Monday, April 30, 2018

Placenta

Though often forgotten, the placenta has a huge role in baby’s health

Research in mice draws attention to the importance of the often-overlooked organ

ELIZABETH QUILL

12:30pm, April 24, 2018

TREE OF LIFE The placenta is a fetus’s lifeline throughout pregnancy. Some problems with embryo development may actually have roots in the placenta, recent research in mice suggests.

SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SHUTTERSTOCK

I am not the first person who has considered composing poetry to the placenta. One writer begins: “Oh Lady Placenta! What a life you lived in magenta.” Another almost coos to the “constant companion, womb pillow friend.” It might sound like odd inspiration for verse, but it’s entirely justified.

This vital organ, which is fully formed by about 12 weeks, nurtures a growing fetus throughout pregnancy, offering oxygen, nutrients and antibodies and eliminating waste. The placental cells forge a deep connection between mom and baby, a symbolic early step in a lifelong bond./.../

Elisa Pereira Reis

Elisa Pereira Reis: Olhar pioneiro sobre a desigualdade social

Estudiosa das elites, pesquisadora defende o desenvolvimento de projetos comparativos para melhor entendimento dos fenômenos sociais

CHRISTINA QUEIROZ | ED. 266 | ABRIL 2018

Em um momento no qual a temática da pobreza mobilizava os pesquisadores de sua área, a socióloga política Elisa Pereira Reis desenvolveu estudos inovadores sobre desigualdade social. A partir de análises comparativas da situação de diferentes nações, seus trabalhos têm influenciado o modo de pensar o desequilíbrio na distribuição de recursos, não apenas no Brasil como também no mundo. Ao se debruçar sobre as perspectivas que as elites têm do problema, Elisa propiciou o desenvolvimento de uma nova compreensão acerca das disparidades sociais. Em sua concepção, constituem a elite pessoas que ocupam altos postos em determinadas instituições, controlando recursos materiais e simbólicos. Ou seja, não apenas dinheiro mas também a capacidade de influenciar decisões alicerça o poder das elites./.../

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Vegetariano

Um terço das mortes prematuras pode ser prevenida com dieta vegetariana, de acordo com estudo de Harvard

Por Natasha Romanzoti, em 29.04.2018

egundo um novo estudo da Universidade de Harvard, nos EUA, um terço de todas as
mortes prematuras poderia ser evitada por uma dieta vegetariana.

Essas descobertas indicam que temos subestimado enormemente os benefícios de uma
dieta baseada em vegetais.

Dieta vegana: fisiculturista de 78 anos mostra benefícios

Subestimação

Os resultados da pesquisa foram apresentados na Quarta Conferência Internacional
do Vaticano na Cidade do Vaticano, pelo pesquisador Dr. Walter Willett, professor }
de epidemiologia e nutrição da Faculdade de Medicina de Harvard.

Neuroscience Case Studies

Neuroscience and Psychology’s 10 Greatest Case Studies

by Neuroscience News

From Phineas Gage and H.M to Kim Peek, the man who inspired Dustin Hoffman's character in Rain Man, a new paper looks at the most influential and prolific case studies in neuroscience and psychology.

Alzheimer and bacteria

Image shows an old lady looking out of a window.

RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY VIRUS AND TWO TYPES OF BACTERIA AS MAJOR CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER'S

“We are saying there is incontrovertible evidence that Alzheimer’s Disease has a dormant microbial component, and that this can be woken up by iron dysregulation. Removing this iron will slow down or prevent cognitive degeneration – we can’t keep ignoring all of the evidence,” Professor Douglas Kell said.

Pleasure

How Pleasure Affects Our Brains

by Neuroscience News

A new article looks at the neuroscience of pleasure and considers why, in the pursuit of pleasure, we embark in some actions which are detrimental to our well being.

The Great Ditactor

Charlie Chaplin’s Speech in The Great Dictator: A Call for Decency, a Statement Against Fascism

When we featured this famous scene on OC five years ago, Sheerly Avni wrote: "Charlie Chaplin is said to have added his 4 1/2 minute final speech to The Great Dictator (1940) only after Hitler’s invasion of France. The speech both showcases the actor’s considerable dramatic gifts and makes a prescient, eloquent plea for human decency." According to the biography, Charlie Chaplin and His Times, "the speech was [indeed] recorded in the Chaplin Studio on June 24, 1940, precisely one week after the fall of France," when "only Britain stood between Hitler and total victory in the west." As America resisted getting entangled in a European conflict, Chaplin felt the need to speak out against fascism. He spoke the following lines. They were timely then in Europe. They're timely now in America. And they'll be timely somewhere else in the future, that you can unfortunately guarantee.

Ageing Population Sociology

Andrzej Klimczuk aklimczuk@gazeta.pl por yorku.ca

para SDOH

Dear Colleagues,

*** Sorry for cross-posting. Please distribute widely ***

In collaboration with the journals Frontiers in Sociology & Frontiers in Public Health (www.frontiersin.org) we are bringing together a selected group of international experts to contribute to an open-access article collection on:

"Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Population"

Guest Editors:

Andrzej Klimczuk, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland

Łukaz Tomczyk, Pedagogical University of Kraków, Kraków, Poland

The abstract submission deadline is 27 June 2018.

The manuscript submission deadline is 24 October 2018.

Visit the collection homepage for the full description of the project: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/8000

About this Research Topic:

In recent years we may observe increasing interest in the development of social innovation both regarding theory as well as the practice of responding to social problems and challenges. One of the crucial challenges at the beginning of the 21st century is population ageing. Various new and innovative initiatives, programs, schemes, and projects to respond to negative consequences of this demographic process are emerging around the world. However, social theories related to ageing are still insufficiently combined with these new practices, social movements, organisational models, and institutions. Many scholars are still using notions and tools from classical theories of social gerontology or the sociology of ageing such as disengagement theory, activity theory, and successful and productive ageing. Such theories do not sufficiently explain ageing in the context of, for example, a broad use of the information and communications technologies (ICTs) including robotics and automation, new healthcare and long-term care models, advancements in the development and governance of age-friendly environments, and public engagement of older adults into co-production of services delivered by public, private, non-governmental as well as non-formal entities.

In this Research Topic we welcome papers critically evaluating the existing social perspectives and theories in the field of ageing, introducing innovative approaches and comparative studies. We welcome researchers from areas such as sociology, pedagogy, public policy, economics, management, and public health. The contributions can be based on theoretical studies as well as the implementation of social innovation and programs addressed at ageing and older people. Reviews and papers on philosophical and ethical issues are also welcome.

Keywords: ageing, aging, older adults, older people, social gerontology, sociology of aging, sociology of ageing, ICT, robotics, social innovation, care, caregivers, agefriendly, public health, long-term care, healthcare, governance, NGOs

As a contributing author, you will benefit from:

- High visibility with eBook and our research network

- Rigorous, transparent and fast peer review

- 10% discount on publishing fees

- Advanced impact metrics

- Read about the article collection https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/8000

- Publishing fees including institutional memberships and fee-waiver program https://www.frontiersin.org/about/publishing-fees

- Author Guidelines https://www.frontiersin.org/about/author-guidelines

- Contact the Frontiers editorial office sociology@frontiersin.org

Best regards,

::: Andrzej Klimczuk
::: klimczukandrzej@gmail.com
::: tel.: +48 506 567 665

::: Recent Publications:

::: Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume I

::: Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume II

::: Aging in the Social Space

::: Generations, Intergenerational Relationships, Generational Policy

::: Comparative analysis of national and regional models of the silver economy in the European Union

::: Smart, age-friendly cities and communities: the emergence of socio-technological solutions in the Central and Eastern Europe

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Saturday, April 28, 2018

2865 - AMICOR 20

Microbioma and Mind

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 minutos

Can Microbes Manipulate Our Minds? [image: gut] One theory gaining momentum is that members of the gut microbiome actively manipulate our behaviour for their own benefit. NeuroscienceNews.com image is adapted from the University of Oxford news release. [image: Neuroscience News]NEUROSCIENCE NEWSAPRIL 28, 2018 *Summary: Researchers report we may have evolved to depend on our gut bacteria to aid normal brain function, and changes in our microbiome could have effects on our behavior.* *Source: University of Oxford.* Researchers at the University of Oxford have proposed an evolutionary fra... mais »

Male Pill?

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 horas

Are We Finally Ready for the Male Pill? By Alexandra Sifferlin | Photographs by Isabella Connelley and Bethan Mooney for TIME April 26, 2018 Daniel Dudley, 28, is a busy man. The doctor-in-training is an active hiker, an amateur chef—he’s currently learning Indian cooking—and a proud “father” to two dwarf rabbits whose antics he chronicles under the Instagram handle, *bunnyzaddy*. He’s also at least partially responsible for the creation of a new male contraceptive. Over the last five years, Dudley has volunteered for three separate clinical trials of three different male contracepti... mais »

Prima da Valderês: Ilse Pizzani, 90.

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 10 horas

Festejamos no dia 24 a prima da Valderês, filha de um irmão materno, nascida em Rio Bonito, hoje Tangará, em SC, no "vale do Contestado", dez anos depois que a "guerra" já havia terminado. Conversamos sobre a infância da Valderês cuja família também para lá migrou e elas conviveram na idade escolar. As primas Brinde: Ilse, Catharina (filha), Wanyce (irmã da Valderês) e mais alguns braços... mais »

Meu primo Emil Achutti Bered

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 15 horas

Meu primo, filho de uma das irmãs de meu pai (tia Emília) junto com seu neto Bruno foram autores da construção de nosso último consultório, e deu Aula Inaugural na PUCRS nesta sema. Aproveitando para lembrar que o consultório anterior - no centro, onde ficamos por 45 anos foi arquitetado pelo irmão mais moço dele Walter.