Serotonin Receptors
Serotonin receptors offer clues to new antidepressants Shapes of binding sites could help drug discovery and the study of consciousness. - Arran Frood 21 March 2013 Expand Two studies have decoded the structure of two of the brain's serotonin receptors. Here shown is a receptor known as 1B with the migraine drug ergotamine (pink) locked into one of its binding pockets. CHONG WANG & HUIXIAN WU Article tool - Researchers have deciphered the molecular structures of two of the brain's crucial lock-and-key mechanisms. The two molecules are receptors for the natural neurotr... mais »
Life expectancy
Who lives longest?March 26, 2013 *[+]* (Credit: World Life Expectancy) Life expectancy is an average, and it fluctuates with age as the risks we face change throughout our lifetimes. Both those facts make it a frequently misunderstood statistic, *The New York Times* reports. High infant-mortality rates depress the figure substantially. This can lead contemporary observers to the false conclusion that most humans died quite young, even in the not-so-distant past. Before the Upper Paleolithic, early humans really did die young, most before their 30th birthdays. Then, during the late Sto... mais »
Longevity
Who Lives Longest? Illustration by Brecht Vandenbroucke By MAGGIE KOERTH-BAKERPublished: March 19, A Swedish baby born in 1800 had a life expectancy of just 32 years. We know this because Sweden was one of the first countries to keep extensive records of births and deaths and, by 1800, had a reliable national system that allowed this morbid statistic to be calculated. That baby’s life may sound nasty, brutish and short, especially for a nation advanced enough to keep such detailed records, but before you imagine 19th-century Swedish teenagers suffering the regret and ennui of midlif... mais »
Under the Mask
Gotham psychologistby vaughanbell Andrea Letamendi is a clinical psychologist who specialises in the treatment and research of traumatic stress disorders but also has a passionate interest in how psychological issues are depicted in comics. She puts her thoughts online in her blog *Under the Mask* which also discuss social issues in fandom and geek culture. Recently, she was paid a wonderful compliment when she appeared in *Batgirl #16* asBarbara Gordon's psychologist./.../
Faster than light
The Scharnhorst Effect claims we've got the speed of light wrong SEXPAND There is no such thing as emptiness. There is only quantum foam. According to some scientists, there is no such thing as empty space. What we have instead is… Read… Faster than light travel might be possible – but only over very small distances. And only because the light speed that we think of as absolute is actually already being slowed down. Here's why you’re not getting the light speed you’re entitled to. We think of light speed as the upper speed limit on objects in the universe. What we often forget is tha... mais »
Music and mental capacity
[image: Uplifting music can boost mental capacity] *Uplifting music can boost mental capacity,* research finds March 19, 2013 in Psychology & Psychiatry (Medical Xpress)—Uplifting concertos from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons can boost mental alertness, according to research from Northumbria University. Ads by Google Exercise Your Brain - Games You Didn't Know Existed to Fight Brain Decline and Aging. - www.lumosity.com The findings, which are published in this month's Experimental Psychology, show that the uplifting first movement, in particular, is capable of enhancing attention and ... mais »
State of the World 2013
*State of the World 2013 Book Launch & Symposium*[image: SOW13 Cover HiRes] *Click here to preorder your copy today!* *Tuesday, April 16th, 2013* *1:30pm - 5:00pm* *1st Floor Conference Room* *1400 16th st. NW * *Washington, DC 20036* *Click here to RSVP* *Please feel free to share this invitation with friends and colleagues!* Dear Aloyzio, On *Tuesday, April 16*, the Worldwatch Institute will release the latest edition of its annual flagship publication, * State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?, * in Washington, D.C. The event will feature some of the book's ke... mais »
Aging
[image: SlideShare]*SlideShare* @SlideShare10h 'SXSW2013: Design for Aging, Your Future-Self' is featured on our homepage. http://slidesha.re/ZVRnFV ** Hide media - Reply - Retweet - Favorite - ** More SXSW2013: Design for Aging, Your Future-Self The stereotypical product image for seniors entails bigger buttons, bigger text, and bigger screens. When it comes to designing for the elderly, it is not neces
Elderly Care
Capítulo Assinado por mim e pela Dra. Valderês e publicado em livro editado por Ken Tout em Londres em 1993 (há 20 anos portanto...) Acrescente dentro do propósito de expor aos poucos nossas experiências e por ter havido interesse da Psicóloga Daniella Turkienicz em conhecer o texto. *Bridging the patient practitioner gulf* Interdisciplinary training in relationships in Porto Alegre, Brazil *Aloyzio and Valderês Robinson Achutti * As in many countries, there is evidence of a difference of attitude and comprehension between medical practitioners and elderly patients i... mais »
Norovirus
Norovirus Is Leading Cause of Intestinal Disorders In American Kids By Alexandra SifferlinMarch 22, 2013Add a Comment [image: Norovirus] KALLISTA IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES According to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control, norovirus sent nearly 1 million children under age five in the U.S. to the doctor or hospital in 2009 and 2010. And treating those youngsters cost an estimated $273 million a year.The symptoms of gastroenteritis aren’t pretty, but at least doctors know what’s behind the wave of cases in recent years. Norovirus is often called the “stomach flu” or “f... mais »
PKR
Beyond Amyloid Beta: A New Alzheimer Disease Biomarker?An AAN Poster Brief Bret Stetka, MD, Jacques Hugon, MD, PhD DisclosuresMar 25, 2013 "Alzheimer's Disease" is already on your Topic Alert list. - [image: Personal Alert] Add Other Topics Drug & Reference Information - Alzheimer Disease Imaging - Alzheimer Disease - EEG in Dementia and Encephalopathy *Editor's Note: * *This year's American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting featured an Integrative Neuroscience Session looking at advances in, and the potential role of, biomarkers in Alzheimer disease (AD). Follo... mais »
Orion Nebula
Astronomy Picture of the DayDiscover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2013 March 20 [image: See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available.]*M42: Inside the Orion Nebula * *Image Credit & Copyright: *Reinhold Wittich*Explanation: *The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of a... mais »
