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Maps that show us who we are

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 10 horas
[image: TED] THIS WEEK ON TED.COM DECEMBER 3, 2016 TALK OF THE WEEK Danny Dorling: Maps that show us who we are (not just where we are) 14:07 minutes · Filmed Apr 2016 · Posted Nov 2016 · TEDxExeter Danny Dorling invites us to see the world anew, with his captivating and insightful maps that use data in new ways, to show Earth as it truly is -- a connected, ever-changing and fascinating place in which we all belong. You'll never look at a map the same way again. Watch now »

Human Population

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 16 horas
Video / Demography & Migration How we became more than 7 billion – humanity’s population explosion, visualised 6 minutes

Facing Addiction

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 17 horas
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy on Facing Addiction in AmericaBy Dr. Vivek H. Murthy Credit: Office of the Surgeon General / Ann S. Kim. When I became a doctor, I expected that most of my time would be spent seeing patients with chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. When I became Surgeon General, I was eager to engage our nation in discussions about how to prevent those diseases and how to make sure everyone has a fair shot at living a healthy and productive life. http://amicor.blogspot.com.br/2016/11/addiction-in-us.html

Evolution

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 18 horas
Rare 2.5-billion-year-old rocks reveal hot spot of sulfur-breathing bacteria November 6, 2014 Wriggle your toes in a marsh's mucky bottom sediment and you'll probably inhale a rotten egg smell, the distinctive odor of hydrogen sulfide gas. That's the biochemical signature of sulfur-using bacteria, one of Earth's most ... A window on Earth's first life forms—finding more stromatolites November 3, 2016 Stromatolites have been discovered beyond the well-researched south-east corner of Hamelin Pool, in Shark Bay Western Australia, according to a researcher from Bush Heritage. Team say... mais »

Psilocybin and Cancer

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há um dia
'Magic Mushroom' Chemical Eases Cancer Patients' Despair 12/01/2016 12:00 PM EST Hallucinogenic drug psilocybin relieved depression, anxiety quickly and lasted for months, studies found [image: HealthDay news image] Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Anxiety, Cancer--Living with Cancer, Depression

Bone and Brain (AD)

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 dias
Link Discovered Between Brain and Bone in Alzheimer’s NEUROSCIENCE NEWSDECEMBER 1, 2016 *Summary: Researchers report on a link between bone mineral density and serotonergic synthesis in preclinical models of Alzheimer’s disease.* *Source: NEOMED.* *Researchers at NEOMED have just identified a major connection between areas of the brainstem – the ancient area that controls mood, sleep and metabolism – and detrimental changes to bone in a preclinical model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study, titled “Early Evidence of Low Bone Density and Decreased Serotonergic Synthesis in the Dorsal... mais »

Buildingomics

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 dias
*Meio ambiente não é somente vegetação, clima, poluição química. Ambiente de trabalho, família, tribalismo, também influem no prognóstico de de desenvolvimento ou extinção de nossa espécie...* *FEATURED EVENT* *COGfx Study 2: Buildingomics - A New Approach to Green Building* December 14, 2016 | New York, NY Join Urban Green Council and the New York Academy of Sciences for a special NYC briefing and reception as scientists from Harvard University and SUNY Upstate New York Medical Center discuss Study 2 of the groundbreaking COGfx research: Buildingomics. This exciting research builds...mais »

Time Graphiq Stories

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR EXTENSION - Há 3 dias
All Graphiq Stories - BOOKS The Best Long Books to Cuddle Up With This Holiday Season To help you find a more substantial novel to keep you company this holiday, PrettyFamous distinguished the best long books out there. Posted on November 28, 2016 by Natalie Morin

Aerobic exercise and the Brain

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 3 dias
Aerobic Exercise Preserves Brain Volume and Improves Cognitive Functionby Neuroscience News According to researchers, adults with mild cognitive impairment who embarked in aerobic exercise for times a week for six months had increased volume in specific brain areas. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | November 30, 2016 at 9:57 am | Tags: aerobic exercise | URL: http://wp.me/p4sXNK-9zI

Mapas antigos

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
71 mil mapas antigos em alta resolução para download gratuito - 10:00 - 20 Outubro, 2016 - por Romullo Baratto Marcada - - - Guardar no Meu ArchDaily [image: 71 mil mapas antigos em alta resolução para download gratuito , Cortesia de David Rumsey Map Collection]Cortesia de David Rumsey Map Collection Os amantes de história e geografia ficarão impressionados com os incríveis mapas históricos do banco de dados *David Rumsey Map Collection*. A página conta com mais de 71 mil mapas e imagens que abrangem um período que vai do século XVI ao XXI e ilustram a Améri... mais »

Multimorbidity in older adults

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access M*ultimorbidity in older adults: magnitude* *and challenges for the Brazilian health* *system* Bruno Pereira Nunes1,2*,, Elaine Thumé1,3and Luiz Augusto Facchini2,3 Abstract Background: Multimorbidity is a public health problem with high prevalence and important consequences. The aim of this paper was to verify the prevalence and distribution of multimorbidity in Brazilian older adults. Methods: A population-based survey was carried out in 2008 through face-to-face interviews with 1593 older adults (aged 60 or over) living in Bagé, a medium-sized city in Sout... mais »

150 anos da SOCEPE desde o Deutscher Hilfsverein

José Antonio BrenneremBrenner de Santa Maria - Há 5 dias
A migração de alemães e descendentes para Santa Maria, desde as antigas colônias da região de São Leopoldo, começou no início da década de 1830 e continuou durante a Guerra dos Farrapos. Na florescente povoação santa-mariense, os alemães que, durante o conflito, garantiram as atividades de comércio e produção, mantiveram sua hegemonia em tempos de paz. Na época de sua emancipação política, em 1858, Santa Maria era visivelmente alemã em quase todas as atividades: comerciantes, alfaiates, curtidores, lombilheiros, ferreiros, pedreiros, ourives, sapateiros, marceneiros etc. Isso atrai... mais »

Obesity and FFAR2 receptor

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
New Target Receptor Discovered in the Fight Against Obesity NEUROSCIENCE NEWSNOVEMBER 27, 2016 *Summary: Researchers inject a cold virus into a woman’s brain in an effort to eradicate cancer.* *Source: King’s College London.* *The team of scientists from King’s College London and Imperial College London tested a high-fat diet, containing a fermentable carbohydrate, and a control diet on mice and looked at the effect on food intake of those with and without the FFAR2 receptor.* The results showed that mice fed the diet containing fermentable carbohydrate were protected against obesity... mais »

Parkinson's Disease and Brain Iron

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
People With Parkinson’s Show Altered Iron Levels in Their Brainsby Neuroscience News A new neuroimaging study finds iron is distributed in an unusual way in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease. *Read more of this post* *Neuroscience News* | November 28, 2016 at 9:07 am | Tags: DZNE, QSM | URL: http://wp.me/p4sXNK-9yp Comment See all comments

Human Rights

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
Who is behind Human Rights Watch? *by *Paul Treanor Reposted September 7, 2001 *The backgrounds of the Board members of Human Rights Watch (HRW), Europe-Central Asia section, with an indication of HRW funding sources. HRW is founded on the idea that the values of the United States are universal, and that the US must impose them on the rest of the world. As the largest human-rights lobby, it is partly responsible for the increasingly expansionist US foreign policy./.../*

Multilingual Translation System

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
Google’s new multilingual Neural Machine Translation System can translate between language pairs even though it has never been taught to do so November 25, 2016 [image: Google Neural Machine Translation1] Machine translation breakthrough implemented for 103 languages Google researchers have announced they have implemented a neural machine translation system in Google Translate that improves translation quality and enables “Zero-Shot Translation” — translation between language pairs never seen explicitly by the system. For example, in the animation above, the system was trained to tr... mais »

Neuroscience

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
*NEUROSCIENCE* Corina Marinescu VER

Troféu AMRIGS 1990

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
Jornal AMRIGS XXXVII – abril-maio 1990 – pag. 9 TROFÉU AMRIGS *Um médico que queria ser engenheiro e hoje quer construir pontes* *JAMRIGS: *0 que motivou a sua escolha pela medicina como ramo profissional? *ACHUTTI: *Bom, eu tinha dois tios médicos, e a gente sempre tem a figura de um médico que nos cuida, pelo menos eu tinha uma boa imagem de médico. Além disto meu pai era farmacêutico e no interior o farmacêuti­co é um pouco médico. Mas na realidade, durante o curso científico, minha intençã... mais »

Alzheimer's Disease

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
Alzheimer's disease found to be a diabetic disorder of the brainNovember 9, 2016 [image: Alzheimer's disease found to be a diabetic disorder of the brain] Proposed model for blockade of Kir6.1 or Kir6.2 by memantine in hippocampus. Our results suggest that Kir6.2 blockade in dendritic spines by memantine regulates CaMKII activity by increasing intracellular Ca2+ mobilization, which in turn …more Researchers at Tohoku University have found a promising treatment for Alzheimer's disease, by noticing a similarity in the way insulin signaling works in the brain and in the pancreas of diab... mais »

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