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'Creative right brain’ myth
‘Creative right brain’ myth debunkedMarch 7, 2012 by Amara D. Angelica [image: Brain] Yet another brain myth bites the dust, joining “we only use 10 percent of our brain,” and other pseudoscience nonsense that tries to cram people in nice neat boxes. The left hemisphere of your brain, thought to be the logic and math portion, actually plays a critical role in creative thinking, University of Southern California (USC) researchers have found, at least for visual creative tasks (and musical, as previously found). “We need both hemispheres for creative processing,” said.Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, ... mais »
biorhythms
DARPA funds major study of biorhythmsMarch 7, 2012 *[+]*[image: circadianclock] (Credit: National Institute of Health) Using a $14 million DARPA grant, a team of biologists and mathematicians at Duke and other universities will be looking more closely at circadian rhythms. Some of the world’s leading experts on the cell cycle, the circadian clock, the metabolism of yeast, root growth in plants, and pulsing processes in bacteria want to deconstruct the molecular and genetic rhythms that keep these organisms alive, and whether there are universal rules controlling such cyclic behavior.... mais »
generic parts technique
Stumped by a problem? The ‘generic parts technique’ technique unsticks youMarch 8, 2012 *[+]*[image: CocaCola] "Instant sunlight" invention (credit: Coca Cola) University of Massachusetts psychologist Dr. Tony McCaffrey has developed a systematic way of overcoming “functional fixedness” (the tendency to fixate on the common use of an object or its parts, hindering people from solving problems). He calls it the “generic parts technique” (GPT). He found that people trained in GPT solved eight problems 67 percent more often than those who weren’t trained, and the trained group solved the... mais »
Higgs boson
Elusive Higgs boson in sight?March 8, 2012 *[+]*[image: cdffermilab] The CDF detector (credit: Fermilab) After 40 years of searching, physicists have the elusive Higgs boson in their sights. Wade Fisher, Michigan State University assistant professor of physics, presented the team’s results today at a physics conference in La Thuile, Italy. The Higgs boson is a hypothetical particle thought responsible for giving mass to matter, a critical but still unproven component of the long-standing Standard Model of particle physics. If a Higgs boson is created in a high-energy particle collisio... mais »
Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider
Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider (1915)In the 1950s, Licklider—who had studied math and physics and had a doctorate in psychology—began studying information technology. He was appointed head of information processing at ARPA, the US Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency, in the early 60s. There, he laid the groundwork for computer networking and ARPANET, the precursor of the Internet. He is considered one of the most important figures in computing history and is often compared to what historical trailblazer? More...
Alzheimer biomarker
A New Biomarker of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Megan Brooks Authors and Disclosures March 8, 2012 — In a study of patients with very mild Alzheimer's disease (AD), baseline levels of visininlike protein 1 (VILIP-1) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) strongly predicted the rate of cognitive decline over roughly 3 years, report researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Memory and other cognitive abilities declined faster in patients with the highest levels of VILIP-1, a neuronal calcium-sensor protein that is a sign of neuronal injury. "VILIP-1 appears to b... mais »
Drug & Severe Alzheimer
Alzheimer’s Drug Helps Patients with Severe Disease TooAricept, which is prescribed to relieve symptoms of mild Alzheimer's, may improve memory and cognitive symptoms in patients with more advanced forms...
Alzheimer's Costs
Alzheimer's Costs in Billions and Counting By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: March 08, 2012 This year, the bill for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in the U.S. will reach an estimated $200 billion, according to a report from the Alzheimer's Association. That total includes the direct costs of caring for patients, including healthcare, long-term care, and hospice. Roughly half will be paid by Medicare ($104.5 billion), with the rest covered by Medicaid ($33.5 billion), out-of-pocket spending ($33.8 billion), and other sources ($26.2 billion), which i... mais »
Vitamin D & Alzheimer
How vitamin D may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer’sMarch 9, 2012 *[+]*[image: Amyloid_plaques_alzheimer_disease_HE_stain] Amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease (Credit: Jensflorian/Wikimedia Commons) UCLA researchers have identified the intracellular mechanisms regulated by vitamin D3 that may help the body clear the brain of amyloid beta, the main component of plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The early findings show that vitamin D3 may activate key genes and cellular signaling networks to help stimulate the immune system to clear the amyloid-beta protein. ... mais »
Solar flare
Amazing Photos of the Sun A solar storm comprised of charged particles from a recent solar flare that occurred on March 6, 2012 will hit the Earth today
International Woman's Day
[image: Dia Internacional da Mulher] *FELIZ DIA DA MULHER!* *Agradecendo pela companhia no AMICOR quando vai comemorar 15 anos em 17 Maio próximo.* * *“ABetineMoehlecke Iserddname”, “Aida W. Zimmermann”,” Alice Grainger-Gasser”, “AmandaSouza”, "Amaryllis Schvinger", "Ana Lúcia Robinson Achutti","Ana Maria Medeiros" , "Ana Menezes", "AnaluizaCamozzatto de Pádua", "Andréa Silveira Gomes", "AnnaStein", "Arita W. Brodbeck", "Beatriz Amaral","Berenice Goelzer", "Clarita Turkienicz", "Maria InêsSchmitt", "Carisi Polanckzyc", "Catherine Coleman", "CintiaJunges", "Clarissa Nestrovski", "Clau... mais »
Urbanization & CVD
Urbanization and CVD At the World Heart Federation, we are proud to announce the publication of our new reportUrbanization and Cardiovascular Disease: Raising Heart-Healthy Children in Today’s Cities. The World Heart Federation is delighted to share with you our new report that shows how urban life impacts heart-healthy behaviour. With this publication we recognize the challenges and constraints faced by city dwellers in making heart healthy choices, particularly children. We also dispel the myth that cardiovascular (CVD) can be prevented through “simple” behaviour changes. To ... mais »
Dieta, dislipidemia, HIV
*Parabéns para Rose, Regina e Jorge Pinto Ribeiro* Diet improves lipids in HAART-treated patients MARCH 6, 2012 Michael O'Riordanare *Porto Al**egre, Brazil* - A dietary intervention introduced before human immunodeficiency virusIV)-infected patients begin highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) prevents dyslipidemia that is typically associated with treatment, research published in the March 13, 2012 issue of the *Journal of the American College of Cardiology *shows [*1*]. The nutritional intervention controlled the changes in the lipid profile of HIV-1-in... mais »
Pradaxa
Minor Trauma Led to Death in Pradaxa Patient By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: March 06, 2012 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Action Points - Dabigatran etexilate is an oral anticoagulant that acts as a direct, competitive thrombin inhibitor. It does not require routine monitoring and has been approved by the FDA for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. - Note, however, that no effective reversal agent for dabig... mais »
Population
The Earth Is Full (Video) Posted: 02/29/2012 9:27 pm Although I've done a hundred or so public talks around the world in the last few years around my book *The Great Disruption*, speaking at the opening session of the annual TED event is an experience and opportunity like no other. Another speaker backstage, feeling similarly hyped about the opportunity, described it to me as being like "the world series of public speaking"! For me the pressure was really on because I was going into the lion's den of "techno optimists" -- those who believe that technology can solve everything. My m... mais »
Fight Against Syphilis
*Justin Forsyth: The Fight Against Syphilis* The greatest tragedy is surely for a mother to bury her child. But imagine the grief of passing on a deadly disease to your child - and being powerless to stop it? An estimated one million babies die every year from congenital syphilis - deaths that could be prevented by just a single shot of penicillin.
Extreme Poverty
UN Reducing Extreme Poverty Goal Met, World Bank Says [image: World Bank Extreme Poverty] First Posted: 02/29/2012 3:35 pm Updated: 03/ 1/2012 10:13 am By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Wednesday developing countries appear to have already met a United Nations goal to halve extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries by 2015. The Washington-based development lender said preliminary data showed developing countries as a group reached the goal - the first of eight U.N. Millennium Development Goals - in 2010. The MDGs are a set of targets ad...mais »
The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World.
- - *UNICEF REPORT* Urbanisation has left hundreds of millions of children excluded from vital services, UNICEF warns in its new report, *The* *State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World*. Over half the world's population - including more than a billion children - now live in cities and towns. - Read a multimedia version of the report - Download the report as a PDF Cities offer many children the advantages of urban schools, clinics and playgrounds. Yet the same cities the world over are also the settings for some of the greatest disparities i... mais »
How Memory Works
A Quest to Understand How Memory Works Librado Romero/The New York Times *INSIDE THE MIND* Dr. Eric R. Kandel at Columbia University Medical Center. By CLAUDIA DREIFUSPublished: March 5, 2012At 82, the Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Dr. Eric R. Kandel is still constantly coming up with new ideas for research.
Colorectal Cancer
http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/cup/current_progress/colorectal_cancer.php - [image: Colorectal cancer first report and summary]Colorectal cancer first report and summary - [image: Policy Report and nationalised summaries]Policy Report and national summaries - [image: First CUP progress report]First CUP progress report - [image: World Cancer Research Fund's Global Network]The WCRF Global Network [image: Colorectal cancer first report and summar
World Health Day
World Health Day - 7 April Every year, World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of concern for WHO. World Health Day is a global campaign, inviting everyone – from global leaders to the public in all countries – to focus on a single health challenge with global impact. Focusing on new and emerging health issues, World Health Day provides an opportunity to start collective action to protect people's health and well-being. World Health Day 2012 ... mais »
Biblio-Expo: ECONOMIA DA SAÚDE
EXPOSIÇÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA “ECONOMIA DA SAÚDE”**** ** A Biblioteca Gládis Wiebbelling do Amaral, da Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da UFRGS, apresenta a exposição bibliográfica *“Economia da Saúde”.* A exposição visa a divulgar as obras que tratam sobre o tema disponíveis em seu acervo para a comunidade acadêmica e a comunidade em geral. ** Como a maioria das nações tem presenciado aumentos muito rápidos nos gastos com assistência à saúde nos últimos 40 anos, não é de se surpreender que a economia da saúde tenha se tornado uma área especializada da economia. A economia da saúde estud... mais »
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05 de março - Aniversário de Villa-Lobos e Dia da Música Clássica *05 DE MARÇO:* * * *DIA DA MÚSICA CLÁSSICA* ** *Uma homenagem ao nascimento de Heitor Villa-Lobos.* Destaca-se por ter sido o principal responsável pela descoberta de uma linguagem peculiarmente brasileira em música, sendo considerado o maior expoente da música moderna no Brasil, compondo obras que enaltecem o espírito nacionalista onde incorpora elementos das canções folclóricas, populares e indígenas. É possível encontrar na obra de Villa-Lobos preferências por alguns recursos estilísticos: combinações inusitadas... mais »
Mission Control, Built for CitiesI.B.M. Takes ‘Smarter Cities’ Concept to Rio de Janeiro Andre Vieira for The New York Times The I.B.M. executive Guru Banavar in the command center that the company designed for the city of Rio de Janeiro. The center gathers data from 30 agencies, helping the city coordinate their work. By NATASHA SINGERPublished: March 3, 2012 NOT far from Copacabana Beach here is a control room that looks straight out of NASA. City employees in white jumpsuits work quietly in front of a giant wall of screens — a sort of virtual Rio, rendered in real time. Video stre... mais »y] Colorectal cancer First report and summary
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