The Urban Health Institute
Visit the Urban Health Institute Web siteThe Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute (UHI) was established in July 2000. It receives core funding and support from virtually all the schools that constitute The Johns Hopkins University. UHI was a principal recommendation of the Urban Health Council, a group of community residents, clergy, local leaders, business representatives, city officials, and faculty, staff, and students from the Johns Hopkins Institutions. Dr. William Brody, president of Johns Hopkins University, had charged the group with exploring ways that the research, teaching, and clinical expertise of the university could be better harnessed for the benefit of the residents of East Baltimore./
Visit the Urban Health Institute Web siteThe Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute (UHI) was established in July 2000. It receives core funding and support from virtually all the schools that constitute The Johns Hopkins University. UHI was a principal recommendation of the Urban Health Council, a group of community residents, clergy, local leaders, business representatives, city officials, and faculty, staff, and students from the Johns Hopkins Institutions. Dr. William Brody, president of Johns Hopkins University, had charged the group with exploring ways that the research, teaching, and clinical expertise of the university could be better harnessed for the benefit of the residents of East Baltimore./
Stop watching us
Stop watchig usOctober 25, 2013 *[+]*[image: stop_watching_us] On October 26th, the 12th anniversary of the signing of the USA Patriot Act, *StopWatching.us*— a coalition of more than 100 public advocacy organizations and companies from across the political spectrum — is holding the largest rally yet against NSA surveillance. According to *StopWatching.us*: The revelations about the National Security Agency’s surveillance apparatus, if true, represent a stunning abuse of our basic rights. We demand the… read more/.../
brain-inspired 3D computer
IBM unveils concept for a future brain-inspired 3D computerOctober 20, 2013 *[+]* IBM Zurick’s vision of a 3D computer (credit: IBM Zurich) IBM has unveiled a prototype of a new brain-inspired computer powered by what it calls “electronic blood,” *BBC News*reports. The firm says it is learning from nature by building computers fueled and cooled by a liquid, like our minds. The human brain packs phenomenal computing power into a tiny space and uses only 20 watts of energy – an efficiency IBM is keen to match. Its new “redox flow” system pumps an electrolyte “blood” through a computer, ca... mais »
consciousness
Is a scientific definition of consciousness possible? Consciousness arises from the mode in which billions of neurons communicate with one another, psychologists suggest October 20, 2013 *[+]* Consciousness emerges from communication between brain areas (194 regions of interest were studied) and is mainly tied to cortico-cortical (left and center) and not subcortical and cerebellar areas (right) (credit: Martin M. Monti et al./*PLoS Computational Biology*) UCLA psychologists have used brain-imaging techniques to study what happens to the human brain when it slips into unconsciousness. ... mais »
A super antioxidant
A super antioxidant based on material used in vehicle catalytic converters Could help treat traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, and Alzheimer’s patients, guard against radiation-induced side effects suffered by cancer patients, perhaps even slow the effects of aging October 22, 2013 [image: rice_antioxidants] Oleylamine (red dots) and oleac acid (blue) layers serve to protect a cerium oxide nanosphere that catalyzes reactive oxygen species by absorbing and turning them into less-harmful molecules. The finding could help treat injuries, guard against radiation-induced side effects o... mais »
Gaaxy 30 billion light years away
Most distant galaxy discovered: 30 billion light years awayOctober 24, 2013 [image: Galaxy_Large_Tilvi] This image from the Hubble Space Telescope CANDELS survey highlights the most distant galaxy in the universe with a measured distance, dubbed z8_GND_5296 (credit: V. Tilvi, Texas A&M University; S.L. Finkelstein, University of Texas at Austin; C. Papovich, Texas A&M University; CANDELS Team and Hubble Space Telescope/NASA) The most distant spectroscopically confirmed galaxy ever found — one created at about 700 million years after the Big Bang — has been detected by astronomers at T... mais »
ON cortical columns in brain
Neuroscientists find cortical columns in brain not uniform, challenging large-scale simulation modelsOctober 25, 2013 *[+]* Cell-type-specific 3D reconstruction of five neighboring barrel columns in rat vibrissal cortex (credit: Marcel Oberlaender et al.) Despite a long-held scientific belief that cortex is built up by repeatedly occurring elementary units called cortical columns, a new study by neuroscientists has found that the structure of the brain’s cortical columns can largely deviate within individual animals, and even within a specific cortical area. The study also found that ... mais »
Finding Hope in a Hungry World
40 Chances to Create a Better Food System Just one of Food Tank's 40 stories of hope in food and nutrition security, food sovereignty, and food justice, the Self-Employed Women's Association in Ahmedabad, India is empowering women farmers. (Bernard Pollack) Philanthropist farmer Howard G. Buffett recently released his new book, *40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World*, which traces his journey to learn about the challenges and successes of farmers around the world as they battle global food insecurity. In an article in the Huffington Post, Buffett explains the “40 Chances mindse... mais »
PAHO
Durante as tratativas e reuniões de grupos para dar partida a novo projeto dentro do contexto de Saúde Urbana, Ambiente e Desigualdade (com sede no Departamento de Medicina Social da UFRGS) em colaboração com a Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (PAHO) e o Hospital Moinhos de Vento, buscava recordar desde quando e como começou nosso relacionamento com OPAS/OMS. Buscava um artigo escrito pelo meus amigos já falecidos Thomas Strasser e Jry Rotta sobre o Programa de Controle da Febre Reumática, marco importante nessa história. Foi no *WHO Chronicle Vol. 27, No. 2 de Fevereiro de 1973*, q...mais »
E-cigarettes
*Medscape: There is a growing health concern about the electronic cigarette and how it is being marketed to consumers. We have made so much progress in recent years fighting the tobacco problem in this country, and now we are faced with a new product that may be just as concerning. What is the CDC doing to address this concern?* *Dr. Frieden: *What we are doing first is tracking, and we are seeing some very concerning trends. Use of e-cigarettes in youth doubled just in the past year, and many kids are starting out with e-cigarettes and then going on to smoke conventional cigarettes.... mais »
Health in the Green Economy
*Recomendado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja*Health in the Green EconomyExploring how health can benefit from low-carbon & energy-efficient development *WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings* examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their *Fourth Assessment Report * (Climate Change, 2007). Large, immediate health benefits from some climate change strategies are to be expected. Other strategies, however, may involve health risks or tradeoffs. These issues should be considered i... mais »
Jardim Botânico do Rio
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro se torna internacional Registros do herbário estão disponíveis em banco de dados que reúne maiores coleções do mundo MARIA GUIMARÃES | Edição Online 21:18 14 de outubro de 2013 © GBIF [image: Mapa dos registros do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro no GBIF] Mapa dos registros do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro no GBIF Mais do que um deslumbrante parque fundado no século XIX, o Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ) agora está alojado junto aos principais museus internacionais. É a primeira coleção biológica brasileira a compartilhar os dados de seu ...mais »
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