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Alzheimer's Disease
Here’s What We Think Alzheimer’s Does to the Brainby Neuroscience News A new paper explores different findings about the development of Alzheimer's and considers how personalized treatments may help combat this complex disease. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | November 4, 2017 at 11:24 am | Tags: amyloid-beta, Rbfox1 | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-bCh Comment See all comments [image: Image shows a brain.] One of the difficulties of diagnosing Alzheimer’s is that we’ve no reliable and accurate way of measuring this protein build-up during the early stages of the disease. In... mais »
Climate and Health
*Enviado pelo AMICOR Henrique Barros* Climate change and health *https://shar.es/1PiQ0l* Climate change and health The links between climate change and public health are increasingly clear. The Lancet Countdown 2017 report monitors the health impacts of climate change and the benefits resulting from the response to climate change. *Explore and interact with the report’s findings.*
Quantum Thermodynamics
*Recomendado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja* Breaking laws[image: quantum-thermodynamics] The new thermodynamics: how quantum physics is bending the rules Experiments are starting to probe the limits of the classical laws of thermodynamics.
Egypt's Great Pyramid
[image: pyramid-void] Cosmic-ray particles reveal secret chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid Researchers have used muon detectors to discover a mysterious, 30-metre-long space — which could help to reveal how the 4,500-year-old monument was built.
Lagoa do Peixe: Aves
Singular: um olhar sobre o Rio Grande > 03/11/2017 Encontro internacional de aves na Lagoa do Peixe
Age and Longevity
21st Century Age and Longevity Conference*Dates: *April 13 – 15, 2018 *Location: *New York, New York The three day conference, “Age and Longevity in the 21st Century: Science, Policy, and Ethics”, sponsored by Global Bioethics Initiative, offers a unique opportunity to call attention to the impact of new technologies on the global profile of aging and longevity. By facilitating expert discussion in a unique setting regarding broad-based perspectives on these topics, the conference promotes global thinking, scientific exploration and policy orientation at the individual, social, commun... mais »
Daydreaming
Daydreaming means you’re smart and creative It also enables you to switch to "autopilot" for routine tasks like driving November 1, 2017 MRI scan showing regions of the default mode network, involved in daydreaming (credit: C C) Daydreaming during meetings or class might actually be a sign that you’re smart and creative, according to a Georgia Institute of Technology study. “People with efficient brains may have too much brain capacity to stop their minds from wandering,” said Eric Schumacher, an associate psychology professor who co-authored a research paper published in the journal *... mais »
Artificial Intelligence
The Future of Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Society November 3, 2017 [image: cfr] Ray Kurzweil keynote presentation at Council on Foreign Relations meeting Speaker: Ray Kurzweil Inventor, Author, and Futurist Presider: Nicholas Thompson Editor in Chief, Wired Friday Nov. 3, 2017 In a wide-ranging discussion, Ray Kurzweil covers issues ranging from how AI will enhance us — expanding our intelligence while improving our lives and even our spirituality — to ethical issues and dealing with technological … more…
Luiz Francisco Guerra Blessmann
Dr. Guerra Blessmann era o Diretor da Faculdade de Medicina da (na época) URGS, quando de meu ingresso em 1953.
Zilah Mattos Totta 100
*Entre tantas outras realizações: fundadora do Instituto Educacional João XXIII* 30 DE OUTUBRO DE 2017 ALMANAQUE GAÚCHO Zilah Totta, cem anos de nascimento Zilah Mattos Totta nasceu em Porto Alegre, no dia 30 de outubro de 1917, há exatos cem anos, e morreu aqui na Capital em 21 de dezembro de 1997. Realizou os primeiros estudos em casa com a mãe, que era professora. A partir da 3ª série do ensino primário, estudou no Colégio Sévigné, onde concluiu o curso complementar. Formou-se em Música, em Educação Física e em Filosofia, ostentando no currículo três diplomas universitários. Inicio... mais »
The Lancet: Medicine and Marx
Offline: Medicine and Marx Richard HortonEmail the author Richard Horton Published: 04 November 2017 [image: Opens large image] PlumX Metrics [image: Learn more about article metrics] Roger Viollet/Getty Images View Large Image DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32805-2 | [image: show]Article Info - Summary - Full Text - Tables and Figures When President Xi Jinping addressed the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China last month, he spoke of “the scientific truth of Marxism-Leninism”. Marxism (with Chinese characteristics), as President Xi went on t... mais »
to Avoid Influenza
Beyond Flu Shots: 8 Other Ways to Avoid Influenza [image: Image: Beyond Flu Shots: 8 Other Ways to Avoid Influenza] (Copyright DPC) By Gary Greenberg | Thursday, 02 Nov 2017 11:05 AM Short URL| Email Article| Comment| Contact| Print| A A [image: Copy Shortlink] - - Tweet - - 0 inShare Flu shots are a hit-and-miss proposition. While they can reduce the risk of contracting influenza, they’re not foolproof. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says last season’s version had an effectiveness rate of just 42 percent. Since 2004, flu va... mais »
Médicos Italianos no RS
lançamento do livro "Médicos italianos no sul do Brasil", da médica e doutora em história, *Leonor Schwartsmann*. A sessão de autógrafos e apresentação da obra será no próximo dia *09 de novembro, às 18h30, no Centro Histórico-Cultural Santa Casa.*
Body Clock
- What is your biggest regret? Here are people's devastatingly honest answers theguardian.com Save to Pocket - The U.S. Isn’t Prepared for the Next Recession theatlantic.com Save to Pocket - Why we must listen to the ticking of our body clock Our bodies have many clocks that control sleep, health and performance. If we do things at the wrong times, there can be dangerous consequences. This year’s Nobel prize was awarded to the three scientists who discovered the key genes in circadian (24-hour) body clocks. Their discovery enabled other scientists to discover the thousands of circ... mais »
Cause of Stress
This Is the Number-One Cause of Stress for Americans A new survey from the American Psychological Association shows that Americans have a lot of stress. Here's what they're most anxious about By Alexandra Sifferlin November 1, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. More than half of Americans say that the present day is the worst period of American history that they can remember, according to a new survey of stress in the United States. The American Psychological Association (APA) just released the results of its annual Stress in America survey, which revealed that the biggest ... mais »
Biologic Clock
How Your Body Keeps TimeBy Aimee Swartz - SHARE - TWEET - PIN IT - EMAIL - COMMENT - PRINT Photo: Chad Baker/Getty Images Whether you know it or not, you have an internal body clock that follows a daily 24-cycle known as a circadian rhythm. Our body clock, also known as a circadian clock, responds primarily to environmental cues, such as light and darkness, as well as genes that influence how quickly or slowly our body clock runs and, as a result, how closely it aligns with the 24-hour day. Nearly every tissue and organ in the body is governed by its own circadia... mais »
Martin Luther
*Antepassados Germânicos meus e da Valderês eram Luteranos* Nobody listened to Luther at first. That’s why he succeeded. He was able to build his support only because it took so long for word to spread. Ideas and writings — even the Gutenberg Bible — traveled slowly in Luther’s time . (University of Texas via AP) By Jonathan Kay October 26 Jonathan Kay, a freelance writer based in Toronto, is a former engineer, lawyer and editor of the Walrus. A simplified version of the Reformation that many people hold in their heads typically goes something like this: Disgusted by the corr... mais »
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