Nossa experiência clínica
CLÍNICA (28/01/2008) Dentro da idéia de por ordem na memória, um dos itens já arrolados se relaciona com o processo, circunstâncias, fatos e lembranças relacionados com nossa atividade clínica. Obviamente tivemos alguns modelos que de alguma forma devem ter nos inspirado ou influído em decisões. Há poucos dias, quando foi da entrevista da *Valderês* para o *Museu da História da Medicina do Rio Grande do Sul*, eu perguntava se houve algum modelo que tivesse influído na escolha para seguir medicina. Ela dizia que desde o terceiro ano ginasial decidira ser médica e ser dona de um hospi...mais »
Eduardo Bellardinelli Achutti
*Formatura no Colégio Marista Rosário* *Nosso neto mais jovem*
ancient liaisons
Shaking up the Tree of Life 1. Elizabeth Pennisi Science 18 Nov 2016: Vol. 354, Issue 6314, pp. 817-821 DOI: 10.1126/science.354.6314.817 Summary In 2010 a comparison between a Neandertal genome and genomes from people today turned up evidence of ancient liaisons, a discovery that belied the common idea that animal species can't hybridize or, if they do, will produce infertile offspring—think mules. Such reproductive isolation is part of the classic definition of a species. This discovery brought credence to other work in plants, Darwin's finches in the Galápagos Islands, tropic... mais »
Science literature
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inflammation, toxic tau and Alzheimer’s
New Insight Into How Alzheimer’s Begins NEUROSCIENCE NEWSNOVEMBER 18, 2016 *Summary: Researchers discover a way doctors can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s by looking at the back of patients’ eyes.* *Source: UTMB.* *A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston offers important insight into how Alzheimer’s disease begins within the brain. The researchers found a relationship between inflammation, a toxic protein and the onset of the disease. The study also identified a way that doctors can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s by looking at the back of patients’ e... mais »
Kinase p38y
Role of Key Protein in Alzheimer’s Development Discovered *Summary: Kinase p38y, a protein lost as Alzheimer’s progresses, appears to have a protective effect against memory deficits associated with the disease when it is reintroduced into the brains of mice, a new study reports.* *Source: University of New South Wales.* *Discovery opens door to new Alzheimer’s treatments.* Australian researchers have shed new light on the nerve cell processes that lead to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), overturning previously held ideas of how the disease develops and opening the door to new treatment optio...mais »
3-D Cells center imaging
3-D Imaging Technique Maps Migration of DNA-carrying Material at the Center of CellsX-ray technique at Berkeley Lab provides high-res views of the structure and movement of genetic material in cell nuclei News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. • NOVEMBER 17, 2016 [image: Image - This image shows the skeletonized structure of heterochromatin (red represents a thin region while white represents a thick region), a tightly packed form of DNA, surrounding another form of DNA-carrying material known as euchromatin (dark blue represents a thin region and yellow represent the thickest) in a mouse’s m... mais »
BAG3
BAG3 protein plays critical role in protecting heart from reperfusion injury, Temple research shows November 17, 2016 (Philadelphia, PA) – The inability of cells to eliminate damaged proteins and organelles following the blockage of a coronary artery and its subsequent re-opening with angioplasty or medications – a sequence known as ischemia/reperfusion – often results in irreparable damage to the heart muscle. To date, attempts to prevent this damage in humans have been unsuccessful. According to a new study by scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LK...mais »
Courage and Crisis
Poet and Philosopher David Whyte on the Measure of Courage and Crisis as a Clarifying Force of Self-Expansion“Courage is what love looks like when tested by the simple everyday necessities of being alive.”BY MARIA POPOVA *“Courage,”* Susan Sontag wrote in her timeless and increasingly timely meditation on the power of principled resistance to injustice, *“inspires communities: the courage of an example — for courage is as contagious as fear.”* Courage comes in many guises — the courage to despair, necessary for being an artist; the courage to be vulnerable, that surest yet most diff... mais »
Maps
The lie of the land: when map makers get it wrong – in pictures The history of cartography is littered with mistakes, myths and mendacity. From the magnetic mountain at the north pole to Australia’s inland sea, Edward Brooke-Hitching charts five centuries of misrepresentative maps
Aging and Nutrition
Aging and Nutrition: Novel Approaches and Techniques *Friday, December 2, 2016 | 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM* The New York Academy of Sciences Presented by The Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc. and the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences - Description - Agenda - Speakers - Sponsors - Travel & Lodging Several interventions have been identified that significantly extend healthy lifespan in mammals. Caloric restriction, for example, has been shown to improve healthspan in a variety of organisms, including rodents. ... mais »
Prostate Cancer and Alcohol
Alcohol May Fuel Prostate Cancer RiskThe more men drank, the stronger the association, study found By Robert Preidt Tuesday, November 15, 2016 [image: HealthDay news image] TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking may raise the risk of prostate cancer, and the more men drink the greater their risk, a new analysis of 27 studies suggests. Canadian and Australian scientists found a significant association between alcohol and prostate cancer risk, though they did not prove that drinking caused prostate cancer risk to rise. Even low levels of drinking (up to two drinks a day) we... mais »
Hippocampal neural disinhibition
neurosciencestuff *Too much activity in one of the brain’s key memory regions is bad for your memory and attention* Neurons in the brain interact by sending each other chemical messages, so-called neurotransmitters. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter, which is important to restrain neural activity, preventing neurons from getting too trigger-happy and from firing too much or responding to irrelevant stimuli. Researchers led by Dr Tobias Bast in the School of Psychology at The University of Nottingham have found that faulty inhibitory neurot... mais »
AD: Ceftriaxone
Home Featured Antibiotic Restores Brain Cell Communication in Areas Damaged by Alzheimer’s NEUROSCIENCE NEWSNOVEMBER 15, 2016 *Summary: Researchers report an antibiotic usually administered prior to surgery to prevent infection could help reduce damage to the brain that occurs during the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.* *Source: University of British Columbia.* *New research from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at UBC has found a way to partially restore brain cell communication around areas damaged by plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease.* The findings, publ... mais »
Obesidade infantil
A EPIDEMIA DE OBESIDADE INFANTIL CRESCE DURANTE AS FÉRIAS ESCOLARES *Artigo enviado pelo AMICOR Reginaldo Hollanda Albuquerque* Um estudo realizado com 18 mil crianças americanas, acompanhadas desde o jardim da infância até o fim do segundo grau, mostrou que elas ganharam mais peso durante as férias do verão. O trabalho contou com o apoio da fundação Russel Sage e incluiu uma amostra representativa da população. O seu autor foi o pesquisador Paul T von Rippel, que publicou o trabalho neste mês de novembro de 2016 no jornal médico Obesity. O número de crianças com sobrepeso passou... mais »
Cholesterol drugs
Two Cholesterol Drugs Work Better Together Than Apart [image: Heart attack, conceptual artwork] - Alice Park @aliceparkny Nov. 15, 2016 PCSK9 inhibitors—which received much fanfare recently for lowering cholesterol to unprecedented levels —doctors wanted to know how they would work if taken along with statins, the gold standard for treating high LDL cholesterol. Do the drugs, which both work on cholesterol receptors in the liver but in slightly different ways, combine forces to lower LDL even further than either alone? Or do they negate each other’s effects, only producing as m... mais »
Brain fingerprint
A Way to Fingerprint the Brainby Neuroscience News Researchers use a new imaging technique to confirm structural connections in the brain are unique to each person. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | November 15, 2016 at 4:53 pm | Tags: brain fingerprint , connectome fingerprint | URL: http://wp.me/p4sXNK-9kW Comment See all comments
Fotos antigas
Através de minhas irmãs - Maria Helena e Lia Maria - algumas imagens têm passado por nossas vistas, levando-nos a discutir identidades, datas e locais. [image: Exibindo fam antiga135 (3).jpg] Maria Helena Cechella Achutti ......................................... Lembrança querida, Aloyzio! confirmamos, da esquerda para a direita: Helena, Aloyzio, papai - Bortolo, vovó Maria, vovó Amantina ( cf Lia, bem com o geito da vovó se posicionar em pé); um pouco de dúvida, mamãe - Luiza, Lia ?! Seguindo, Aurea; as duas meninas moças ou uma delas, filha da Aurea?! por certo bisnetas da vovó... mais »
Cataract reversal with eye drops
Highlight of the month: Sichuan University (SCU)Reversing cataracts with eye drops [image: © Ivan Gobbato/EyeEm/Getty] © Ivan Gobbato/EyeEm/Getty Cataract sufferers may soon be able to replace costly and dangerous surgery with eye drops to restore their sight, an international research team has found. Cataracts are caused by a build-up of protein on the lens, turning it opaque. Currently, the only treatment is surgery, which is not readily available in developing countries. This lack of access had led to cataracts becoming the most common cause of blindness worldwide. In a study publi... mais »
ISG15
A Rare Genetic Mutation Might Inspire the First Drug That Fights All Viruses By Annie Sneed | Scientific American December 2016 Issue Viruses are notorious for evading man-made drugs, but they are powerless against a rare mutation in the gene *ISG15*. A person who possesses this mutation is better at fighting off most (if not all) of the viruses that plague humankind—but probably fewer than one person in 10 million has it. Dusan Bogunovic of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai thinks it may be possible to develop a drug that mimics this mutation. If he is right, he may be on ... mais »
seat of consciousness?
Could these three brain regions be the seat of consciousness? November 10, 2016 [image: consciousness areas ft] We may someday wake up someone from a persistent vegetative state by stimulating this network, the neurologists hope An international team of neurologists led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has identified three specific regions of the brain that appear to be critical components of consciousness: one in the brainstem, involved in arousal; and two cortical regions involved in awareness. To pinpoint the exact regions, the neurologists first analyzed 36 patien... mais »
Robinson's
Hoje encontrei arquivo com vários documentos relacionados com um dos nomes da família da Valderês que há mais tempo pretendia colocar a disposição da família, amigos e visitantes. Também pretendo acrescentar elementos relacionados com nossa árvore genealógica. A origem do nome seria Escocesa e relacionada com o Clan Gunn Guinne[1] Motto Aut pax aut bellum (Either peace or war)[1] Profile Region Highlands District Sutherland and Caithness[1] Plant badge Juniper[1] Pipe music The Gunn's Salute[1] Chief Iain Alexander Gunn of Banniskirk Historic seat Gunn's Castle (Clyth Castle)[2] [show... mais »
Feeding Behavior Control
Scientists Uncover Mechanism That Controls Feeding Behavior in Miceby Neuroscience News Researchers have discovered the mechanism that controls feeding behavior in mice by regulating the activity of a few thousand neurons. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | November 12, 2016 at 12:48 pm | Tags: AgRP/NPY Neurons , SK3 | URL: http://wp.me/p4sXNK-9jp Comment See all comments Other contributors to this work include Yanlin He, Gang Shu, Yongjie Yang, Pingwen Xu, Yan Xia, Chunmei Wang, Kenji Saito, Antentor Hinton Jr., Xiaofeng Yan, Chen Liu, Qi Wu and Qingchun Tong. *Funding:* ... mais »
AD Books
12 Alzheimer’s Awareness Must-Reads*By *KEITH RICENovember 2, 2016 Image © Shutterstock Snce its first diagnosis in 1901 by German psychiatrist Dr. Aloysius Alzheimer, Alzheimer’s Disease has been the prognosis for approximately 5.4 million Americans. As the Baby Boomer generation approaches the most common age demographic for the disease – sixty-five and older – that number is expected to nearly triple to an estimated 13.5 million. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s, although certain treatments may temporarily improve symptoms; research and awareness are very much a vital p... mais »
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