Reis Magos do Oriente
*(Three) Wise Men, (Three) Kings, or Kings from the East: January 6* *Reyes Magos. Reis Magos.* *Rois Mages* * A data lembra-me a inquietação e busca por uma resposta, independente de distância, dificuldade, "raça", cor, credo, nacionalidade, ou poder, a partir da valorização de um sinal e de uma informação preliminar.* *Infelizmente também lembra a reação desesperada e louca de quem detém poder, frente à suspeita de uma ameaça de perdê-lo ( a matança dos inocentes).* * * Matthew 2:1–12 describes the visit of the Magi: In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Jud... mais »
Promising drug: Alzheimer
Promising compound restores memory loss and reverses symptoms of Alzheimer’s January 4, 2013 [image: Alzheimer's disease brain comparison (credit: Wikimedia Commons)] New research in the FASEB Journal by NIH scientists suggests that a small molecule called TFP5 rescues plaques and tangles by blocking an overactive brain signal, thereby restoring memory in mice with Alzheimer’s — without obvious toxic side effects. “We hope that clinical trial studies in AD patients yield an extended and a better quality of life, … more…
Planetary systems are the norm
Billions and billions of planetsJanuary 4, 2013 [image: billions_of_planets] An assortment of planets beyond our solar system is depicted in this artist’s concept (credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech) How many planets are in our galaxy? Billions and billions of them at least. That’s the conclusion of a new study by astronomers at the California Institute of Technology, which provides yet more evidence that planetary systems are the cosmic norm. The team made their estimate while analyzing planets orbiting a star called Kepler-32 — planets that are representative, they say, of t... mais »
cognition and Menopause
Cognition in perimenopause: the effect of transition stageWeber, Miriam T. PhD; Rubin, Leah H. PhD; Maki, Pauline M. PhD Published Ahead-of-Print [image: Collapse Box]Abstract Objective: The aims of this cross-sectional study were to determine if cognitive function differs across stages of reproductive aging and to evaluate whether hormones or menopausal symptoms predict cognition in perimenopause. We hypothesized that women in late menopausal transition and early postmenopause would perform more poorly than those in the late reproductive stage on attention and verbal memory tasks, a... mais »
Dementia: Neuronal changes
New Insight Into Neuronal Changes Involved in Dementia Pauline Anderson Jan 03, 2013 Editors' Recommendations - 6 Steps to Nondrug Management of Dementia - New Guidelines on Screening for Cognitive Impairment - Alzheimer's Disease News & Perspectives Drug & Reference Information - Delirium, Dementia, and Amnesia in Emergency Medicine - EEG in Dementia and Encephalopathy - Alzheimer Disease in Down Syndrome New research at Mayo Clinic in Florida provides insight into how neuronal changes in the brain may lead to some forms of dementia. The research focuses on the in... mais »
Archaebacteria
Archaebacteria: The Third Domain of Life Missed by Biologists for Decades These unusual bacteria are genealogically neither prokaryotes nor eukaryotes. This discovery means there are not two lines of descent of life but three: the archaebacteria, the true bacteria and the eukaryotes By Carl R. Woese
Alzheimer
Alzheimer's Disease: Amyloid 'Proponents' Soldier On The failure of yet another anti-amyloid drug for Alzheimer's disease in phase III trials this summer turned out not to be the strategy's death knell after all. *full story* ORIGINAL ARTICLE Another Amyloid Drug Fails in Alzheimer's *full story*
10 sugestões para OBAMA
The Second ComingWhat can the 44th president really achieve in his second term? Here are 10 ideas. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 If you were to print out all the white papers, op-eds, and think-tank reports urging U.S. President Barack Obama to do this or that in his second term, the sheer amount of paper produced would probably require chopping down the Amazon rain forest. There's a reason these well-intentioned ideas generally sit on the shelf: They're unrealistic. Wave a magic wand, and the president can do everything from make peace in the Middle East to reshape the entire world economy... mais »
FOOTSTEPS OF THE EARLY HUMANS
Edge of the WorldFor one journalist embarking on a seven-year journey to retrace the footsteps of early humans, the biggest obstacles are man-made. BY PAUL SALOPEK | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 *Previous: *Matthieu Aikins on traveling the Pakistan-Afghanistan border by truck. Early this year, in the company of camel nomads from Ethiopia's desolate Afar region, I'm planning to walk out of Africa. This dusty jaunt will be the first leg of a seven-year journey -- north into the Levant, east to Asia and Siberia, and down the length of the Americas to Patagonia -- to retrace by foot the first g... mais »
Overwight and overmortality
Review | January 2, 2013 *Referência apontada pela AMICOR Maria |Inês Reinert Azambuja* Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index CategoriesA Systematic Review and Meta-analysis FREE Katherine M. Flegal, PhD; Brian K. Kit, MD; Heather Orpana, PhD; Barry I. Graubard, PhD [+] Author Affiliations *JAMA. *2013;309(1):71-82. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.113905. Text Size: A A A Article Figures Tables References CME ABSTRACT ABSTRACT | METHODS | RESULTS | COMMENT | CONCLUSIONS | AUTHOR INFORMATION| REFERENCES * * *Importance* Estimates of the r... mais »
Our Food Problem
January 1, 2013, 7:52 pm6 Comments Fixing Our Food ProblemBy MARK BITTMAN [image: Mark Bittman] Mark Bittman on food and all things related. TAGS: AGRICULTURE AND FARMING,DIET AND NUTRITION, FOOD,OBESTIY Nothing affects public health in the United States more than food. Gun violence kills tens of thousands of Americans a year. Heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes kill more than a million people a year — nearly half of all deaths — and diet is a root cause of many of those diseases. And the root of that dangerous diet is our system of hyper-industrial agriculture, the kind that us... mais »
Publishing - WEB
JANUARY 1, 2013, 1:26 PM5 Comments Publishing Without PerishingBy DAVID STREITFELD In the old days, life for small publishers was a hassle. The economics were such that copies got dramatically cheaper when printed in bulk, but then the books had to be stored, which was expensive. Finding an audience was the hardest part; some independent presses took years or even decades to sell out a modest print run. Now books can be efficiently printed in small quantities, like one copy. Amazon, meanwhile, is happy to do the job of fulfilling orders. The stage is set to allow everyone to become h... mais »
NYT Page I - 2012
INTERACTIVE FEATURE: The Year on Page 1 Forty-two memorable front pages from the past year, picked by editors on the news desk who oversee the content, design and production of Page 1.
Rita Levi-Montalcini 102 Died
Rita Levi-Montalcini has left the buildingby vaughanbell Nobel-prize winning neuroscientist Rita Levi-Montalcini has passed away at the age of 103, just a few months after publishing her last scientific study. She won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of nerve growth factoralong with her colleague Stanley Cohen and continued worked well past the time when most people would have retired. Her most recent scientific study was published earlier this year, at the age of 102, and extended the work for which she won the Nobel. If you want more background on a fantastic neuroscientist and her ... mais »
Verbal Autopsy
What Killed Him? A 'Verbal Autopsy' Can Answer by MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF December 12, 2012 1:02 PM [image: An autopsy helps medical students learn human anatomy in Rembrandt's painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp from 1632.]Enlarge image An autopsy helps medical students learn human anatomy in Rembrandt's painting *The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp* from 1632. Wikimedia Commons One of the few times we hear about autopsies these days is when a celebrity dies. But post-mortem investigations do more than satisfy our curiosity about Whitney Houston or Notorious B.I.G. Autop... mais »
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