EDGE.org: THE WORLD'S SMARTEST WEBSITE
JOHN BROCKMAN: THE MAN WHO RUNS THE WORLD'S SMARTEST WEBSITE Johan Naughton in *The Guardian:* [image: John-brockman-007]In cyberspace, Brockman is best known for Edge.org, a site he founded as a continuation of what he describes as "a failed art experiment" by his late friend, performance artist James Lee Byars. Byars believed, Brockman recalls, "that to arrive at a satisfactory plateau of knowledge it was pure folly to go to Widener Library at Harvard and read six million books. Instead, he planned to gather the 100 most brilliant minds in the world in a room, lock them in and have... mais »
Novo consultório
Neste ano, a partir de março, esperamos poder ofercer nosso novo consultorio, na sala 1005 do Edifício Prime Offices no Shopping Praia de Belas, na Avenida Borges de Medeiros a uma quadra de nossa casa. É linda a vista do Guaiba. Estão todos convidados para vê-la, especialmente o por do sol.
Mental Health
7 Reasons America's Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity Drug industry corruption, scientifically unreliable diagnoses and pseudoscientific research have compromised the values of the psychiatric profession.*January 6, 2012* | AlterNet / *By* *Bruce E. Levine* Why do some of us become dissident mental health professionals? The majority of psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals “go along to get along” and maintain a status quo that includes drug company corruption, pseudoscientific research and a “standard of care” that is routinely damaging a... mais »
Photosynthesis
Lessons to be learned from nature in photosynthesis posted on: september 23, 2011 - 4:30pm [image: Lessons to be learned from nature in photosynthesis] Photosynthesis is one of nature's finest miracles. Through the photosynthetic process, green plants absorb sunlight in their leaves and convert the photonic energy into chemical energy that is stored as sugars in the plants' biomass. If we can learn from nature and develop an artificial version of photosynthesis we would have an energy source that is absolutely clean and virtually inexhaustible. "Solar energy is forecasted to provide a... mais »
Alzheimer & MRI
Cortical Thickness an Early Marker of Alzheimer’s Fran Lowry January 4, 2012 — Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure areas of the brain that are involved in Alzheimer’s disease may be a way of detecting the disease at its earliest preclinical stages, a new study suggests. Cognitively normal adults for whom regions of the brain’s cortex were found to be smaller than those of their peers when examined with MRI were significantly more likely to develop symptoms of cognitive decline after 3 years, Bradford C. Dickerson, MD, from Harvard Medical School, Boston, and David A.... mais »
Sem título
NEJM 200TH ANNIVERSARY[image: NEJM 200th] In 2012, the *New England Journal of Medicine*celebrates 200 years of publishing advances in medical research and clinical practice. Throughout the year we will publish a series of anniversary articles that document the progress of medicine over the past 200 years. Visit the NEJM 200th Anniversary website, http://nejm200.nejm.org, to learn about the features and events we have planned. A Reader's Guide to 200 Years of the *New England Journal of Medicine* Allan M. Brandt, Ph.D. N Engl J Med 2012; 366:1-7January 5, 2012 Comments open through D... mais »
Paz
04 de janeiro de 2012 | N° 16936 ARTIGOS ZHPaz, por Aloyzio Achutti* Dentre as mensagens de fim de ano recebidas, uma em especial me fez pensar, e merece ser compartilhada. Foi da jornalista Barbara Frazer, da revista inglesa The Lancet, que me procurara para escrever o obituário de nosso saudoso Scliar. A mensagem não é nova, diz “Busca a paz e vai ao seu encalço” (Salmo 34, 14). Parece que nada tem a ver com o mundo de hoje, e certamente também não com o da época em que o salmista a escreveu. O noticiário e os outros conteúdos da mídia estão repletos de violência, guerr... mais »
Alzheimer
Changes in cerebrospinal fluid may signal early Alzheimer's By Alan Mozes, HealthDay Updated 9h 57m ago *Searching for a better screen for early Alzheimer's disease, researchers think they have found a marker of change in the brain that precedes the onset of the disease by five to 10 years* years. - [image: Searching for a better screen for early Alzheimer's disease, researchers think they have found a marker of change in the brain that precedes the onset of the disease by five to 10 years.] Photo Disc Searching for a better screen for early Alzheimer's disease, resear... mais »
Cariovascular Health in Adults: USA
- - Epidemiology and Prevention Status of Cardiovascular Health in US AdultsPrevalence Estimates From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2003–2008* Christina M. Shay, PhD, MA; Hongyan Ning, MD, MS; Norrina B. Allen, PhD, MPH; Mercedes R. Carnethon, PhD; Stephanie E. Chiuve, ScD; Kurt J. Greenlund, PhD*; Martha L. Daviglus, MD, PhD; Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM* 1. Next Section Abstract *Background—*The American Heart Association's 2020 Strategic Impact Goals define a new concept, cardiovascular (CV) health; however, current preva... mais »
Tobacco Industry strugle...
*General Messages* by Dr. Nathaniel Wander**Go to other forums ** | **Rate this article ** | **Reply to author ** | **Reply to all **Altria recently launched a new website titled 'Citizens for Tobacco Rights'. On the face of it, it appears to be a tool mobilize 'adult smokers and dippers [to join] together to learn more about and take action on issues they care about' particular with regard to state legislators. A look at its privacy policies, however, suggests it to be a marketing tool as well. http://www.tobaccorights.com/ctr/advocacy/default.aspx Nathaniel Wander Corozal, Bel... mais »
The assault on universalism: how to destroy the welfare state
*Indicado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja*Christmas 2011: Food for Thought BMJ 2011; 343 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d7973 (Published 20 December 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;343:d7973 Martin McKee, professor of European public health1, David Stuckler, university lecturer2 * * *Martin McKee* and *David Stuckler* watch aghast as American examples are followed to destroy the European model of the welfare state Christmas is a time to count our blessings, reflecting how they came to be. For people living in England this reflection is more relevant than ever, as the coalition gover... mais »
Time for Outrage
*Stephane Hessel and the Handbook of the Revolution* By BRUCE CRUMLEY / PARIS Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 Stephane Hessel's *Time for Outrage* has sold around 4 million copies in 30 languages since its October 2010 release Remy Gabadar / AFP / Getty Images - At 94 years of age, Stephane Hessel has already seen and done more than most people can even imagine. He witnessed the rise of fascism in Europe, fought the Nazis in the French Resistance; was interned in German death camps, designated for hanging, escaped and participated in the liberation of Paris; and worked as a d... mais »
A Year in Photographs: 2011
[image: Feliz Ano Novo!] LightBox 365: A Year in Photographs LightBox has compiled this yearbook for 2011, literally picking a photo for each day of this astonishing year. It is a remarkable memorial to its high and low points, to agony and to exhilaration. But let the pictures speak for themselves
Alzheimer
O encolhimento do cérebro na doença de *Alzheimer pode ser revertido* em alguns casos com a utilização de estímulos elétricos no cérebro, e a reversão do encolhimento reduz o declínio cognitivo associado à doença. Para levar a cabo essa reversão, o Dr. Andres Lozano, do Toronto Western Hospital em Ontário, Canadá, e sua equipe estão utilizando a técnica da estimulação cerebral profunda (do inglês, *deep brain stimulation*), que consiste em enviar impulsos elétricos (130 microdescargas por segundo) ao cérebro por eletrodos implantados internamente. Segundo o Dr. Lozano, a área mais af... mais »
Ciência Hoje: Retrospectiva 2011
Retrospectiva 2011 Publicado em 26/12/2011 Permalink Tags: Retrospectiva 2011 A CH On-line fez uma seleção de acontecimentos relevantes deste ano em cinco áreas: química, física, saúde, meio ambiente e ciências humanas. Confira nesta semana! [image: Retrospectiva 2011] 2011 foi o ano da química, dos neutrinos supervelozes, das doenças crônicas, de avanços em estudos sobre a Aids, dos desastres naturais, das mudanças climáticas, das revoltas no mundo árabe... (montagem a partir de foto de Alex Slobodkin/ iStockphoto)
OCD in Adulthood & Childhood
OCD in Adulthood Traced to Cues in Childhood By Kurt Ullman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Published: December 30, 2011 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Rituals and sensory hypersensitivities in a child may be early warning signs of adult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to the results of two studies from Israel. A strong reaction to everyday events as recorded on a sensory profile was highly correlated with ritualism on the Childhood Routine Inventory (CRI) in one study (*r*=0.68, *P*<0.001), report... mais »
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