to harb... mais »
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