Neurocomic
Neurocomic: A Graphic Novel About How the Brain Works*by Maria Popova* *From the caves of memory to the castles of deception, by way of naughty neurotransmitters and giddy ganglia.* Scientists are only just beginning to understand how the brain works — from what transpires in it while we sleep to how to optimize its memoryto what love does to it to how music affects it — and the rest of us fall somewhere on the spectrum between fascinated and confused when it comes to the intricate inner workings of our master-controller. From British indie press Nobrow — who also brought us Freud’s gr... mais »
Human Rights
[image: Occupy Together] Damaged Care back in NYC: The Musical Comedy about Health Care in America HUMAN RIGHTS TODAY REPRESENT THE MOST IMPORTANT SYSTEM OF UNIVERSAL VALUES THAT SHOULD BE USED AS A COMMON NORMATIVE BASISADD A COMMENT April 6th, 2014 by Claudio Schuftan Food for a spreading thought Human Rights Reader 336 In political terms, the birth of human rights was a non-trivial achievement. The human rights principles about development have now become a firm part of the framework of the modern study of social systems. 1. Human rights (HR) give us the intellectual strength to ... mais »
10 books of the Gates
gatesnotes THE BLOG OF BILL GATES WHAT’S TED READING? 10 Books Melinda and I Recommended to the TED Crowd BY BILL GATES ON MARCH 26, 2014 Melinda and I attended TED this year, and the organizers asked us to suggest a few books that attendees might enjoy. I thought I’d share the lists we put together, starting with my picks. Each of the books on my list had a big impact on my thinking and really informed my work. Four of them are quite optimistic about our ability to make the world a better place. The Vaclav Smil book makes clear that if we hope to address climate change, we’l... mais »
Agita Mundo
*Agita Mundo Caminhada Virtual 2014* O Dia Mundial da Atividade Física será celebrado neste domingo 6 de abril. O tema central é Atividade Física: *Um Gol de Placa um Gol da Saúde!* Nós pedimos que você compartilhe essa mensagem com suas redes sociais em torno das 10 horas no dia 6 de abril, com mensagens de incentivo para um estilo de vida ativo e seus benefícios ao fazer pelo menos 30 minutos de atividade física todos os dias. Mais informações: www.portalagita.org.br Vamos Agitar Juntos! Victor Matsudo e Família CELAFISCS
Future
The state of the future: 2013–14 March 19, 2014 [image: stateofthefuture2013-14] On Thursday March 20, The Millennium Project, a global participatory think tank, will launch the “2013–14 State of the Future” report at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars from about 12:20 to 1:30 pm EDT, with an open-access webcast. The “State of the Future” is a comprehensive annual overview of the present global situation and … more…
stem cells
Singapore scientists create stem cells from a drop of blood March 21, 2014 [image: Schematic on finger-prick blood isolation and treatment for cellular reprogramming (credit: Loh Yuin Han, Jonathan, IMCB)] Scientists at A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have developed a method to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from a single drop of finger-pricked blood. The method also enables donors to collect their own blood samples, which they can then send to a laboratory for further processing. The easy access to … more…
Água Virtual
*Conceito de Água Virtual* *Há muito mais coisas que fogem à nossa percepção imediata...* Brasil é um dos líders mundiais de exportação de água virtual, junto com alimentos. *Interessante artigo da Revista Galileu deste mês de abril*
when you’re being lied to
Does the unconscious know when you’re being lied to? Windows to the soul. Shreyans Bhansali, CC BY-NC-SA The headlines BBC: Truth or lie – trust your instinct, says research British Psychological Society: Our subconscious mind may detect liars Daily Mail: Why you SHOULD go with your gut: Instinct is better at detecting lies than our conscious mind
Guidelines
*JAMA* Cholesterol and Hypertension Guidelines [image: Hypertension image] These articles address controversies surrounding altered practice recommendations made by recent cholesterol and high blood pressure guidelines. - *Comparison of Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention* - *Validation of the 10-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk Equations* - *US Adults Potentially Affected by New Hypertension Guideline* - *The New Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Guidelines* (Editorial by Krumholz)
Coronel Niederauer - 187 anos
Neste dia 4 de abril, celebramos os 187 anos do nascimento de João Niederauer Sobrinho, em solenidade militar comemorativa, pela 6ª Brigada de Infantaria Blindada, a “Brigada Niederauer”. João Niederauer Sobr., quando capitão, com cerca de 30 anos. Nascido na Colônia Alemã de Três Forquilhas, filho de imigrantes alemães, foi batizado como *Johannes*, nome de seu padrinho e tio, por isso passou a ser chamado João Niederauer Sobrinho. Sua família mudou-se para Santa Maria, em 1840, e quatro anos depois ele próprio, que ficara em São Leopoldo e Porto Alegre, em estudo e tr... mais »
Hemeroteca Digital Brasileira
*Coleção digital de jornais brasileiros da B. Nacional.* São milhões de páginas de jornal desde a época do império com texto indexado para você pesquisar livremente. O link para acessar o acervo é: http://memoria.bn.br/hdb/periodico.aspx No acervo, Selecione o Jornal (Periódico) a ser consultado. Selecione o Período que deseja consultar. Digite a pesquisa desejada e clique em Pesquisar. Abrirá uma janela listando os jornais ordenados pela quantidade de ocorrências da sua pesquisa. Selecione um dos jornais clicando na linha dele. O jornal abrirá na página que tem a ocorrência (bolinhas ver...mais »
Alzheimers
Post Dates Subject to Change [image: HOT TOPICS Neurology] Alzheimers: Non-amyloid targets in drug development? (Post Date: 4/2/14) What non-amyloid targets should be pursued for Alzheimer's disease therapies? We put the question to three well-known researchers in the field: Bradley Hyman, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston; John Trojanowski, MD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; and Richard J. Caselli, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz. Their answers ranged from tau protein pathologies to apolipoprotein E to general neuroprotection. ... mais »
Inaquality
Inequality Kills Stephen Bezruchka April 02, 2014 Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Service *Kamora Cyprian, 2, gets her teeth cleaned as part of a free health care service at the Care Harbor clinic at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on September 27, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. In Los Angeles County it is reported that 2.2 million people do not have health insurance, which includes an estimated 227,000 young and school-aged children. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)* For nearly two hundred years America was one of the healthiest and ... mais »
Depressão
Analice Gigliotti shared a link. 11 hours ago Matéria mostra que o preconceito contra a doença mental leva milhares a não procurarem tratamento. http://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2014/03/fantastico-traz-depoimento-exclusivo-de-chico-anysio-sobre-depressao.html?fb_action_ids=10202504972959419&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 Fantástico traz depoimento inédito de Chico Anysio sobre depressão g1.globo.com Doença acompanhou o humorista por muito tempo, mas nunca o limitou. Want to see updates from this Page? 4Unlike · · Share
ACC14
ACC14 *CORP-2 Trial:* Colchinha se mostra eficaz em reduzir a recorrência de pericardite quando adicionada a esquema anti-inflamatório convencional.* - Massimo Imazio* *SYMPLICITY:* Registro Global SYMPLICITY demonstra segurança do sistema de denervação renal symplicity* - Michael Bohm*
HIV AIDS
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*Da AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja* [image: Does HIV alone explains AIDS? - abstract not accepted for the 20th World Congress of Epidemiology (aug/2014) !]Dataset: Does HIV alone explains AIDS? - abstract not accepted for the 20th World Congress of Epide... Maria Ines Azambuja Maria Ines Azambuja published this dataset.View
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