Using objects when trying to solve problems may help to find new ways of finding a solution, researchers report.
Interacting with the world changes the way we think, new research shows. NeuroscienceNews.com image is credited to BROKER/REX.
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Saturday, December 31, 2016
Thinking With Our Hands
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Para nos despedirmos de 2016:
Tenhamos FÉ em nossas convicções. Mesmo na incerteza nos servem com uma bússola apontando uma direção.
Não percamos a ESPERANÇA de que dias melhores ainda poderão vir. A vida nos ensina sobre os ciclos de evolução e desenvolvimento.
O AMOR pode nos dar força, aliviar o sofrimento, e revelar o sentido de viver.
https://www.google.com.br/trends/yis/2016/BR?autoplay=1
Tenhamos FÉ em nossas convicções. Mesmo na incerteza nos servem com uma bússola apontando uma direção.
Não percamos a ESPERANÇA de que dias melhores ainda poderão vir. A vida nos ensina sobre os ciclos de evolução e desenvolvimento.
O AMOR pode nos dar força, aliviar o sofrimento, e revelar o sentido de viver.
https://www.google.com.br/trends/yis/2016/BR?autoplay=1
Biological x social evolution
Ancient DNA Can Both Diminish and Defend Modern Minds NEUROSCIENCE NEWSDECEMBER 30, 2016 *A new study raises the question of whether a genetic mutation associated with neurodegeneration in one environment could act in a positive way in a different setting.* *Source: Arizona State University.* *A new study shows cognitive decline may be influenced by the interaction of genetics and … worms?.* You’ve likely heard about being in the right place at the wrong time, but what about having the right genes in the wrong environment? In other words, could a genetic mutation (or allele) that puts ... mais »
Glioblastoma treatment
Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment Is a Success - Alice Park @aliceparkny Dec. 28, 2016 Using the immune system to beat cancer is quickly becoming a promising new strategy for battling tumors. But most of the success so far has been with blood cancers like lymphomas and leukemias. Immunotherapy, as it’s called, has yet to prove itself with solid tumors like breast, prostate, lung, colon and brain cancers. But in a report published in the *New England Journal of Medicine*, researchers led by Dr. Behnam Badie from the City of Hope Beckman Research Institute and Medical Center say... mais »
Glioblastoma cure
Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment Is a Success - Alice Park @aliceparkny Dec. 28, 2016 The patient who tried it is still alive more than a year later Pause Mute Current Time0:33 / Duration Time0:47 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Share Captions Fullscreen Brain Cancer Patient Alive and Well 1 Year After Experimental Treatment A man who underwent experimental therapy for a brain tumor is alive and well one year later. Using the immune system to beat cancer is quickly becoming a promising new strategy for battling tumors. But most of the success so far has been with blood cancers like ly... mais »
US Cultural Divide
THE UPSHOT ‘Duck Dynasty’ vs. ‘Modern Family’: 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide By JOSH KATZ Americans have been clustering themselves into cultural bubbles just as they have clustered in political bubbles.
Gut microbiota
*A new study reports the gut microbiota can modulate serotonin transporter activity.* *Source: University of Exeter.* Scientists at the University of Exeter Medical School and University of Zaragoza in Spain studied a protein known as TLR2, a critical detector of the microbiota found in the intestine. They found that it regulates levels of serotonin – a neurotransmitter which carries messages to the brain, and is also found in the gut, where it regulates our bowel routines. [image: Image shows an intestinal tract.] *Researchers have found evidence that could shed new light on the com... mais »
Vera Rubin (1928-2016)
ENERGY DEC 27, 2016 Vera Rubin, the Mother of Dark Matter, Dies at 88 Vera Rubin found that galaxies don't quite rotate the way they were predicted, and that lent support to the theory that some other force...By Associated Press
Internet Connections
A Map of Every Device in the World That's Connected to the Internet Alissa Walker 8/28/14 6:04pm Filed to: MAPS 175.6K 8412 Where is the internet? This map might explain it better than any statistics could ever hope to: The red hot spots show where the most devices that can access the internet are located. This map was made on August 2 by John Matherly, the founder of Shodan, a search engine for internet-connected devices. Matherly, who calls himself an internet cartographer, collected the data to put it together by sending ping requests to every IP address on the internet, and storing... mais »
Universe limits?
Is The Universe Infinite? Listen·2: Heard on Morning Edition [image: Nell Greenfieldboyce 2010] NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE *Morning Edition* is asking questions about the universe, part of an effort to put things in perspective. We hear from scientists who ponder what shape the universe has and whether it is truly infinite. +++++++++++++++++ Where Did The Universe Come From Li December 26, 20165:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition [image: Nell Greenfieldboyce 2010] NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE One of the greatest mysteries is where the universe came from. Scientists know one thing for sure: The univer... mais »
2016: Neuroscience
The Top Neuroscience Stories Of 2016 D.C. Demetre December 29, 2016 [image: neuroscience] Neuroscience research continued to expand our understanding of the brain in 2016. The potential for developing treatment and diagnostic approaches to such debilitationg conditions as stroke, addiction, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease kept scientists (and science journalists) busy all year. Among the most shared and viewed stories on Reliawire this year, the top place went to a 5 year study by USC neuroscientists investigating the effects of music instruction on young children. It was foun... mais »
molecular roots of AD
Study details molecular roots of Alzheimer's Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detailed the structure of a molecule that has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Knowing the shape of the molecule - and how that shape may be disrupted by certain genetic mutations - can help in understanding how Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases develop and how to prevent and treat them. The study is published in the journal *eLife*. The idea that the molecule TREM2 is involved in cognitive decline - the hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases, inc... mais »
Mind?
Scientists say your “mind” isn’t confined to your brain, or even your body - By Olivia Goldhill, qz.com - Exibir original - Dezembro 24º, 2016 The mind is more than just the brain.Foto de: (The Regents of the University of California) You might wonder, at some point today, what’s going on in another person’s mind. You may compliment someone’s great mind, or say they are out of their mind. You may even try to expand or free your own mind. But what *is* a mind? Defining the concept is a surprisingly slippery task. The mind is the seat of consciousness, the essence of your be... mais »
Smartphone Echocardiography
10 Tech Advances That Can Change Medicine Eric J. Topol, MD Smartphone Echocardiography Last year, I highlighted the Philips Lumify smartphone ultrasound as a top tech advance. In 2016, a dedicated cardiac probe was introduced that generates exquisite images through an Android app (see video). A second entry of smartphone ultrasound—Clarius—is also being introduced, and it has a wireless connection to the smartphone. Recently, I've been made aware of a third smartphone ultrasound device developed by Healcerion. 2016 was the 200th anniversary of the stethoscope. I think we have far bet... mais »
Brain’s Circuitry For Political Beliefs
The Incorrigibles: How the Brain’s Circuitry is Hardwired For Political Beliefs NEUROSCIENCE NEWSDECEMBER 26, 2016 [image: Image shows a bar chart.] Participants rated the strength of their beliefs on a scale of 1-7 on both political (purple) and nonpolitical (green) statements. They then rated responses to counter-arguments to those statements. The graph depicts shifts in their belief strength ratings. NeuroscienceNews.com image is credited to Brain and Creativity Institute at USC. *Summary: A new study reports the more we are provided with contradictory evidence, the more stubborn w... mais »
Lemniscata ou Analema
*Da mensagem de Natal enviada pelo AMICOR Fernando Neubarth, primo da Valderês:* Segue com todo carinho, como mensagem de Natal,... Fernando, Suzel, Bibiana & Pedro, Larissa e Luísa. Porto Alegre, 25.12.2016 ---------- É um total de 48 fotos do Sol, sobrepostas na mesma imagem. Feitas durante um ano, uma vez por semana, no mesmo local (Burgos, Espanha) e horário. O ponto mais alto é o solstício de verão e o mais embaixo é o solstício de inverno. As imagens formam uma curva chamada *Lemniscata*, tb conhecida como o símbolo do infinito. Um presente mostrando o infinito ciclo da natureza... mais »
2016 Books from Brain Pickings
From Brain Pickings Weekly *In case you missed them:* *The Greatest Science Books of 2016* *The Best Children's Books of 2016* *16 Overall Favorite Books of 2016*
Infants with major Congenital Anomalies: Mortality of thei motheres
*Enviado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinart Azambuja* December 20, 2016 Association Between the Birth of an Infant With Major Congenital Anomalies and Subsequent Risk of Mortality in Their Mothers Eyal Cohen, MD, MSc1,2,3,4,5; Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó, MSc, PhD2; Joel G. Ray, MD, MSc3,6; et alLars Pedersen, PhD2; Nancy Adler, PhD7; Anne Gulbech Ording, PhD2; Paul H. Wise, MD, MPH4; Arnold Milstein, MD5; Henrik Toft Sørensen, MD, DMSc, PhD2,8 Author Affiliations JAMA. 2016;316(23):2515-2524. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.18425 FullText Key Points *Question* Do mothers who give birth to an infant with... mais »
Mensagem da AMRIGS
Mensagem enviada pelo dr. Sérgio zylbersztejn Neste Natal, a AMRIGS homenageia todos que se dedicam a mudar historias de vida. *https://goo.gl/kci9Sh * Feliz 2017
Friday, December 30, 2016
Biological x social evolution
A new study raises the question of whether a genetic mutation associated with neurodegeneration in one environment could act in a positive way in a different setting.
Source: Arizona State University.
A new study shows cognitive decline may be influenced by the interaction of genetics and … worms?.
You’ve likely heard about being in the right place at the wrong time, but what about having the right genes in the wrong environment? In other words, could a genetic mutation (or allele) that puts populations at risk for illnesses in one environmental setting manifest itself in positive ways in a different setting?
That’s the question behind a recent paper published in FASEB Journal by several researchers including lead author Ben Trumble, an assistant professor at Arizona State University’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change and ASU’s Center for Evolution and Medicine.
These researchers examined how the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene might function differently in an infectious environment than in the urban industrialized settings where ApoE has mostly been examined. All ApoE proteins help mediate cholesterol metabolism, and assist in the crucial activity of transporting fatty acids to the brain. But in industrialized societies, ApoE4 variant carriers also face up to a four-fold higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related cognitive declines, as well as a higher risk for cardiovascular disease./.../
Glioblastoma treatment
Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment Is a Success
Using the immune system to beat cancer is quickly becoming a promising new strategy for battling tumors. But most of the success so far has been with blood cancers like lymphomas and leukemias. Immunotherapy, as it’s called, has yet to prove itself with solid tumors like breast, prostate, lung, colon and brain cancers.
But in a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers led by Dr. Behnam Badie from the City of Hope Beckman Research Institute and Medical Center say that the same immune-based therapy that is successful against blood cancers also helped a patient with advanced brain cancer.
The 50-year-old man with glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive type of brain tumor, had already been treated with surgery, radiation and anti-tumor drug therapies. /.../
Thursday, December 29, 2016
US Cultural Divide
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Gut microbiota
A new study reports the gut microbiota can modulate serotonin transporter activity.
Source: University of Exeter.
Scientists at the University of Exeter Medical School and University of Zaragoza in Spain studied a protein known as TLR2, a critical detector of the microbiota found in the intestine. They found that it regulates levels of serotonin – a neurotransmitter which carries messages to the brain, and is also found in the gut, where it regulates our bowel routines.
Researchers have found evidence that could shed new light on the complex community of trillions of microorganisms living in all our guts, and how they interact with our bodies16
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