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Herceptin
*Selected by the AMICOR Jorge Ossanai* Experimental cancer 'smart bomb' drug targets cells, may extend women's lives By Marilynn Marchione Associated PressAssociated Press Posted: 06/03/2012 12:01:00 AM CDT June 3, 2012 7:19 AM GMTUpdated: 06/03/2012 02:18:21 AM CDT CHICAGO -- Doctors have successfully dropped the first "smart bomb" on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while leaving healthy ones alone. In a key test involving nearly 1,000 women with very advanced disease, the experimental treatment extended by several months the time women lived w... mais »
Queen Elizabeth II
*86 Facts:Queen Elizabeth II* By ANOOSH CHAKELIAN Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - BACK - NEXT - 3 of 6 - View All [image: Queen Elizabeth] SEAN DEMPSEY / REUTERS 1. She speaks fluent French and often uses the language for audiences and state visits. She does not require an interpreter. 2. The Queen has received over 3.5 million items of correspondence during her reign. 3. Since 1952, she has conferred over 404,500 honors and awards. 4. Elizabeth has personally held 610 investitures. An investiture is the ceremony in which an honor is bestowed on someone for their good ser... mais »
Memory
*The Latest Memory Preservation Research Breakthroughs* *Peter V. Rabins, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine* To provide you with more in-depth coverage of new discoveries and treatment options, I've taken the liberty of reserving a complimentary introductory portfolio of Memory Special Reports for you. Each Report is devoted to a vital aspect of memory preservation and brain health: [image: Johns Hopkins Memory Disorders Bulletin]/.../
Comma
What does this guy have to do with the comma? He invented it. The comma’s ancestors have been used since Ancient Greece, but the modern comma descended directly from Italian printer Aldus Manutius. (He’s also responsible for italics and the semicolon!) In the late 1400s when Manutius was working, a slash mark (/, also called a virgule) denoted a pause in speech. (Virgule is still the word for comma in French.) Manutius made the slash lower in relation to the line of text and curved it slightly. In the 1500s, this new mark acquired the old Greek name “comma”. The word *comma* literal... mais »
Alzheimer & Immunity
The immune system may protect against Alzheimer’s changes in humansMay 29, 2012 *[+]*[image: Amyloid_plaques_alzheimer_disease_HE_stain] Amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease (Credit: Jensflorian/Wikimedia Commons) Recent work in mice suggested that the immune system is involved in removing beta-amyloid, the main Alzheimer’s-causing substance in the brain. Researchers have now shown for the first time that this may apply in humans. Researchers at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter with colleagues in the National Institute on Aging in the USA and in... mais »
Envelhecendo nas cidades
*Slideshow* Painel realizado no Anfiteatro do Hospital de Clínicas coordenado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambujano dia 28 de maio p.p.
bipolar depression
Ketamine improved bipolar depression within minutesMay 31, 2012 *[+]*[image: Ketamine] Ketamine (credit: Wikimedia Commons) A single dose of ketamine significantly improved depression symptoms for 79 percent of patients within 40 minutes, and remained improved over three days, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health found. Now they’ve replicated that finding for patients with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a serious and debilitating condition where individuals experience severe swings in mood between mania and depression. The episodes of low or elevated mood can ... mais »
Urban Health
Growing health inequalities are ‘public health emergency’ warns Sir Michael Marmot May 30, 2012 by Michael Shapcott Share on gmailShare on googleShare on orkutShare on twitterMore Sharing Services *Sir Michael Marmot gave an impassioned presentation on the social determinants of health and how we can take action at MaRS May 29 2012* The growing gap in health between rich and poor in Canada and around the world is a “public health emergency,” warned global health equity expert Sir Michael Marmot in a major address in Toronto on May 29. Sir Michael was head of the World Health Organiza... mais »
Urban Environment Planning
*Reference thanks to the AMICOR Jorge Ossanai*[image: Click to toggle image size]Shaping cities for health: complexity and the planning of urban environments in the 21st century Prof Yvonne Rydin PhD a [image: Corresponding Author][image: Email Address] , Ana Bleahu MA a, Prof Michael Davies PhD a, Julio D Dávila PhD a, Prof Sharon Friel PhD a b,Giovanni De Grandis PhD a, Prof Nora Groce PhD a, Pedro C Hallal PhD c, Ian Hamilton MSc a, Prof Philippa Howden-Chapman PhDd, Ka-Man Lai PhD a, Prof CJ Lim AA Dipl a, Juliana Martins MA a, David Osrin MRCP a, Ian Ridley PhD e, Ian Scott PhD ... mais »
Monogamy...
The Ancient Sexual Revolution that May Have Spurred Human Monogamy Did a sexual revolution, led by low-ranking males and faithful females, lay down the roots of the modern family? By MAIA SZALAVITZ | @maiasz | May 29, 2012 | 44 [image: HB Photography / Getty Images] HB PHOTOGRAPHY / GETTY IMAGES Monogamous, romantic love — or, more prosaically, pair-bonding — may have evolved in a sexual revolution that could have laid down the roots of the modern family, according to an intriguing new mathematical model. Researchers have long wondered why — unlike our sexually promiscuous chimpanzee-... mais »
Global Mental Health
Putting Evidence into Practice: The *PLoS Medicine* Series on Global Mental Health Practice Vikram Patel1,2, Rachel Jenkins3, Crick Lund4, the *PLoS* * *Today we are delighted to announce the launch of the *PLoS Medicine* series on Global Mental Health Practice, and to issue a call for case studies that can help broaden our understanding of global mental health in “real-life” contexts. The series was initiated by the lead author (VP), who is joined by two other leaders in global mental health (RP and CL) to serve as guest editors. Together, they bring an international, broad, and mu... mais »
‘Old-Person Smell’
‘Old-Person Smell’ Really Exists, Scientists Say Elderly people have a distinct smell, confirm researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, but contrary to stereotype their scent isn't all bad. By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN | @acsifferlin | May 31, 2012 | [image: GSO Images / Getty Images] GSO IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES ‘Old-person smell’ is a real thing — and it’s not just due to mothballs or a musty house. Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia confirmed that elderly people really do have a distinct scent, so recognizable in fact that people can iden... mais »
Carga do tabagismo
Doenças causadas pelo cigarro matam 357 por dia no país *JOHANNA NUBLAT* DE BRASÍLIA A cada dia, 357 fumantes ou ex-fumantes morrem no Brasil das principais doenças ligadas ao tabagismo, especialmente enfermidades cardíacas, pulmonares e câncer. Tratar doenças decorrentes do fumo custa R$ 21 bilhões anuais às redes de saúde pública e privada do país --sem contar o fumo passivo. *Veja fotos do Dia sem Tabaco pelo mundo* Monica Bergamo: Dos 520 mil novos casos de câncer, 37% serão por fumo Esse valor é cerca de cinco vezes o que o governo federal vai gastar, até 2014, no plano de combat... mais »
Sirtuins in Cognitive Ageing
Sirtuins in Cognitive Ageing and Alzheimer's Disease Nady Braidy; Tharusha Jayasena; Anne Poljak; Perminder S. Sachdev Posted: 05/29/2012; Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2012;25(3):226-230. © 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - *Abstract and Introduction* - Sirtuins, Calorie Restriction and Longevity - SIRT1 as a Regulator of Healthy Ageing - SIRT1-mediated Attenuation of Aβ and Tau Pathology - Other Possible Protective Mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease Pathology - Conclusion - References - Sidebar Abstract and IntroductionAbstract *Purpose of review* Sirtuins are a fa... mais »
Autism x antidepressants
New Report Shows Drug Companies Lied and Overstated Their Drug’s Ability to Treat Autism Print May 24 2012 | 17,502 views - - - - - - 3 [image: Email to a friend] Email Story at-a-glance - Up to one-third of autistic children are prescribed antidepressant drugs to treat repetitive behaviors, but their benefits have been greatly overstated. - A new analysis reviewed data from five published, and one unpublished, trials and found a strong suggestion of publication bias – so strong that it could no longer be concluded that antidepressa... mais »
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