Replacing Sex?
By the year 2040, embryo selection could replace sex as the way most of us make babiesMay 9, 2016 [image: Gattaca - embryos ft] *By Jamie Metzl (@JamieMetzl)* *(Gattaca 1997)* Human reproduction is about to undergo a radical shift. Embryo selection, in connection with in-vitro fertilization (IVF), will help our species eliminate many genetic diseases, extend healthy lifespans, and enhance people’s overall well-being. Within 20 years, I predict that it will supplant sex as the way large numbers of us conceive of our children. But while the embryo… read more *Topics:* Biotech Comments (22)
Smoking
Smoking leaves ‘footprint’ in DNA Findings could provide researchers with potential targets for new therapies September 25, 2016 [image: Extinguishing a cigarette (credit: American Heart Association)] Smoking leaves its “footprint” on the human genome in the form ofDNA methylation, a process that affects what genes are turned on, according to new research in* Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics*, an American Heart Association journal. The new findings could provide researchers with potential targets for new therapies. “These results are important because methylation, as one of the mech... mais »
Paulo Argollo Mendes - SIMERS
*Paulo de Argollo Mendes - Comenda do Por de Sol* O Presidente do Sindicato Médico do RS, foi homenageado na Câmara de Vereadores de Porto Alegre com a \comenda do Por de Sol, no dia 30 de setembo. Aproveitando a deixa, segue abaixo uma página da Revista Vox Médica do SIMERS onde consta uma lista de entrevistas realizadas pela entidade, com a finalidade de registrar gravar depoimentos para um acervo sobre as práticas da medicina no Estado. Uma das entrevistas é minha e para acessar pode-se baixar um aplicativo leitor de QR Code que aparece abaixo no canto direito.
Earth's CO2 levels
Earth's CO2 levels just crossed a really scary threshold - and it's permanent A one-way ticket to the end of the world. BEC CREW 29 SEP 2016 According to the latest figures, levels of atmospheric carbon have officially surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm), and there’s little hope of returning them to safe levels - the situation is now permanent. What’s the big deal about 400 ppm? Well, the 'safe' level of CO2 in the atmosphere is considered to be 350 ppm, and the last time Earth experienced levels that were consistently this high was roughly 4 million years ago. That means humans ha... mais »
Our World in Data
Our World In Data - Population - Health - Food - Energy - Environment - Technology - Growth & Inequality - Work & Life - Public Sector - Global Connections - War & Peace - Politics - Violence & Rights - Education - Media - Culture Our world is changing Explore the ongoing history of human civilization at the broadest level, through research and data visualization. [image: “Y"] A web publication by Max Roser
Antibiotic resistance
The science world is freaking out over this 25-year-old's answer to antibiotic resistance Could this be the end of superbugs? FIONA MACDONALD 26 SEP 2016 A 25-year-old student has just come up with a way to fight drug-resistant superbugs *without *antibiotics. The new approach has so far only been tested in the lab and on mice, but it could offer a potential solution to antibiotic resistance, which is now getting so bad that the United Nations recently declared it a "fundamental threat" to global health./.../ [image: 57d7b2081300002a0039b9da]
Time
Pete LinForth/Pixabay Time might only exist in your head, say physicists Universal time doesn’t add up. BEC CREW 27 SEP 2016 Out of all the pressures we face in our everyday lives, there’s no denying that the nature of time has the most profound effect. As our days, weeks, months, and years go by, time moves from past to present to future, and never the other way around. But according to the physics that govern our Universe, the same things will occur regardless of what direction time is travelling in. And now physicists suggest that gravity isn’t strong enough to force every object ... mais »
World Science 2016
State of the World's Science 2016| Governmental manipulation of news; scientists who won't speak about their work; and research the public never sees October 1, 2016 [image: How the FDA Manipulates the Media] POLICY & ETHICS How the FDA Manipulates the MediaThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been arm-twisting journalists into relinquishing their reportorial independence, our investigation reveals. Other institutions are following suit - October 1, 2016 — Charles Seife/.../
Mental Health
Global Mental Health and the Demolition of Culture September 27, 2016 | Cultural Psychiatry, Disaster Psychiatry, Social Behavior, Trauma And Violence By Renato D. Alarcón, MD, MPH [image: © Ollyy/shutterstock.com]© Ollyy/shutterstock.com That the world is currently going through a complex and critical phase in its history is an understatement. The background is multifaceted: violence of all types with a different kind of war (but war anyway) at its peak, large migrations in all regions, religion transformed in terrorist codes and strategies with tragically massive sequelae, and politi... mais »
Urban Health and Habitat
*Indicado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja*The challenges facing Habitat III United Nations conference on cities needs to set goals for the next 20 years. 28 September 2016 Article tools - PDF - Rights & Permissions In August 1932, the streets of Quito witnessed one of the world’s briefest and least-known conflicts. Supporters and opponents of president-elect Neptalí Bonifaz Ascázubi fought what has been dubbed the Four Days War. As with much civil strife, historians blame the fighting on trigger events elsewhere. Shockwaves from the Wall Street crash three years bef... mais »
Twitter and CVDisease
rief Report | September 28, 2016 Twitter as a Potential Data Source for Cardiovascular Disease Research ONLINE FIRST Lauren Sinnenberg, BA1,2; Christie L. DiSilvestro, BA1,2; Christina Mancheno, BA1,2; Karl Dailey, BA1,2; Christopher Tufts, MS1,2; Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA3,4; Fran Barg, PhD, MEd5,6; Lyle Ungar, PhD 1,7,8; H. Schwartz, PhD7; Dana Brown, BA1,2; David A. Asch, MD, MBA1,9; Raina M. Merchant, MD, MSHP1,2 [+] Author Affiliations *JAMA Cardiol*. Published online September 28, 2016. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2016.3029 Text Size: A A A Article Tables Supplemental Content Ref... mais »
Here’s Why Twitter Might Finally Be Sold - Kevin Kelleher @kpkelleher Sept. 27, 2016 FindTheCompany | Graphiq Ever since Twitter became a popular social network, people have been imagining it getting swallowed up by a bigger company. Back in 2009, some thought it a good fit for Google, or Microsoft, or Apple. In some cases, companies tried: Google again, and also Facebook, and even Al Gore. It never happened for a few reasons. First, Twitter’s board, including current CEO Jack Dorsey, simply didn’t want to sell. Later on, questions emerged over how Twitter would monetize its ... mais »
Honey
Honey May Be a Natural Way to Beat Bacteria - Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin Sept. 26, 2016 Updated: Sept. 27, 2016 1:42 PM ET In a lab, anyway A type of honey from New Zealand may be able to beat back bacteria, a new study found. If proven effective, the honey could potentially be used to lower the risk for infections among people using medical devices like catheters. Manuka honey has been used for centuries as a natural remedy, and has been shown in the past to have antibacterial and anti-inflammation effects. In the new study, published Monday in the*Journal of Clinical Path... mais »
World Air Pollution
From Carlos Dora How polluted is YOUR country? Interactive map reveals the worst places for toxic air that kills six million worldwide every year - *A staggering 90 per cent of globally are breathing poor quality air* - *Pollution is blamed for more than six million deaths a year, new stats show* - *The problem is worst in cities, but rural air is worse than many think* - *Data 'is enough to make all of us extremely concerned,' experts have said* By AFP and MARK PRIGG and ABIGAIL BEALL FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 11:17 GMT, 27 September 2016 | UPDATED: 09:24 GMT,... mais »
WHO top slot
[image: WHO symbol] - Share on facebook106 - Share on twitter - Share on reddit1 - Share on linkedin18 Symbol of the World Health Organization. *Recomendado pela AMICOR Martia Inês Reinert Azambuja* Four men and two women are running for the top slot at the World Health Organization By Kai KupferschmidtSep. 23, 2016 , 12:30 PM The World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, this morning unveiled the names of the six candidates who are vying to succeed Margaret Chan as director-general. The elections, which will be held in May 2017, come at a critical point fo...mais »
The 37 highest-paying jobs
The 37 highest-paying jobs in America - Jacquelyn Smith - - Aug. 19, 2016, 2:37 PM - 1,092,812 - FACEBOOK - LINKEDIN - TWITTER - EMAIL - PRINT [image: anesthesiologist]ChaNaWiT/Shutterstock C-Suite executives are known for pulling in a pretty penny. But as it turns out, doctors make even more. That's right: On average, those sporting scrubs and stethoscopes bring home fatter paychecks than those donning suits and ties, according to the latest US Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates survey. The survey, which refle... mais »
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