Thursday, January 31, 2019

Há 40 anos...

Publicado na Revista Manguinhos
1978 - Memória de Inquérito Epidemiológico sobre pressão arterial e alguns fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares e crônicas, realizado no Estado do RS, em amostra representativa da população  adulta de 20 a 74 anos dividida em  quatro estratos: Porto Alegre, Cinturão Metropolitano, Interior Urbano e Interior Rural.
Artigo original (link), no qual se baseou a Revista Manguinhos para a publicação de outubro do anos passado.
O feito foi memorável, pioneiro, oportunizou discussão de aspectos muito relevantes, e envolveu a participação de muita gente, entre tantos: Eduardo de Azeredo Costa, Carlos Henrique Klein Maria do Carmo Leal, Ayrton Fischmann, Sérgio Luiz Bassanesi, Célia Szwarcwald. A não valorização da memória pelos editores atuais deve estar relacionada às transformações que o próprio trabalho ajudou a construir. Parabéns e um grande abraço aos companheiros da aventura.

Hipercidades

Da Folha de São Paulo
Recomendado pelo AMICOR Roger dos Santos Rosa
Qual é a cara da cidade do século 21? Com essa inquietação em mente e uma câmera a tiracolo, o fotógrafo Tuca Vieira começou o projeto "Hipercidades", que percorrerá dezenas de cidades pelo mundo com mais de dez milhões de habitantes.
Segundo um relatório da ONU, 54% da população mundial já vive em cidades. Eram 3,9 bilhões de pessoas em 2014. Espera-se que, até 2045, esse número chegue a seis bilhões.
"Estamos em um momento de transição muito importante, a população urbana superou a rural no mundo e passaremos a viver em grandes cidades. Me propus a visitar algumas delas", conta Tuca.
Ele foge dos cartões-postais, exaustivamente retratados por turistas em redes sociais, e se dedica às zonas intermediárias, entre centros e periferias, onde busca retratar o cotidiano simples de quem vive e trabalha ali.

Alzheimer

Lack of sleep is tied to increases in two Alzheimer's proteins
JAN 24 2019 2:17 PM
In people and mice deprived of sleep, researchers found an increase in tau, a protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, in the fluid bathing the brain.
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Alfabeto: evolução

Como o alfabeto evoluiu ao longo de 3.800 anos

Por , em 30.01.2019
O artista Matt Baker, do portal Useful Charts, cria guias visuais úteis que condensam centenas, às vezes milhares, de anos de história em fluxogramas otimizados por cores.

O pôster acima é um de seus trabalhos, chamado “Evolution of the Alphabet” (em tradução literal, “Evolução do Alfabeto”).
Através do quadro, é possível ver, por exemplo, que algumas letras mudaram relativamente pouco ao longo de milênios, enquanto outras, como U, V e W, se desenvolveram mais recentemente na história, a partir de um único caractere.

Vídeo

O fluxograma foi criado em associação com o seu gráfico “Writing Systems of the World” (ou “Sistemas de Escrita do Mundo”), que analisa 51 sistemas de escrita diferentes de todo o globo.

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

NEJM 2018 Review

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In this exclusive annual collection, NEJM Journal Watch physician-editors offer original perspectives on the year's 15 most important clinical topics in general medicine.
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Vaccine Against Alzheimer’s

A First Step for a Family Biotech’s
 Vaccine Against Alzheimer’s

  
United Neuroscience’s small Phase II trial appears to have overcome a decades-old hurdle.

Monday, January 28, 2019

Understanding Inflammation

Inflammation Is Misunderstood by the Public — And Scientists

Vishwa Deep Dixit is a professor of comparative medicine and immunobiology at Yale’s School of Medicine. Dixit and eight other students, postdoctoral fellows, and professors study the intersection between the immune system and metabolism at Dixit Lab.

Illustration by Russell Gray

10-Minute Routine

This 10-Minute Routine Will Increase Your Clarity And Creativity

“Your subconscious mind works continuously, while you are awake, and while you sleep.” — Napoleon Hill

Your subconscious never rests and is always on duty because it controls your heartbeat, blood circulation, and digestion. It controls all the vital processes and functions of your body and knows the answers to all your problems.
What happens on your subconscious level influences what happens on your conscious level. In other words, what goes on internally, even unconsciously, eventually becomes your reality. As Hill further states, “The subconscious mind will translate into its physical equivalent, by the most direct and practical method available.”

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Mind: Interpersonal connection.


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Subjective experience is real and is the gateway foi interpersonal connection, for integration with another person. This is why, I'll will suggest to you, empathy within a relationship promotes improved immune function and a deep sense of well-being. When your subjective experience is seen and respected, and you receive communication of that attunement, then you and the other person become connected as two different individuals becoming linked. This interpersonal integration rises each individual's state of integration, which feel good and is good for you. You achieve, in compexity science terms, a higher state of integration than either person alone could achieve. This is the notion of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. That's why subjectivity is so profoundly important. Attending to one anotyher's subjective lives increases integration and therefore increases harmony and health. (from MIND a Journey to the Heart of Being Human. Page 112  Daniel J. Siegel, MD - W.W. Norton & Company. New York , London)

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Utopia

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 minutos
Para que serve a utopia? – Eduardo Galeano [image: Revista Prosa Verso e Arte] Por Revista Prosa Verso e Arte *“A utopia está lá no horizonte. Me aproximo dois passos, ela se afasta dois passos. Caminho dez passos e o horizonte corre dez passos. Por mais que eu caminhe, jamais alcançarei. Para que serve a utopia? Serve para isso: para que eu não deixe de caminhar.”* – *Fernando Birri*, citado por Eduardo Galeano in ‘Las palabras andantes?’ de Eduardo Galeano. publicado por Siglo XXI, 1994. Eduardo Galeano recitando um excerto do seu texto “El derecho al delirio” no programa “Singulars...mais »

Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg)

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há um dia
Gum Disease Bacteria Implicated in Alzheimer’s Diseaseby Neuroscience News Researchers have implicated Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacteria commonly associated with gum disease, in Alzheimer's pathology. The study reports oral Pg infections leads to a colonization and increased production of amyloid beta. Read more of this post *Summary: Researchers have implicated Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacteria commonly associated with gum disease, in Alzheimer’s pathology. The study reports oral Pg infections leads to a colonization and increased production of amyloid beta.* *Source: Universi... mais »

Bebês da virada...

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há um dia
[image: Bebê recém-nascido no Quirguistão. Foto: UNICEF/Voronin] UNICEF: quase 400 mil bebês nasceram em todo mundo no 1º dia de 2019 No Brasil, a previsão da agência da ONU era de aproximadamente 7,8 mil nascimentos para o 1º de janeiro. O UNICEF também divulgou uma lista com os nomes mais populares para os recém-nascidos. Entre os novos brasileirinhos, está previsto um número considerável de *Helenas* e Alices, além de Bernardos e Miguéis. Arthur, Sophia, Lorenzo, Heitor, Valentina e Isabella também estão entre os nomes preferidos pelas mães e pais da Virada.

5-7 AM

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há um dia
You Make Or Break Your Life Between 5–7 AM [image: Go to the profile of Benjamin Hardy] Benjamin HardyFollow Jan 22 While serving a humanitarian and ecclesiastical mission at the age of 20, I learned potentially the most important lesson of my life. How you spend your morning determines your success in life. How you spend your morning determines who you will become. How you spend your morning determines whether you become world-class at something, or remain merely average.

Corazon Aquino

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Em 1990 na sessão de abertura do XI Congresso Mundial de Cardiologia em Manila, a presidente Corazón esteve presente, ao esntrar no Salão de Atos, quando passou por nós (Valderês e eu), sentados na primeira fila da platéia, nos apertou as mãos como reperesentates dos demais congressistas. Vestíamos uma jaqueta branca feita de um tecido a partir de folha de bananeira, típico de lá. Devo ter fotografia que pretendo acrescentar a esta postagem. [image: Aquino, Corazon] FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1933 Corazon Aquino Three years after her husband's assassination, Corazon Aquino, born this day in ... mais »

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laënnec (1781-1826)

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René Laënnec FRENCH PHYSICIAN WRITTEN BY: - Kara Rogers - Ariel Roguin See Article History [image: Image result for laennec stethoscope] [image: Image result for laennec stethoscope] [image: Image result for laennec stethoscope] [image: Image result for laennec stethoscope] [image: Image result for laennec stethoscope] [image: Image result for laennec stethoscope] [image: Image result for laennec stethoscope] More images René Laennec French physician *Alternative Title:* René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laënnec *René Laënnec*, in full *René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laënnec*, (born February 17... mais »

Books suggestions: 2019

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 dias
If You Only Read a Few Books in 2019, Read These A reading list for becoming a better citizen and person [image: Go to the profile of Ryan Holiday] Ryan Holiday Follow Jan 22 If you’d liked to be jerked around less, provoked less, and more productiveand inwardly focused, where should you start in 2019? To me, the answer is obvious: by turning to wisdom. That means turning away from the news, turning away from whatever trend or controversy is boiling nearby, and looking instead to books—really great books that have stood, or will stand, the test of time. Books are medicine for the soul, ... mais »

notáveis em 2018 segundo o NEJM

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 dias
Reginaldo Albuquerque *Recomendaçãdo AMICOR de Brasília* 13:06 (Há 23 minutos) para eu link http://cdn.nejm.org/pdf/Notable-Articles-2018.pdf

Robert Baden-Powell

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[image: Robert Baden-Powell.] 1908: The first Boy Scout troop was organized by Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell in England.

black holes & wormholes

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 3 dias
Contorting reality: the mystery of black holes and wormholes [image: Go to the profile of Farid Alsabeh] Farid AlsabehFollow Jan 13 As a neuroscience major, I hold the (completely unbiased) view that the brain is the single most remarkable object in the universe. Its structure is the culmination of 4 billion years of improbable development, beginning with simple biomolecules and exploding into a dynamic, hyperconnected network whose complexity we’re still trying to decipher today. And it’s not only physically complex, but is crucially and inexplicably linked to something beyond its ma...mais »

Space Bacteria Evolution

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 3 dias
Good News: Space Bacteria (Probably) Aren’t Evolving to Destroy UsMicrobes on ISS are changing their genes, but don’t worry [image: Go to the profile of Popular Science] Popular ScienceFollow Jan 10 *By Kat Eschner* We’ve all read science fiction stories about a disease going rogue on a space ship, decimating the crew. While space holds plenty of other terrors, new research suggests that bacteria we bring with us from Earth are more likely to evolve to survive *alongside* the spaceship’s human crew. Bacteria are inescapable, wherever life exists. That includes all built environments, f... mais »

Almost-Alien Life

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 3 dias
Almost-Alien Life is Here…on EarthThe most unique lifeforms on our planet give us a glimpse into what’s possible. [image: Go to the profile of Tony Deller] Tony DellerFollow Jan 15 Octopus genes are more advanced than any other order of animals on Earth. One of the groups of genes that they exhibit codes for the development of their amazing distributed nervous system. On top of this, octopods possess regenerative and camouflage capabilities, and are among the smartest animals on the planet. There are species of bacteria that survive in environments so harsh they would melt the flesh... mais »

Cardiology guidelines 2018

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[image: Medscape] YEAR IN REVIEW *Cardiology Guidelines:* 2018 Year In Review Have you seen the new guidelines and recommendations released in 2018 that are affecting the practice of cardiology? We've compiled them just for you. Take a look to make sure you're up to speed. View NowCardiology Clinical Practice Guidelines - 2018 Year in Review Stay current with new guidelines and recommendations. - Bradycardia and Cardiac Conduction Delay: Clinical Practice Guidelines (2018) 2018 guidelines by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart...mais »

Bridging the Gap Between Public Health Needs and Solutions

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 3 dias
Toward a Healthier World Dear Friend, 2018 was an exceptional year for Vital Strategies as we continue our efforts toward a world where everyone is protected by a strong public health system. It was a year of growth, and of continued commitment to partnering with governments to design and implement initiatives that bridge the gap between public health needs and solutions./.../

Édouard Manet (1832)

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 3 dias
[image: A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, oil on canvas by Édouard Manet, 1882; in the Courtauld Institute Galleries, London.] FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1832 on this day Édouard Manet French painter Édouard Manet, born this day in 1832, defied traditional techniques of representation and chose modern, urban subjects, antagonizing the critics but paving the way for Impressionism and Post-Impressionism . SEE ALL BORN ON THIS DAY

Cerebellum

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
The Cerebellum Is Your "Little Brain"—and It Does Some Pretty Big Things

Tendency to Brain disorders

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
All Too Human: The Price We Pay for Our Advanced Brains May Be a Greater Tendency to Disordersby Neuroscience News Researchers report the neural code of the prefrontal cortex is more efficient than the amygdala in both humans and primates. The lower resistance of the amygdala to errors in humans may play a role in exaggerated survival responses, such as those seen in anxiety and PTSD. Read more of this post

Alcohol and the Electric Atrium

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
Alcohol and the Electric Atrium: How Drinking Promotes AF? Steve Stiles January 18, 2019 Regular alcohol intake at moderate levels was associated with electrical and structural changes in atrial myocardium in patients who underwent electrophysiologic mapping studies prior to catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in a small cross-sectional study. Moderate alcohol consumption, defined as eight to 21 drinks per week, was an independent predictor of the atrial remodeling, characterized by significantly reduced atrial voltage and conduction velocities and increased atrial dimensi... mais »

Health care inequity

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
*Health care inequity: Brazil* The Lancet - Barbara Fraser

Bone Blood vessels

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
[image: Artists illustration of blood vessels] Artists illustration of blood vessels. (Konstantin Inozemtsev/Alamy) New type of blood vessel discovered in bone Researchers have discovered a network of tiny blood vessels criss-crossing our long bones, connecting the surface to the interior. The capillaries help to explain why doctors can inject drugs directly into a patient’s leg bone to get them quickly to other parts of the body. The capillaries might also solve how the immune cells made in the bone marrow make their way out. “It’s totally crazy there are still things to find out abou... mais »

Finance: The digest

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
the digest ------------------------------ digest | *The digital way forward for finance* Technology on-point for modern money. [image: photo - note paper - no. 2] [image: header.gif] report | 4 Key Themes: fin-tech rising around the world benefits: mobility, access, speed, value, efficiency, inclusion, ease

Going viral

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
Going Viral: 6 New Findings about Viruses By Karen Rowan, Live Science Contributor | December 30, 2018 08:55am ET [image: Going viral]

Higienização bucal

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
Higienização bucal: Veja as dicas de como cuidar dos dentes na terceira idade 21 de janeiro de 2019 0 Os cuidados com a higienização bucal devem ser redobrados na terceira idade A desatenção com os cuidados dentários durante a vida adulta podem causar a perda dos dentes e doenças bucais. E na terceira idade, isso não é diferente . Embora pareça comum e até mesmo normal que os idosos cheguem à velhice sem parte dos dentes naturais, a perda da dentição pode desencadear problemas de saúde./.../

AD blood test

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s Damage Before Symptomsby Neuroscience News Researchers report a new blood test can help detect neurological damage associated with Alzheimer's disease before any of the cognitive symptoms appear. Additionally, researchers report the test may be applied to help identify brain damage associated with TBI, stroke and multiple sclerosis. Read more of this post *A simple blood test reliably detects signs of brain damage in people on the path to developing Alzheimer’s disease – even before they show signs of confusion and memory loss, according to a new study f... mais »

Brain Mapping

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
Scientists Mapped Entire Brains at Nanoscale For This Psychadelic Visualization Using advanced techniques, what once took years now takes days. [image: image] By David Grossman Jan 18, 2019 The brain remains famously remains one of the most mysterious parts of the human body. The challenges of neuroscience are among the most daunting in the medical field. Expansion microscopy is a crucial element of that study, a chemical technique that expands a small specimen to make it more observable at the molecular level. A new technique allows scientists to expand microscopy so instead of fo... mais »

Science of the Microbiome

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
The Complete Guide to the Science of the Microbiome An introduction to the microbiome and some of the most important research about its associations with human… Elysium Health in Endpoints | A Science Publication by Elysium Health19 min read

Vladimir Lenin and Louis XVI

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias
*This day:* [image: Vladimir Lenin, 1918.] 1924: Vladimir Lenin, who led the Bolshevik Revolution (1917) and later served as the first head (1917–24) of the Soviet state , died. [image: Execution of Louis XVI, 1793.] 1793: Louis XVI, the last Bourbon king of France, was executed by guillotine in Paris during the French Revolution.

SAMβA - Selective Antagonist of Mfn1- βIIPKC Association

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
Nova molécula diminui insuficiência cardíaca em ratos Sintetizada por pesquisadores da USP e de Stanford, SAMβA abre caminho para novos tratamentos de doença crônica do coração Molécula sintetizada a partir de trecho (*azul*) de proteína das mitocôndrias de células cardíacas impede que ela interaja com outra proteína (*área verde*) esquisadores da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) em parceria com a Universidade Stanford, nos Estados Unidos, sintetizaram em laboratório uma molécula capaz de reestabelecer a morfologia e a função mitocondrial do coração de ratos com insuficiência cardíaca,... mais »

Environmental exposures

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
Evaluating the Effects of Environmental Exposures on Neurological Disorders by Neuroscience News Researchers have identified a number of environmental factors, including the herbicide Linuron, as inflammation activators in neurodegenerative disorders. Read more of this post *Both genes and the environment shape a person’s risk of disease, but while genes are frequently cataloged, perturbed, activated, turned off and systematically tested in the lab, environmental exposures are often studied as one-offs. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed an approach to sys...mais »

Medicina do Futuro...

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
12 inovações que vão revolucionar o futuro da medicina *Acabo de receber a notícia de que nosso neto Pedro Martin (com quatro avós médicos - dois Argentinos e dois Brasileiros) fará a Medicina do Futuro a partir de Buenos Aires. Nossos votos de Felicidade e Sucesso.*Além de tratar, o cuidado personalizado e baseado em dados vai, cada vez mais, prevenir doenças. Não fosse por uma amiga em comum, Linda, eu jamais teria conhecido Harriet. Sou médico e vivo no norte da Califórnia; Harriet trabalha como executiva na cidade de Nova York. E Linda é uma das fundadoras de uma companhia que... mais »

clostridium difficile

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
Fighting Deadly Drug Resistant Bacteria in Intestines with New Antibioticby Neuroscience News Researchers have developed a new antibiotic medication that appears to be safe and effective in treating clostridium difficile infection. Read more of this post

Brain and immune system

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
[image: This shows the maps of the lymphatic system: old (left) and updated to reflect UVA's discovery.] Maps of the lymphatic system: old (left) and updated to reflect UVA’s discovery. Image credit: University of Virginia Health System. RESEARCHERS FIND MISSING LINK BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND IMMUNE system

´Nerve cells fisiology

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
New ways to image and control nerve cells could unlock brain mysteries Methods that target single nerve cells in mice and fruit fly brains are starting to tease apart the brain’s complexity.

repelling mosquitoes

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
Bacterial compounds may be as good as DEET at repelling mosquitoes Molecules made by bacteria keep mosquitoes at bay. Read More

Chronic Pain

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
The Brain Cells That Make Pain Unpleasant Identifiedby Neuroscience News Researchers report the sensation and emotional experiences of pain are not the same. A new study reveals neurons in the amygdala responsible for negative emotions associated with chronic pain. Read more of this post

Timeline Templates

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
Every Timeline Template You’ll Ever Need (the 18 Best Templates) Ben Mulholland July 10, 2017 Management, Project Management [image: timeline template - header] Using any of the following 18 timeline templates will cut the fuss out of presenting your data in a way that’s easy to understand and visualize.

Obesity Epidemic ?

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
How Health Care Bias Harms Fat Patients Beyond the “obesity epidemic,” fat patients face another public health crisis-bias, disinterest, and… Your Fat Friend[image: Member only content]6 min read

Multiverse

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
Yes, The Multiverse Is Real, But It Won’t Fix Physics Surprisingly, the evidence points towards the existence of the unobservable multiverse. But it isn’t the… Ethan Siegel in Starts With A Bang!6 min read

Well Dying

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How to Die Well, According to a Palliative Care Doctor Preparing for death by making peace with it Mark Starmach[image: Member only content]12 min read

Intelligent Life

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias
How Rare is *Intelligent* Life in the Galaxy? The Current State of the Drake Equation and the Chances for Intelligent Life Beyond Earth Tony Deller in Predict[image: Member only content]8 min read