QUASAR início do Universo
Esta luz poderosíssima foi emitida no começo do universoPor Jéssica Maes, em 12.01.2019 Astrônomos acabaram de descobrir o objeto mais brilhante já visto através de uma lente gravitacional. Trata-se de um quasar (abreviação de “objeto quase estelar” em inglês) que surgiu logo no início no universo. O objeto possuía um brilho inacreditável, equivalente a 600 trilhões de vezes o do nosso sol. Os astrônomos encontraram este vislumbre profundo do espaço e do tempo graças a uma galáxia opaca localizada entre nós e o quasar, agindo como uma lente gravitacional, o que ampliou a luz a... mais »
Línguas em extinção BR
O Brasil tem 190 línguas indígenas em perigo de extinção Leticia MoriDa BBC Brasil em São Paulo [image: Os idosos Känä́tsɨ e Híwa, últimos falantes da língua warázu, sentados em frente à sua casa em RO, com a acessórios de seu povo indígena na cabeça] Image captionKänä́tsɨ (à esq.) e Híwa falam entre si uma língua que só eles conhecem | Foto: Liames/Unicamp Moradores da fronteira do Brasil com a Bolívia, o casal Känä́tsɨ, de 78 anos, e Híwa, de 76, são os dois últimos falantes ativos da língua warázu, do povo indígena Warazúkwe./.../
Visceral Adipose Tessue
VAT Fat May Cause Pathogenic Obesityby Neuroscience News Study reports type 2 diabetes and other obesity related health disorders depend on how the body stores excess fat. Researchers report visceral adipose tissue may be a cause of pathogenic obesity. Read more of this post [image: scales] Visceral fat is nature’s super band-aid. Sometimes called “the abdominal policeman,” a VAT-rich structure called the omentum, a loosely hanging fold of the membrane lining the abdominal cavity, sticks to wounds, foreign objects such as shrapnel and infection sites like a bandage full of antibiotic... mais »
Quantum computing
Quantum computing explained in 10 minutes 10:04 minutes · TEDWomen 2018 A quantum computer isn't just a more powerful version of the computers we use today; it's something else entirely, based on emerging scientific understanding -- and more than a bit of uncertainty. Enter the quantum wonderland with TED Fellow Shohini Ghose and learn how this technology holds the potential to transform medicine, create unbreakable encryption and even teleport information. Watch now »
U.S. Surgeon General 1964
[image: Cigarettes in an ashtray.] 1964: U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry announced that cigarette smoking is linked to lung cancer.
Amelia Earhart
[image: Earhart, Amelia] FEATURED EVENT 1935 Amelia Earhart's Hawaii-to-California flight On this day in 1935, Amelia Earhart , one of the world's most celebrated aviators, made the first successful solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance longer than that from the United States to Europe.
Space and Time Memory
Early Development of Memory for Space and Timeby Neuroscience News Researchers report episodic memory develops in distinct stages during postnatal maturation. Read more of this post
Amyloid precursor
Decades Old Question About Alzheimer’s Protein Answeredby Neuroscience News A new study reports amyloid precursor proteins modulate neural signal transmission by binding to a specific receptor. Researchers say modulating the receptor could help treat Alzheimer's disease. Read more of this post
NEJM 2018
Sign in and access this exclusive collection of memorable NEJM research and commentary. [image: NEJM] [image: Free Exclusive Collection] Notable Articles of 2018 Selected by NEJM editors *ACCESS NOW* [image: Line] A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [image: Line] Dear Aloyzio Achutti, Medicine is always changing and 2018 was no exception. Although many of the articles that were published in the *Journal* changed the way we think about certain things that we do, sometimes, when the evidence is strong enough, we even change what we do. Understanding these “game changers” is critical to st... mais »
Health & Medicine SA
Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 diasDownload the premiere issue for free [image: Premiere Isssue] *Introducing Scientific American Health & Medicine*Dear Reader,We’re entering a new frontier of health and medicine. An unrelenting opioid crisis continues to sweep through the U.S., as do reemerging diseases and surprising epidemics. The medical community has rallied around new technologies—immune-based treatments for cancers, for example, revolutionary genetic technology, such as CRISPR, and brand new treatments for depression. Meanwhile, unanswered questions remain about the potential of medical marijuana, the relation... mais »
Exaptation
*Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation* by Steven Johnson. For Johannes Gutenberg, it was the ubiquity of winemakers nearby that helped lead to the invention of the printing press around 1440 CE: "Pliny Elder (23-79 CE) ... tells the story of a device winemakers had recently invented, a new kind of press that employed a screw to 'concentrate pressure upon broad planks placed over the grapes, which are covered also with heavy weights above.' There is some debate among scholars over whether Pliny may have been rooting for the home team in attributing the inve... mais »
Cardiology: TOP 10 ARTICLES Medscape
Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 diasTOP 10 ARTICLES READ BY CARDIOLOGISTS LAST MONTH: *Do Guidelines Underestimate the Harms of Statins?* 2. *Apple Watch ECG App Rolls Out: The Healthcare Experiment Begins* 3. *The Top Cardiology Trials of 2018 in Review* 4. *Into the Fray: AHA's First Scientific Statement on Statin Safety* 5. *Exercise Found to Rival Meds at Lowering Blood Pressure* 6. *Fast Five Quiz: Syncope* 7. *Echo Case: Four of a Kind* 8. *ACE Inhibitors Linked to Higher Lung Cancer Risk* 9. *REDUCE-IT: 'A New Era' in CVD Prevention With High-Dose EPA* 10. *Getting Anticoagulation Right: New VTE Gui... mais »
Climate Change: 168 years view
*Robert Rohde* @RARohde FollowFollow @RARohde More Want to see 168 years of climate change in two minutes? Here is our movie, updated through 2017. 61K views 0:15 / 2:03
Forests as mountains
*Rosamund Pearce* @_rospearce Jan 8 More Forests as mountains: amazing #map from @WoodsHoleResCtr and @g_fiske depicts biomass as 3D elevation. The higher the peak, the more carbon is stored. A great excuse to learn #Blender3D More Forests as mountains: amazing #map from @WoodsHoleResCtr and @g_fiske depicts biomass as 3D elevation. The higher the peak, the more carbon is stored. A great excuse to learn #Blender3D
Health Business
January 1/8, 2019 *Recomendado péla AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja* Health as a Way of Doing Business Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH1,2; Sara J. Singer, PhD, MBA3,4; Amy C. Edmondson, PhD5 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. 2019;321(1):33-34. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.18935 related articles icon Related Articles - For too long, the worlds of business and health have been mired in a checkered, sometimes contentious, history. Millions of deaths worldwide can be attributed to risk factors including tobacco use, alcohol and drug misuse, and suboptimal dietary intake linked to ... mais »
Simone de Beauvoir
[image: Simone de Beauvoir, 1947.]*ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY* Simone de Beauvoir French writer t 1908
genesis of the human species
2001: Australian scientists said that analysis of DNA taken from 60,000-year-old local human remains showed no links with human ancestors from Africa, suggesting that Africa was not the only site of the genesis of the human species .
Long Awesome Life
This Is How To Have A Long Awesome Life: 7 Secrets From Research [image: long-awesome-life]
Teste Macabro
*Recomendado peloa AMICOR Roger dos Santos* Curiosa notícia divulgada hoje: o artigo original, “The Moral Machine experiment”, foi publicado na Nature*563*, pages59–64 (2018) [disponível em: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0637-6] Abraços, Roger Fonte: Folha de São Paulo, 07/01/2019. *Em teste macabro, pessoas escolhem quem carro autônomo deve matar*Brasileiros preferem poupar mulheres, crianças, animais e pessoas em forma *Reinaldo José Lopes* *SÃO CARLOS* Milhões de pessoas, espalhadas por mais de 200 países e territórios mundo afora, já participaram de um experimento vi... mais »
Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva
*EM VEJA DESTA SEMANA* *A xerife do fumo* A brasileira que comanda a luta contra o tabaco na OMS diz que pesquisas enganosas, lobby, contrabando e corrupção freiam o combate ao cigarro no mundo *Conheço a Dra. Vera há muitos anos, acho que do início dos anos oitenta. Uma de suas primeiras atividades no setor do controle do tabagismo foi uma visita que nos fez para conhecer o Programa da Secretaria da Saúde e do Meio Ambiente de nosso Estado, sob minha direção. PARABÉNS!*
Dementia frequency
The Number of People with Dementia Has Doubled in Sixteen Yearsby Neuroscience News A new study reports the number of people living with dementia globally more than doubled between 1990 and 2016. By 2050, more than 100 million people could be living with dementia related diseases, researchers report. The study suggests people could avoid the risk of developing dementia by maintaining a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet and monitoring blood pressure. Read more of this post
Perspective - Powers of 10
PerspectiveA journey from the farthest cosmic horizons of reality to the depths of our poetic truth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv6YvKPXQzk BY MARIA POPOVA I have been thinking a great deal lately about the notion of *perspective*. We speak of taking another’s perspective — an admirable moral aspiration but, in a strict sense, a physical impossibility. Even the most well-intentioned and empathetic among us are creatures invariably bound by our frames of reference, with our vantage point confined to our own corner of reality. And yet we aim, as we must, to transcend our perspectiv... mais »
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