Controle Tabagismo BR - 40 anos
*No dia 05 p.p. Houve um simpósio no Rio de Janeiro, na FIOCRUZ para celebrar 40 anos de Controle do Tabagismo no Brasil. Atendendo solicitação dos organizadores enviei um pequeno vídeo como um dos testemunhas dos primeiros passos, cuja transcrição segue abaixo.* *https://youtu.be/p9cERdPrb4U* Um dos marcos iniciais na determinação dos riscos do tabagismo foi o estudo sobre a mortalidade de médicos Britânicos e o hábito de fumar publicado por Richard Doll em 1954 (quando fazia um ano de meu ingresso na Faculdade de Medicina). Tive a oportunidade de conhecê-lo pessoalmente mais adiant... mais »
Margaret Fuller on What Makes a Great Leader: Timeless Political Wisdom from the Founding Mother of American FeminismIn praise of the leader “to whom this world is no mere spectacle or fleeting shadow, but a great, solemn game, to be played with good heed, for its stakes are of eternal value, yet who, if his play be true, heeds not what he loses by the falsehood of others.”BY MARIA POPOVA [image: Margaret Fuller on What Makes a Great Leader: Timeless Political Wisdom from the Founding Mother of American Feminism] At six, Margaret Fuller (May 23, 1810–July 19, 1850) was reading in Lati... mais »
Electricity Access
*eport title: the State of Electricity Access from: the World Bank Group* The report has 5 questions: 1. Why is electricity access key to achieve the Global Goals for Sustainable Development from the United Nations? 2. What is the status of electricity access? 3. What are the challenges + drivers of transformative electricity access? 4. Why is it important to explore co-operation between access, renewable energy, and energy efficiency? 5. What are the new, innovative business + delivery models? The key findings are: - Urgent actions need to speed-up access t... mais »
Alien Tech?
Ella AldersonFollow Physics student. A passion for language and the mysteries of our universe, our future, and our human condition. Nov 7 Our First Interstellar Visitor — Alien Tech?Claims by Harvard scientists have led to speculation A little over a year ago, our solar system was visited by a mysterious object tumbling in from interstellar space. It approached above the plane of our unsuspecting planets and came down inside Mercury’s orbit, swinging past our enormous sun before shooting out and disappearing from view of our telescopes, starting its long path out of our solar system ... mais »
Global Burden of Disease 2017
A fragile world [image: Figure thumbnail fx1]Since *The Lancet* published the first Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) over 10 years ago, every new iteration has brought improvements in data quality and quantity. With the sharpening of these estimates came a reassuring message: year on year, they portrayed an ever-healthier world. Careful reading of the results of GBD 2017 shatter this comforting trend of gradual improvement and instead show plateauing mortality rates on a background of faltering and uneven progress, era-defining epidemics, and dramatic health worker shortages. Ins... mais »
Mitocondria evolution
Forcing the two organisms to cooperate hints at origins of cells’ energy factories BY TINA HESMAN SAEY 6:00AM, NOVEMBER 5, 2018 [image: mitochondria] YOU COMPLETE ME Yeast cells (blue) harboring *E. coli* bacteria (purple) work together to provide each other energy and nutrients. The hybrid cells may help scientists learn more about the evolution of mitochondria, the organelles that make energy for cells. A mashup of yeast and shows how mitochondria might have evolved NOV 05 2018 6:00 AM An engineered partnership between yeast and E. coli suggests one way mitochondria may have evolve... mais »
Partisan Divide
How Identity, Not Issues, Explains the Partisan Divide New research has disturbing implications - By Cameron Brick, Sander van der Linden on June 19, 2018 U.S. politics increasingly looks like a savage battle between left and right. Consistent with closing ranks in a battle, Americans are expressing policy opinions that align more and more with their political groups. Of all conflicts between groups in America, partisanship is one of the most divisive, with 86% of Americans seeing strong conflicts between Republicans and Democrats. Yet, political differences are not always cause f... mais »
Smoking and Mortality Risk in US
Association of Cigarette, Cigar, and Pipe Use With Mortality Risk in the US Population Read Article Take Quiz Key Points *Question* What is the association of cigar, pipe, and cigarette use with mortality risk in the US population? *Findings* In this nationally representative longitudinal cohort study of 357 420 participants comparing exclusive cigar, pipe, and cigarette use with mortality risk, a statistically significantly elevated risk of tobacco-related cancer mortality among exclusive current and former cigarette smokers, current cigar smokers, and current pipe smokers, as w... mais »
Microbioma and AD
Researchers Identify Virus and Two Types of Bacteria as Major Causes of Alzheimer’s [image: Neuroscience News]NEUROSCIENCE NEWSMARCH 9, 2016 A worldwide team of senior scientists and clinicians have come together to produce an editorial which indicates that certain microbes – a specific virus and two specific types of bacteria – are major causes of Alzheimer’s Disease. Their paper, which has been published online in the highly regarded peer-reviewed journal, *Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease*, stresses the urgent need for further research – and more importantly, for clinical trials of ... mais »
Barker Theory!...
Lasting Effects of Early Life Stress on Genome, Gut and Brainby Neuroscience News Researchers report stress during fetal development and early childhood can have lasting implications for brain development, leading to increased risks of brain disorders later in life. Read more of this post
Superheroes
Good Guys in Superhero Movies More Violent that Villainsby Neuroscience News Researchers report acts of violence by superheros in popular movies significantly outnumber those performed by the villains. The study reveals male superhero characters commit five times as many violent acts per movie hour than female protagonists. Read more of this post
Football Players
Evidence of Brain Injuries in Football Players at Surprisingly Young Ageby Neuroscience News Researchers find evidence of cognitive issues and miRNA biomarkers, indicating brain injuries from concussions or head-to-head contact, in college football players. The findings indicated lasting damage caused by sports related concussions occur earlier than expected. Read more of this post
"For" and "Against"...
Truth, Justice, and Public Good: Simone Weil on Political Manipulation, the Dangers of “For” and “Against,” and How to Save Thinking from Opinion“True attention is a state so difficult for any human creature, so violent, that any emotional disturbance can derail it. Therefore, one must always endeavour strenuously to protect one’s inner faculty of judgment against the turmoil of personal hopes and fears.”BY MARIA POPOVA [image: Truth, Justice, and Public Good: Simone Weil on Political Manipulation, the Dangers of “For” and “Against,” and How to Save Thinking from Opinion] At the age ... mais »
Dmitri Mendeleev
GÊNIOS DA QUÍMICADmitri Mendeleev 5 de julho de 2018universequimica Durante o século XIX, os químicos fizeram esforços esporádicos para classificar os novos elementos, quando eram isolados e caracterizados. Apesar de os vários metais, não-metais e gases parecerem ter um relacionamento fundamental, seu caráter permaneceu um mistério por longo período. Por volta da década de 1860, entretanto, com mais de 70 elementos descobertos e suas propriedades mais bem entendidas, a química estava pronta para uma generalização nova e poderosa. E foi Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907), que deu esse pas... mais »
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