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CORP-2 Trial: Colchinha se mostra eficaz em reduzir a recorrência de pericardite quando adicionada a esquema anti-inflamatório convencional. - Massimo Imazio

HIV AIDS

Da AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja
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...
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Porto Alegre: aniversário

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 38 segundos
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXQ9z8sPcHI*

Neuroscape Lab

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 12 minutos
Neuroscape Lab visualizes live brain functions using dramatic images March 17, 2014 [image: GlassBrain (credit: UCSF)] UC San Francisco neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD, is hoping to paint a fuller picture of what is happening in the minds and bodies of those suffering from brain disease with his new lab, Neuroscape, which bridges the worlds of neuroscience and high-tech. Gazzaley aims to eliminate the need to immobilize subjects inside big, noisy … more…

one trillion odors

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 15 minutos
Humans can distinguish at least one trillion different odorsMarch 25, 2014 *[+]*[image: Discriminable sensory qualities] Howard Hughes Medical Institute(HHMI) scientists have tested the olfactory capacity of human volunteers and found that humans are capable of discriminating at least one trillion different odors — not just 10,000 different odors, a number first proposed decades ago and not backed by data. HHMI investigator Leslie Vosshall, who studies olfaction at the Rockefeller University, and Andreas Keller, a senior… read more *Topics:* Biotech

our galaxy

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 16 minutos
A zoomable 360-degree view of our galaxyMarch 25, 2014 *[+]*[image: Milky-Way---featured] NASA’s new zoomable, 360-degree mosaic, presented Thursday at the TED 2014 Conference in Vancouver, allows for exploring the Milky Way interactively. The panorama of our galaxy is constructed from more than 2 million infrared snapshots taken over the past 10 years by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The 20-gigapixel mosaic uses Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope visualization platform. It captures about three percent of our sky, but because it… read more *Topics:* Physics/Cosmology

Genes' roles

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 17 minutos
MRI technique reveals genes’ roles in learning and memory Viewing brain activity at the molecule level March 26, 2014 *[+]*[image: mri_contrast_protein] MIT bioengineers have adapted MRI to visualize gene activity inside the brains of living animals. Tracking these genes with MRI would enable scientists to learn more about how the genes control processes such as forming memories and learning new skills, saysAlan Jasanoff, an MIT associate professor of biological engineering and leader of the research team. “The dream of molecular imaging is to provide…read more *Topics:* Biotech | Cogni... mais »

artificially intelligence

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 18 minutos
X Prize launches an artificially intelligent TED presentation contestMarch 20, 2014 *[+]*[image: robots in conversation on stage] Call for feedback from X Prize for a TED-related contest that features a talk written and presented by an artificial intelligence. X Prize | Announcing the creation of a new X Prize in artificial intelligence. Give us your input into the rules of this competition! On March 20, 2014, from the TED 2014 stage, Chris Anderson and Peter Diamandis joined forces to announce the AI X Prize presented by TED, a…read more

Genoma atlas

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 21 minutos
First comprehensive atlas of human gene activity releasedMarch 28, 2014 *[+]* Samples profiled in FANTOM5 (credit: Alistair R. R. Forrest et al./*Nature*) A large international consortium of researchers has produced the first comprehensive, detailed map of the way genes work across the major cells and tissues of the human body. The findings describe the complex networks that govern gene activity, and the new information could play a crucial role in identifying the genes involved with disease. “Now, for the first time, we are able to pinpoint the regions of the genome that can be active... mais »

Hyponatremia

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 25 minutos
*New European Hyponatremia Guidelines**From Medscape Nephrology*News & Features New Hyponatremia Guidelines Thiazide-Associated Hyponatremia Hyponatremia Common in Elderly Patients on Antidepressants Tolvaptan Corrects Hyponatremia in Cancer Patients FDA Limits Use of Tolvaptan Due to Liver Injury Risk From Medscape Reference Hyponatremia Hyponatremia Correction Calculator Sodium Deficit in Hyponatremia Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder of sodium deficiency and water overload, and it often occurs in patients being treated for other primary disorders, making manage... mais »

Hypertension

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 27 minutos
Desativar para: inglês [image: dgalerts_logo2.gif]Cardiology Alert *New guidelines will change the blood pressure goal for adults aged 60 years and older to 150/90 mm Hg, instead of the previous goal of 140/90 mm Hg. The relaxed blood pressure target means millions of adults will no longer need anti-hypertension medication and would be considered as having achieved their blood pressure goals. * More at www.docguide.comThis alert is brought to you by DG Alert™, a service from DocGuide designed to highlight breaking news our medical editors identify as being of major importance to our r... mais »

Genes

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 21 horas
The genes are to blame game The media love ‘your genes are to blame’ stories despite the fact that genetics is, in most cases, just one, often small, influence on a behaviour or trait. Here’s a few lowlights: Glass always half-empty? Your genes may be to blame Lazy? Your Genes May Be to Blame Have math anxiety? Your genes may be to blame Couch potato? Your GENES could be to blame Are You Forgetful? Your Genes Might Be To Blame Are your genes to blame for not being rich? Can’t do well in exams? Your genes are mostly to blame Are Genetics to Blame for Poor Driving? Genes to blame for boozy... mais »

Waxman

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 23 horas
[image: Waxman image] *Mr Waxman Went to Washington: Congressman an Architect of Health Laws for 4 Decades* In this audio interview, Rep. Henry Waxman looks back on 40 years of health reform leadership. - *Waxman Leaves a Mark on Health Policy*(Interactive Timeline)

E-Cigarettes

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há um dia
Journal Scan Summary Title:A Longitudinal Analysis of Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking CessationDate Posted: March 24, 2014Authors:Grana RA, Popova L, Ling PM. Citation:*JAMA Intern Med* 2014;Mar 24:[Epub ahead of print]. Related Resources Cardiometabolic Disease Study Question:Do electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) improve smoking cessation rates compared to other methods or placebo? Methods:This research letter describes data on e-cigarette use in association with quit rates. Participants from the Knowledge Networks who completed a baseline survey in November 2011 and were self... mais »

Bendopnea

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
'Bendopnea': A New Symptom to Help Spot Sicker HF Patients? Marlene Busko March 24, 2014 RELATED LINKS - Dr. Yancy on Recent Heart Failure Studies - Community Pharmacists Can Screen for Early HF Worsening - Undiagnosed, Symptomatic LV Dysfunction Common in Elderly DRUG & REFERENCE INFORMATION - Angina Pectoris in Emergency Medicine - Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Electrical Alternans Cholesterol Never Sleeps: A resource for physicians This resource was developed to bring greater physician awareness to cardiovascular risk in patients who have achieved LDL-C g... mais »

Neurosciences

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
[image: Neuroguide.com] Monday, March 24, 2014 Edition Best Bets Cutaneous Fields of Peripheral Nerves Welcome!Neuroguide.com was first published in 1994. The original site contained an index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet including neurobiology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive science sites and information on human neurological diseases. Given the explosive growth and constantly changing nature of the Web, it is no longer possible to maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date list of such resources manually. Google does a wonderful job!... mais »

Fat and Heart Disease

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
Study Questions Fat and Heart Disease LinkBy ANAHAD O'CONNOR [image: A new study questions the relationship between heart disease and saturated fat.]Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill/PRNewsFotoA new study questions the relationship between heart disease and saturated fat. - E-MAIL - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - SAVE - MORE Many of us have long been told that saturated fat, the type found in meat, butter and cheese, causes heart disease. But a large and exhaustive new analysis by a team of international scientists found no evidence that eating saturated fat increased heart attacks ... mais »

Porto Alegre: aniversário

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXQ9z8sPcHI

Neuroscape Lab

Neuroscape Lab visualizes live brain functions using dramatic images
March 17, 2014

GlassBrain (credit: UCSF) UC San Francisco neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD, is hoping to paint a fuller picture of what is happening in the minds and bodies of those suffering from brain disease with his new lab, Neuroscape, which bridges the worlds of neuroscience and high-tech. Gazzaley aims to eliminate the need to immobilize subjects inside big, noisy … more…

one trillion odors

Humans can distinguish at least one trillion different odors

March 25, 2014

Howard Hughes Medical Institute(HHMI) scientists  have tested the olfactory capacity of human volunteers and found that humans are capable of discriminating at least one trillion different odors — not just 10,000 different odors, a  number first proposed decades ago and not backed by data.
HHMI investigator Leslie Vosshall, who studies olfaction at the Rockefeller University, and Andreas Keller, a senior… read more

our galaxy

A zoomable 360-degree view of our galaxy

March 25, 2014
NASA’s new zoomable, 360-degree mosaic,  presented Thursday at the TED 2014 Conference in Vancouver, allows for exploring the Milky Way interactively.
The panorama of our galaxy is constructed from more than 2 million infrared snapshots taken over the past 10 years by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.
The 20-gigapixel mosaic uses Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope visualization platform. It captures about three percent of our sky, but because it… read more

Genes' roles

MRI technique reveals genes’ roles in learning and memory

Viewing brain activity at the molecule level
March 26, 2014
MIT bioengineers have adapted MRI to visualize gene activity inside the brains of living animals.
Tracking these genes with MRI would enable scientists to learn more about how the genes control processes such as forming memories and learning new skills, saysAlan Jasanoff, an MIT associate professor of biological engineering and leader of the research team.
“The dream of molecular imaging is to provide…read more

artificially intelligence

X Prize launches an artificially intelligent TED presentation contest

March 20, 2014
Call for feedback from X Prize for a TED-related contest that features a talk written and presented by an artificial intelligence.
X Prize | Announcing the creation of a new X Prize in artificial intelligence. Give us your input into the rules of this competition!
On March 20, 2014, from the TED 2014 stage, Chris Anderson and Peter Diamandis joined forces to announce the AI X Prize presented by TED, a…read more

Genoma atlas

First comprehensive atlas of human gene activity released

March 28, 2014
[+]
Samples profiled in FANTOM5 (credit: Alistair R. R. Forrest et al./Nature)
A large international consortium of researchers has produced the first comprehensive, detailed map of the way genes work across the major cells and tissues of the human body. The findings describe the complex networks that govern gene activity, and the new information could play a crucial role in identifying the genes involved with disease.
“Now, for the first time, we are able to pinpoint the regions of the genome that can be active in a disease and in normal activity, whether it’s in a brain cell, the skin, in blood stem cells or in hair follicles,” said Winston Hide, associate professor of bioinformatics and computational biology at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and one of the core authors of the main paper in Nature.
“This is a major advance that will greatly increase our ability to understand the causes of disease across the body.”
The research is outlined in a series of papers published March 27, 2014, two in the journal Nature and 16 in other scholarly journals. The work is the result of years of concerted effort among 250 experts from more than 20 countries as part of FANTOM 5 (Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome). The FANTOM project, led by the Japanese institution RIKEN, is aimed at building a complete library of human genes.
[+]
Coexpression clustering of human promoters in FANTOM, showing a portion of a network derived from 4,882 coexpression groups. (Click twice for high-res view.) (Credit: Alistair R. R. Forrest et al./Nature)

Hyponatremia


 
New European Hyponatremia Guidelines
From Medscape Nephrology
News & Features

New Hyponatremia Guidelines

Thiazide-Associated Hyponatremia

Hyponatremia Common in Elderly Patients on Antidepressants

Tolvaptan Corrects Hyponatremia in Cancer Patients

FDA Limits Use of Tolvaptan Due to Liver Injury Risk

From Medscape Reference

Hyponatremia

Hyponatremia Correction Calculator

Sodium Deficit in Hyponatremia

Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder of sodium deficiency and water overload, and it often occurs in patients being treated for other primary disorders, making management somewhat complicated. Clinicians can rely on newly issued guidelines and available Medscape tools and information to make the best management decisions.
–  Christine Wiebe, Editorial Director, Medscape Nephrology
 

Hypertension

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New guidelines will change the blood pressure goal for adults aged 60 years and older to 150/90 mm Hg, instead of the previous goal of 140/90 mm Hg. The relaxed blood pressure target means millions of adults will no longer need anti-hypertension medication and would be considered as having achieved their blood pressure goals. 
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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Genes

The genes are to blame game

The media love ‘your genes are to blame’ stories despite the fact that genetics is, in most cases, just one, often small, influence on a behaviour or trait.
Here’s a few lowlights:
Glass always half-empty? Your genes may be to blame
Lazy? Your Genes May Be to Blame
Have math anxiety? Your genes may be to blame
Couch potato? Your GENES could be to blame
Are You Forgetful? Your Genes Might Be To Blame
Are your genes to blame for not being rich?
Can’t do well in exams? Your genes are mostly to blame
Are Genetics to Blame for Poor Driving?
Genes to blame for boozy night
Spoiler: your genes are not to blame./.../

Waxman

Waxman image
In this audio interview, Rep. Henry Waxman looks back on 40 years of health reform leadership.

Friday, March 28, 2014

E-Cigarettes

Journal Scan Summary

Title:A Longitudinal Analysis of Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Cessation
Date Posted:  March 24, 2014
Authors:Grana RA, Popova L, Ling PM.
Citation:JAMA Intern Med 2014;Mar 24:[Epub ahead of print].

Study Question:

Do electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) improve smoking cessation rates compared to other methods or placebo?

Methods:

This research letter describes data on e-cigarette use in association with quit rates. Participants from the Knowledge Networks who completed a baseline survey in November 2011 and were self-identified current smokers were included in this analysis. Follow-up was conducted through November 2012. A total of 1,549 participants completed the survey in 2011, of which 1,189 were current smokers; 81.3% completed the follow-up survey. An additional 240 provided nonsensical data and were excluded. Baseline e-cigarette (in the prior 30 days) use was measured with the yes or no question. Cigarettes used per day (continuous variable), time to first cigarette
Results:
A total of 949 participants were included in this analysis. Women, younger adults, and individuals with less education were more likely to report using e-cigarettes. At baseline, a greater proportion of e-cigarette users reported smoking their first cigarette
Conclusions:The investigators concluded that e-cigarette use by smokers was not followed by greater rates of quitting or by reduction in cigarette consumption 1 year later. Regulations should prohibit advertising claiming or suggesting that e-cigarettes are effective smoking cessation devices until claims are supported by scientific evidence.

Perspective:

These data suggest that e-cigarette use is not associated with higher quit rates. However, given the small number of e-cigarette users and use of self-reported data on smoking cessation, further study is warranted.

Author(s):

Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, F.A.C.C. (Disclosure)

Topic(s):

Prevention/Vascular, General Cardiology, CardioMetabolic