10º Congresso Brasileiro de Saúde Coletiva14 a 18 de novembro de 2012
10º Congresso Brasileiro de Saúde Coletiva14 a 18 de novembro de 2012 - UFRGS - Porto Alegre/RS *Seleção da AMICOR Dra. Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja* Sábado, 17 de Novembro de 2012 09:45 - 11:15 Painel Saúde Urbana Coordenador(a): Roger Keller Celeste - UFRGS Expositores(as): Maria Inês Azambuja - Grupo Saúde Urbana e Observatório das Metropoles, UFRGS José Carvalho de Noronha - ICICT/FIOCRUZ Sábado, 17 de Novembro de 2012 14:00 - 15:30 Mesa Redonda Saúde Urbana e o Novo Mapa das Metrópoles Brasileiras:desafios metodológicos Coordenador(a): Roger Keller Celeste, UFRGS Expositores(as): Wa... mais »
Structural Maintenance of Chromosome Proteins
Hidden world: molecules inside cells that grab DNA like rock climbers Structural Maintenance of Chromosome ProteinsOctober 29, 2012 [image: oxford_molecular_machines] Imaging the molecular machine MukBEF using flourescent tags attached to its component parts. (credit: University of Oxford) *“Each machine functions in much the same way as a rock-climber clinging to a cliff face,” says Mark Leake of Oxford University’s Department of Physics. * *“It has one end anchored to a portion of cellular DNA while the other end opens and closes randomly by using chemical energy stored in a ubiquitou... mais »
Medicine
Detecting early-stage diseases with the naked eyeOctober 30, 2012 Simple test developed by Professor Stevens and her colleague (credit: Roberto de la Rica and Molly M. Stevens/Imperial College of London) Imperial College London scientists have developed a prototype ultra-sensitive sensor that would enable doctors to detect the early stages of diseases and viruses with the naked eye. The visual sensor technology is ten times more sensitive than the current gold-standard methods for measuring biomarkers. These indicate the onset of diseases such as prostate cancer and infection by virus... mais »
Omega 3 Memory
Omega-3 improves working memory in healthy young adults October 31, 2012 Association between fish consumption, long chain omega 3 fatty acids, and risk of cerebrovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e6698 (Published 30 October 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e6698 - [image: Lovaza] Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have determined that healthy young adults ages 18–25 can improve their working memory by increasing their Omega-3 fatty acid intake. Before they began taking the supplements, all participants ... mais »
Genoma
’1000 genomes barrier’ broken Will help researchers interpret genetic changes in people with disease November 1, 2012 [image: 1000_genomes_distribution_variants] The distribution of rare and common variants (credit: /Nature) A landmark project that has sequenced 1,092 human genomes from individuals around the world will help researchers to interpret the genetic changes in people with disease. This first study to break the “1000 genomes barrier” will enable scientists to begin to examine genetic variations at the scale of the populations of individual countries, as well as guiding them ... mais »
Medical School IT
I.B.M.’s Watson Goes to Medical SchoolBy STEVE LOHR [image: Watson, I.B.M.'s question-answering computer.]I.B.M., via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesWatson, I.B.M.’s question-answering computer. Next up for Watson, I.B.M.’s clever question-answering computer? A stint as a medical student at theCleveland ClinicLerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University .
Ancient universe starlight
*NASA’S Fermi measures cosmic ‘fog’ produced by ancient starlight* November 2, 2012 [image: nasa_fermi_cosmic_fog] Astronomers using data from NASA‘s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have made the most accurate measurement of starlight in the universe and used it to establish the total amount of light from all of the stars that have ever shone, accomplishing a primary mission goal. “The optical and ultraviolet light from stars continues to travel throughout … more…
Building a Better I?
How Science Can Build a Better YouBy DAVID EWING DUNCANPublished: November 3, 2012 IF a brain implant were safe and available and allowed you to operate your iPad or car using only thought, would you want one? What about an embedded device that gently bathed your brain in electrons and boosted memory and attention? Would you order one for your children? Enlarge This Image Chris Kim In a future presidential election, would you vote for a candidate who had neural implants that helped optimize his or her alertness and functionality during a crisis, or in a candidates’ debate? Would you ... mais »
Vaccines
Episode 40: July 25, 2012 Prevention[image: House Call Doctor] How Do Vaccines Work? Today’s topic will be vaccines and how they work. With all of the controversy surrounding vaccines, I thought that if I am going to make a case for them, I would do little good by giving the standard finger-wagging lecture. People need first to understand infection and immunity before they will accept my claim that immunizations are invaluable. What is Immunity?As I said in my antibiotic podcast, the immune system is the police force of your body. The white blood cells are the officers on the beat, ... mais »
Nicotina/Acetilcolina
Remember It Well: A New Type of On-Switch for Memory By Gary Stix | November 2, 2012 | *Nota minha: esta provavelmente é uma das razões porque o tabagismo é tão difundido. Não é argumento para fumar pelos outros malefícios que o vicio traz, mas deve ser objeto de pesquisa de como obter substâncias "limpas" que atuem do mesmo jeito.* Acetylcholine Nicotine enhances the ability to focus and remember. The alkaloid acts in a similar manner to the brain’s own signaling molecule, acetylcholine. It interacts with eponymous receptors on the surface of nerve cells to regulate signaling in ... mais »
development after 2015
Defining development after 2015: Talks are under way The first substantive meetings to decide on the global development agenda after 2015 -- the year the current Millennium Development Goals are set to expire -- are being held this week in London. While alleviating household poverty tops the agenda, the World Health Organization is advocating for universal health coverage. British Prime Minister David Cameron is looking to de-emphasize quantity of aid in lieu of a "golden thread" of policies that promote government stability, transparency and the rule of law. The Guardian (London) (... mais »
Clinical Stages of Alzheimer's
Stages of Alzheimer's New York University's Dr. Barry Reisberg outlines the seven major clinical stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Reisberg is the Clinical Director of New York University's Aging and Dementia Research Center. As the principal investigator of studies conducted by the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Reisberg's work has been pivotal in the development of two of the three current pharmaceutical treatment modalities for Alzheimer's. He is developed the “Global Deterioration Scale” which is now used in many diagnoses and care settings as the rating scale. LEARN: For T... mais »
Tree of Life
OneZoom: A Fractal Explorer for the Tree of Life - Article - Metrics - Related Content - Comments: 0 * 1* Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood J. Rosindell1*, L. J. Harmon2 We Can't See the Trees for the Data Top Our knowledge of the tree of life—a phylogenetic tree summarizing the evolutionary relationships among all life on Earth—is expanding rapidly. “Mega-trees” with millions of tips (species) are expected to appear imminently (for example, see http://www.opentree.wikispaces.com). Unfortunately, there has so far been no practical and intuitive way to... mais »
Exosomes
- Editorial Exosomes: Cell Garbage Can, Therapeutic Carrier, or Trojan Horse? 1. Bernard Thébaud1*; 2. Duncan J. Stewart2 +Author Affiliations 1. 1 University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 2. 2 Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1. ↵* Corresponding author; email: bthebaud@ualberta.ca Abstract In multicellular organisms, cells communicate with each other via extracellular molecules such as nucleotides, lipids, short peptides, or proteins. These molecules are released in the extracellular space to bind to... mais »
Claudio Marcos da Silveira
*Homenagem da OPAS ao grande e inesquecível Claudio Marcos da Silveira, o Foguinho.* Enviado pelo AMICOR Ayrton Fischmann Remembering Dr. Cláudio Marcos da Silveira Dr. Cláudio Marcos da Silveira, a Brazilian epidemiologist who played an important role in the implementation of immunization programs in the Americas, passed away on 28 August 2012 after losing a battle with cancer. He was 76. Dr Silveira graduated in medicine from the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre in 1967, and completed his residency in psychiatry at St. Peter’s Hospital. Soon after, he became i... mais »
The book publishing industry
THE NEW YORK TIMES *Sellected by the AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja* Random House and Penguin Merger Creates Global Giant By ERIC PFANNER and AMY CHOZICK Published: October 30, 2012 PARIS - The book publishing industry is starting to get smaller in order to get stronger. The announcement on Monday that Random House and Penguin would merge narrows the business to a handful of big publishers, and could set off a long-expected round of consolidation as the industry adapts to the digital marketplace. John Makinson, the chief executive of Penguin who will serve as chairman of the new c... mais »
Improve Cause-of-Death Reporting
An Intervention to Improve Cause-of-Death Reporting in New York City Hospitals, 2009-2010 CME Ann Madsen, PhD, MPH; Sayone Thihalolipavan, MD, MPH; Gil Maduro, PhD; Regina Zimmerman, PhD; Ram Koppaka, MD, PhD; Wenhui Li, PhD; Victoria Foster, MPH; Elizabeth Begier, MD, MPH Faculty and Disclosures CME Released: 10/17/2012; Valid for credit through 10/17/2013 1. Methods 2. Results 3. Discussion - References ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTIONAbstract *Introduction.* Poor-quality cause-of-death reporting reduces reliability of mortality statistics used to direct public health eff... mais »
Postais do acervo iconográfico do Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Santa Maria
Novo produto da grife da Associação dos Amigos do Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Santa Maria (AMARQHIST) ... Cartões Postais! Av. Rio Branco - 1925 Av. Rio Branco - Década de 50 Estação Ferroviária de Santa Maria - 1918 Adquira o seu na sede do Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Santa Maria Rua Appel, 900 - Nossa Senhora de Fátima De segunda a sexta - Das 08:00 às 16:00 Valor unitário: R$ 2,50 Informações: (055) 3222-8300 arquivohistoricosm@gmail.com amarqhist@gmail.com
State of Public Health in Canada, 2012
The Chief Public Health Officer’s Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2012 [Previous page] [Table of Contents] [Next page] Introduction - Why a report on the state of public health in Canada? - The goals of the report - What this report is about - What does the report cover? This report, the Chief Public Health Officer’s fifth on the state of public health in Canada, focuses on how sex and gender influence public health and the health status of Canadians. Why a report on the state of public health in Canada? Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) has a leg... mais »
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- EACPR/AHA Scientific Statement Clinical Recommendations for Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Data Assessment in Specific Patient Populations 1. Marco Guazzi, Co-Chair1*; 2. Volker Adams2; 3. Viviane Conraads3; 4. Martin Halle4; 5. Alessandro Mezzani5; 6. Luc Vanhees6; 7. Ross Arena, Co-Chair7; 8. Gerald F. Fletcher8; 9. Daniel E. Forman9; 10. Dalane W. Kitzman10; 11. Carl J. Lavie1112; 12. Jonathan Myers13 +Author Affiliations 1. 1Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, I.R.C.C.S. San Donato Hospital, University of Milan, ... mais »
Statins x DM
- Cardiology Patient Page Statins and Risk of New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus 1. Ravi V. Shah, MD; 2. Allison B. Goldfine, MD +Author Affiliations 1. From the Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (R.V.S.); and Joslin Diabetes Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.B.G.). 1. Correspondence to Allison B. Goldfine, MD, Harvard Medical School, Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA 02215. E-mail allison.g... mais »
Smoking and Life Expectancy
Smoking Takes 10 Years Off Life Expectancy in Japan, Not 4 as Previously Thought, Experts Warn ScienceDaily (Oct. 26, 2012) — Smoking reduces life expectancy by ten years in Japan, but much of the risk can be avoided by giving up smoking, a paper published on bmj.com shows. ------------------------------ Previous studies in Japan suggested smoking reduced life expectancy by only a few years compared with about ten years in Britain and the USA. This new report, from researchers in Oxford and Japan, investigates the impact of smoking on mortality in a large group of Japanese people wh... mais »
Marcadores cerebrais
O cronômetro do cérebro Compostos encontrados no sangue podem indicar o grau de envelhecimento cerebralREDAÇÃO | Edição 200 - Outubro de 2012 © NELSON PROVAZI Um grupo de pesquisadores brasileiros parece ter encontrado uma forma simples e pouco invasiva de medir o grau de envelhecimento do cérebro. Em estudos com roedores e com seres humanos, eles observaram que o nível de três compostos encontrados em células do sangue pode refletir a saúde das células cerebrais. A expectativa é que, caso os testes que ainda precisam ser realizados sejam bem-sucedidos, se chegue a uma forma de ident... mais »
Education
College Is Dead. Long Live College! By Amanda RipleyOct. 18, 201226 Comments - [image: uswcollege_1029] COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGE BY RICHARD KOLKER FOR TIME One little-noticed consequence of this decision was that 215 people in Pakistan suddenly lost their seats in a massive, open online physics course. The free college-level class, created by a Silicon Valley start-up called Udacity, included hundreds of short YouTube videos embedded on its website. Some 23,000 students worldwide had enrolled, including Khadijah Niazi, a pigtailed 11-year-old in Lahore. She was on question six of... mais »
Women: Quit smoking
Women Who Quit Smoking May Gain Up to 10 Years of Life 10/27/2012 09:15 AM EDT And the earlier they stopped smoking, the better the results [image: HealthDay news image] Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Quitting Smoking, Women's
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