Paleo Diet
Atherosclerosis Evident in Four Ancient Populations, Including Hunter-Gatherers Michael O’Riordan Mar 11, 2013 - Atherosclerotic Disease of the Carotid Artery - Noncoronary Atherosclerosis - Atherosclerosis Pathology *SAN FRANCISCO, California *— Whole-body computed tomography (CT) scans of mummies from four geographical regions across a period of 4000 years suggest that atherosclerosis was more common in ancient populations than previously believed [1] Studying individuals from ancient Egypt, ancient Peru, ancestral Puebloans of southwestern America, and hunter-gatherers... mais »
persuasion and motivation
SpotOn NYC: Communication and the brain – Don’t Worry, It’s Science: There’s A Brain Scan by SpotOn Editor on 13 March, 2013 in Featured, Guest Posts, Interviews, SpotOn NYC (#SoNYC) *As part of Brain Awareness Week, March’s SpotOn NYC (#SoNYC) event will look at the challenges of conveying the knowns and unknowns of neural disorders to the public. Preparing for the conversation we will be hosting a collection of related guest blog posts; contributions will examine the way brain research is communicated to the public and how this research is interpreted by the press. You can join in ... mais »
Exoplanets
Ao sistema solar… e além: vídeo Outros sistemas solares na nossa galáxia, com estrelas e planetas por toda a parte: uma realidade que sequer era imaginada há alguns séculos, hoje é representada em um vídeo,feito com base em dados coletados por sondas espaciais ao longo de décadas. Criado pelo Museu Americano de História Natural, o vídeo é um “acompanhamento” de um artigo publicado recentemente no periódico Astrophysical Journal sobre o Projeto 1640, desenvolvido no Observatório de Palomar em Pasadena (EUA). Por meio de uma técnica nova, os pesquisadores analisam o “espectro” de plane... mais »
Poetry
How to Enjoy Poetry *"Poetry makes possible the deepest kind of personal possession of the world."* *"True poetic practice implies a mind so miraculously attuned and illuminated that it can form words, by a chain of more-than coincidences, into a living entity,"* *Edward Hirsch*advised in his directive on how to read a poem. But how, exactly, does one cultivate such "true poetic practice"? In an essay plainly, promisingly titled *"How to Enjoy Poetry,"* found in the 1985 anthology*How to Use the Power of the Printed Word* (*public library*) – the same treasure trove that gave us Kurt... mais »
No passaran
They shall not pass "*They shall not pass*" (French: "*Ils ne passeront pas/On ne passe pas*"; Spanish: "*¡No pasarán!*"; German: "*Sie werden nicht durchkommen!*"; Romanian: "*Pe aici nu se trece!*"; Catalan: "*No passaran!*") is a propagandaslogan used to express determination to defend a position against an enemy. It was most famously used during the Battle of Verdun in World War I by French General Robert Nivelle(although some have attributed it to his commander, Philippe Pétain). It appears on propaganda posters, such as that by Maurice Neumont after the Second Battle of the M... mais »
Improving memory with sleep
Sleep discovery could lead to therapies that improve memory But a medical study found increased risk of death from taking sleeping pills March 13, 2013 *[+]*A team of sleep researchers led by UC Riverside psychologist Sara C. Mednick has confirmed the mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate memory and found that a commonly prescribed sleep aid enhances the process. Those discoveries could lead to new sleep therapies that will improve memory for aging adults and those with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and schizophrenia. Earlier research found a correlation between sleep spindles — burs... mais »
Peropheral Arterial Disease
Vorapaxar in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: Results from TRA2°P-TIMI 50 1. Marc P. Bonaca1*; 2. Benjamin M. Scirica1; 3. Mark A. Creager1; 4. Jeffrey W. Olin2; 5. Henri Bounameaux3; 6. Mikael Dellborg4; 7. Jessica M. Lamp1; 8. Sabina A. Murphy1; 9. Eugene Braunwald1; 10. David A. Morrow1 +Author Affiliations 1. 1Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2. 2Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 3. 3University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland 4. 4Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenb... mais »
Response to Cholinesterase Inhibitor Therapy
Functional Response to Cholinesterase Inhibitor Therapy in a Naturalistic Alzheimer's Disease Cohort Carina Wattmo, Åsa K Wallin, Lennart Minthon Disclosures BMC Neurol. 2012;12(134) *Conclusions* Critical characteristics that may influence the functional response to ChEI in AD were identified. Some predictors differed from those previously shown to affect cognitive response, e.g., lower cognitive ability and older age predicted better cognitive but worse functional response.* ... mais »
Acupuncture and Stress
Needle This: Study Hints at How Acupuncture Works to Relieve Stress By Alice ParkMarch 15, 20132 Comments [image: 137539371] GETTY IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES man rubbing his eyes at workNeedles may not seem like the b Needles may not seem like the best tool for treating stress, but acupuncture could be tapping into basic biological systems that keep stress under control. Reporting in the *Journal of Endocrinology*, researchers led by Ladan Eshkevari, assistant program director of the nurse anesthesia program at Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, mimicked chronic st... mais »
Du Bois
[image: Sylvius, Franciscus [Credit: BBC Hulton Picture Library]] *Franciscus Sylvius**,* also called Franz, or François, De le Boë, or Du Bois (born March 15, 1614, Hanau, Ger.—died Nov. 15, 1672, Leiden, Neth.), physician, physiologist, anatomist, and chemist who is considered the founder of the 17th-century iatrochemical school of medicine, which held that all phenomena of life and disease are based on chemical action. His studies helped shift medical emphasis from mystical speculation to a rational application of universal laws of physics and chemistry. Basing his medical system... mais »
HD Report 2013
2013 Human Development Report The rise of the South is radically reshaping the world of the 21st century, with developing nations driving economic growth, lifting hundreds of millions of people from poverty, and propelling billions more into a new global middle class, says the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) 2013 Human Development Report. This phenomenon goes well beyond the so-called BRICs, middle income countries often represented by Brazil, Russia, India and China, the 2013 Report stresses. The Report shows that more than 40 developing countries have made greater hu... mais »
Privacy security
Protecting Patient Privacy and Data Security Julie K. Taitsman, M.D., J.D., Christi Macrina Grimm, M.P.A., and Shantanu Agrawal, M.D. N Engl J Med 2013; 368:977-979March 14, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1215258 ArticleReferences On December 4, 2012, two Australian radio DJs called London's King Edward VII's Hospital, identified themselves, in fake British accents, as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, and asked about a celebrity patient who had been admitted for pregnancy complications. A nurse, filling in at the reception desk in the early morning hours, answered the phone and, without att... mais »
Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease treatment
Regulatory Innovation and Drug Development for Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease Nicholas Kozauer, M.D., and Russell Katz, M.D. March 13, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1302513 ArticleReferences In reviewing new-drug applications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has maintained that claims of improved cognition should be accompanied by evidence of improvement in function. However, the premise that effective cognitive improvement will be manifested in the functional assessment of patients is untenable in the case of early-stage Alzheimer's disease, w... mais »
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