Betatrophin
Potential diabetes breakthrough Harvard researchers discover hormone that spurs beta cell production April 26, 2013 [image: betatrophin_cell] Betatrophin causes a specific increase in pancreatic β cell replication. Betatrophin is a secreted protein expressed in liver and fat. The increase in β cell replication and mass improves glycemic control. (Credit: Peng Yi, Ji-Sun Park, Douglas A. Melton/Cell) Researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute(HSCI) have discovered a hormone that holds promise for a dramatically more effective treatment of type 2 diabetes, a metabolic illness afflic... mais »
bypassing the blood-brain barrier,
Researchers bypass the blood-brain barrier, widening treatment options for neurodegenerative and central nervous system diseaseApril 26, 2013 [image: murine_graft_model] Sagittal MRI of a patient following endoscopic reconstruction of a skull base defect using a nasal mucosa graft (dotted white line; arrow denotes the proposed transmucosal pathway for HMW agents from the nose into the CNS through the graft) (credit: Benjamin S. Bleier et al./PLoS ONE) The first known method to permanently bypass the blood-brain barrier*, using mucosa, or the lining of the nose, has been demonstrated b... mais »
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Alzheimer’s researchers creating ‘designer tracker’ to quantify elusive brain protein, provide earlier diagnosisApril 26, 2013 *[+]* Dual channel fluoresecence microscopy of Alzheimer’s disease brain reveals presence of extracellular Abeta- (red) and intracellular tau- (green) bearing lesions (credit: Kristen E Funk, PhD) By using computer-aided drug discovery, an Ohio State Universitymolecular biochemist and molecular imaging chemist are collaborating to create an imaging chemical that attaches predominantly to tau-bearing lesions in living brain. Their hope is that the “designer” t... mais »
Bom Jardim - Ivoti
SÁBADO, 27 DE ABRIL DE 2013 Bom Jardim-Ivoti no palco da história *Meu amigo, colega e parente, José Antônio Brenner cita ascendentes nossos (meus por dois costados)* * * Capa No próximo dia 2 de maio, na 31ª Feira do Livro de Ivoti, haverá o lançamento de *Bom Jardim-Ivoti no palco da história*, Editora Feevale, um substancioso livro de 520 páginas. A obra, que conta com a participação de vários autores e autoras, registra, sob diversos enfoques, a história da colônia alemã de Bom Jardim, iniciada em 1826, quando era chamada*Berghahnerschneiß*, a Picada dos Berghahn, primit... mais »
Psychiatry needs its Higgs boson moment
New post on *Mind Hacks*2013-04-27 Spike activityby vaughanbell *Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:* Psychiatry needs its Higgs boson moment says and article in *New Scientist* which describes some interesting but disconnected findings suggesting it 'aint going to get it soon. *Wall Street Journal* has an overenthusiastic article on how advances in genetics and neuroscience are 'revolutionizing' our understanding of violent behavior. Not quite but not a bad read in parts. The new series of BBC Radio 4 wonderful series of key studies in psychology, *Mind Changers*, h... mais »
Gut Flora
Intestinal Flora Again Implicated in CAD; but This Time, Also CV Events Steve Stiles Apr 25, 2013 *Our gut microbes are the biggest endocrine organ in our body. They can make biologically active compounds, and they contribute to disease processes.* CLEVELAND, OH* —* A major dietary source of choline provided in abundance by egg yolks and meat can, after conversion by intestinal bacteria, raise plasma levels of trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), suggests a report published this week[1]. It also supports earlier evidence that circulating TMAO is proatherogenic and may have potential as a ... mais »
The Most Distant Supernova
*Supernova Superstar: The Most Distant and Important One Yet* By Michael D. LemonickApril 26, 2013 [image: This image of Supernova SN 1987A, one of the brightest stellar explosions since the invention of the telescope, is based on observations done with the High Resolution Channel of Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys and was released on December 10, 2012.] Astronomers can make a surprising amount of hay over relatively small observations. That faint hiss in your AM radio that just seems like spotty reception? It’s actually the cosmic background radiation pouring in from all ov... mais »
glyphosate
Heavy use of herbicide Roundup linked to health dangers: study Thursday, April 25, 2013 Related MedlinePlus Page - Pesticides By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - Heavy use of the world's most popular herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson's, infertility and cancers, according to a new study. The peer-reviewed report, published last week in the scientific journal Entropy, said evidence indicates that residues of "glyphosate," the chief ingredient in Roundup weed killer, which is sprayed over millions of acres of crops, has been ... mais »
antipsychotic drugs activate a wide range of genes
Bipolar Disorder Drugs May 'Tweak' Genes Affecting Brain Study offers clues on causes of condition and how commonly prescribed meds work Thursday, April 25, 2013 [image: HealthDay news image] Related MedlinePlus Pages - Bipolar Disorder - Genes and Gene Therapy - Medicines THURSDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- Medications taken by people with bipolar disorder may actually be nudging hundreds of genes that direct the brain to behave more normally, according to new research. The study suggests that antipsychotic drugs activate a wide range of genes, changing their function, s... mais »
CD33
Contact: Jules Asher 301-443-4536 Suppressing protein may stem Alzheimer's disease processRunaway regulator clogs removal of toxic debris – NIH funded study Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered a potential strategy for developing treatments to stem the disease process in Alzheimer’s disease. It’s based on unclogging removal of toxic debris that accumulates in patients’ brains, by blocking activity of a little-known regulator protein called CD33. “Too much CD33 appears to promote late-onset Alzheimer’s by preventing support cells from clearing out tox... mais »
Carta ao Editor dos ABC
*Recebi hoje o número de março dos ABC onde saiu a Carta ao Editor enviada pela AMICOR Maria Ines Reinert Azambuja.* *A flecha identificadora aponta equivocadamente para Dr. Flávio Behr que estava a meu lado.* http://www.arquivosonline.com.br/2013/10003/pdf/10003014.pdf Na versão em Inglês o equívoco não existe. http://www.arquivosonline.com.br/2013/english/10003/pdf/i10003014.pdf
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2013
*Appointed by the AMICOR Berenice Goelzer* * * WORLD DAY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2013 [image: thumbnail image: World day for Safety and Health at Work 2013] The Cochrane Reviews highlighted here are freely available while this Special Collection is featured on The Cochrane Library homepage. INTRODUCTION The International Labour Organisation celebrates the World day for Safety and Health at Work on the 28th of April, with a theme for 2013 of prevention of occupational diseases (www.ilo.org). Labour unions worldwide also commemorate workers who have died at work or as a result of... mais »
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler: Google Doodle Honors 306th Birthday of Swiss Mathematician By Olivia B. WaxmanApril 15, 20136 Comments - - - - - - inShare5 - Send to Kindle [image: Picture 169] Born Apr. 15, 17o7, in Basel, Switzerland, he was the son of a Calvinist minister who started college at the University of Basel at 13 and earned his master’s degree in philosophy by age 16. While Frederick the Great invited him to join the Berlin Academy at one point, he spent most of his career working in St. Petersburg, Russia.Today’s... mais »
“Paisagem cerebral”
“Paisagem cerebral” do Brasil é fotografada da Estação Espacial [image: 7] Enquanto a Estação Espacial Internacional orbitava sobre a América do Sul, seu comandante, Chris Hadfield, tirou a foto acima. “Eu não tenho ideia de como essa formação brasileira se parece quando vista de perto”, escreveu o astronauta em seu Twitter, “mas, da órbita, é um cérebro”.
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