Great Books of the Western World
*https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/l/literature/gbww/index.html* *Great Books of the Western World* [NOTE: *This is an edited version of the Wikipedia article. Links for each book have been replaced with links to actual ebooks on this site, not necessarily the same edition used for the Great Books of the Western World series.*] *Great Books of the Western World* is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952 by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. to present the *western canon*in a single package of 54 volumes. The series is now in its second edition and contains 60 volu... mais »
Dementia and Hypertension control
Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable DementiaA Randomized Clinical Trial The SPRINT MIND Investigators for the SPRINT Research Group Article Information JAMA. 2019;321(6):553-561. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.21442 *Question* Does intensive blood pressure control reduce the occurrence of dementia? *Findings* In this randomized clinical trial that included 9361 adults with hypertension, randomization to a systolic blood pressure target of less than 120 mm Hg compared with less than 140 mm Hg resulted in a rate of probable dementia of 7.2 vs 8.6 cases per 1000 pe... mais »
photographer Magdalena Bagrianow
Polish Photographer Travels Across India To Show How Incredibly Beautiful Its Local People Are Meeting people from different backgrounds and understanding that you're different and the same at the same time really broadens your horizons. Yet most of us can't travel to all the corners of the world. However, just because we can't shake hands with a person from a distant place doesn't mean we can't get introduced to them as well. Enter photographer Magdalena Bagrianow. Open full post
Demystified
and get our U.S. Presidents e-book FREE] Britannica helps you make sense of the world and answer some of it's infamous mysteries with our FREE Demystified weekly newsletter! Ever wonder: - Did George Washington really say, "I can't tell a lie"? - Why is the *Mona Lisa* so famous? - What's the difference between a Solstice and an Equinox? Sign Up Today for FREE and you'll receive our *exclusive* e-book of *Ten U.S. Presidents Demystified *. Each president is profiled with... mais »Cholesterol
The U.S. government is poised to withdraw longstanding warnings about cholesterol By Peter Whoriskey February 10, 2015 *Recomendado pelo AMICOR Eduardo de Azeredo Costa,que há trinta anos já falava nisso.* Time to put eggs back on the menu? (Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post) The nation’s top nutrition advisory panel has decided to drop its caution about eating cholesterol-laden food, a move that could undo almost 40 years of government warnings about its consumption. The group’s finding that cholesterol in the diet need no longer be considered a “nutrient of concern” s... mais »
AD Prevention
Alzheimer's Prevention *A Conversation with Lisa Mosconi* *Right now, we don’t have therapies that regrow neurons. Alzheimer’s is a disease that kills your neurons over time, so once they’re gone they’re pretty much gone. There are things that one can do pharmaceutically to ameliorate the symptoms. For example, there are FDA-approved drugs such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors or memantine, which do lessen or stabilize symptoms for a few years, but they can’t stop disease progression. What we’re interested in is disease modification, stopping it before it’s too severe or too advan... mais »
Consciousness
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The Brain’s Autopilot Mechanism Steers Consciousness Freud’s notion of a dark, libidinous unconscious is obsolete. A new theory holds that the brain produces a continuous stream of unconscious predictions - By Steve Ayan on December 19, 2018 *Research* on the unconscious mind has shown that the brain makes judgments and decisions quickly and automatically. It continuously makes predictions about future events. *According to the theory* of the “predictive mind,” consciousness arises only when the brain’s implicit expectations fail to materialize. *Higher cognitive processing* in th...mais »
The End of Everything
The End of Everything [image: This is probably not what it will look like. (Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI), and A. Mellinger)] The Universe had a beginning, and it will have an end. Modern cosmology — the study of the nature and evolution of the cosmos itself — has allowed physicists to explain the history of the Universe from the first tiny fraction of a second until today. But what’s next? We now have the tools to extend our knowledge into the distant future and speculate about the ultimate fate of all reality. This *popular-level book* will t... mais »
The NY Academy of S
View this email in your browser February 2019 *Meet 9 Young Scientists Who AreTransforming Our World* You may not know their names (yet), but you will. From cybersecurity to the mysteries of the atom, the 2019 recipients of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom are bringing the future to our doorstep. On Thursday, March 7th, join us in London for *Cure, Create, Innovate*, a series of short, interactive talks from some of the most exciting young researchers in the UK. And if you can’t make it in person, stay tuned: we’ll be capturing the talks in an eBrie... mais »
ARANTO (Kalanchoe daigremontiana)
Nosso filho achou interessante a planta de nossa casa, fotografou e colocou no facebookLuiz Eduardo Robinson Achutti Ontem às 16:35 · Que maluquice, flor na flor na folha. [image: A imagem pode conter: planta, natureza e atividades ao ar livre] Comentários - - - [image: Sonia R R Galle] Sonia R R Galle Eu chego colocar fora de tanto que nasce,cada pontinha é uma muda. Dependendo como deixar no vaso forma algo incrível Oculte ou denuncie isso [image: A imagem pode conter: planta] 4 - - - [image: Sonia R R Galle] Sonia R R Galle *Aranto ... mais »
Red Meat
Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 diasImpact of chronic dietary red meat, white meat, or non-meat protein on trimethylamine N-oxide metabolism and renal excretion in healthy men and women Zeneng Wang Nathalie Bergeron Bruce S Levison Xinmin S Li Sally Chiu Xun JiaRobert A Koeth Lin Li Yuping Wu W H Wilson Tang ... Show more *European Heart Journal*, Volume 40, Issue 7, 14 February 2019, Pages 583–594,https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy799 Published: 10 December 2018 Article history - Views - Cite - Permissions - Share search filter ... mais »
Opioïdes
Opioïdes, l'hécatombe américaine Plus de 65 000 Américains ont succombé à des overdoses en 2016, la majeure partie due à des opioïdes, souvent prescrits trop généreusement par des médecins. La crise a été tardivement qualifiée d'«urgence nationale» par Donald Trump - Partager - Tweeter - Partager - Frank Whitelaw est un adepte du langage cru et des méthodes fortes. Confronté régulièrement à des cadavres, ce «coroner», enquêteur médico-légal du comté d’Essex, situé dans l’État de New York, est aux premières loges pour se rendre compte de l’ampleur de l’hécatombe ... mais »
Prime Prevention Aspirin?
Aspirin for Primary Prevention: New Meta-analysis Sue Hughes January 23, 2019 - 35Read Comments - - - - - - - Add to Email Alerts A new meta-analysis of trials evaluating aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease has found no overall benefit, with aspirin use associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events but an increased risk of major bleeding, and no effect of aspirin on cancer risk. However, there still appears to be some disagreement on how to apply these findings.
Doutor Robô?
*EM VEJA DESTA SEMANA* *A era do doutor robô* O Brasil autoriza as consultas pela internet, o que terá um impacto incancelável no relacionamento entre médico e paciente
E-Cigarettes x Nicotine replacement
A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy P. Hajek and Others N Engl J Med 2019;380:629-637 | Published Online January 30, 2019
Autism and Brain Clock
Brain Clock Ticks Differently in Autismby Neuroscience News A new study reports the hierarchy of intrinsic neural timescales appears to be disrupted in adults on the autism spectrum. Researchers say the differences in neural timescales could underlie features of ASD, like hypersensitivity. Read more of this post
China: Human Origins
[image: How China is rewriting the book on human origins]How China is rewriting the book on human origins The Autonomous University of the Yucatán, in the Mexican city of Mérida, holds one of the most comprehensive libraries on Earth. But few books line the shelves on the bottom floor of the anthropological sciences building. Instead, boxes are stacked from floor to ceiling in almost every corner of the laboratory, with labels naming Calakmul, Pomuch or Xcambo and other ancient Maya ruins. Inside every box is a set of human bones.
Maya lost civilization
*Maya Bones, Yucatan* *Erik Vance* [image: Vera Tiesler examines a Classic Maya Period skull] An elongated skull from the Classic Maya Period reveals clues about the tradition of shaping infants’ heads to alter their growth.Credit: Pim Schalkwijk The Autonomous University of the Yucatán, in the Mexican city of Mérida, holds one of the most comprehensive libraries on Earth. But few books line the shelves on the bottom floor of the anthropological sciences building. Instead, boxes are stacked from floor to ceiling in almost every corner of the laboratory, with labels naming Calakmul, Po... mais »
THE HARVARD CLASSICS
[Home] [Windmill Webcam] [Vicinity Webcams] [Windpower] [Privacy] [ Inspiration] [Old] [Older] [Links] BugMeNot.com - Tell everyone you know. Because Common sense isn't. [image: Statue of John Harvard] THE HARVARD CLASSICS*The Five-Foot Shelf of Books* THE HARVARD CLASSICS EDITED BY CHARLES W. ELIOT , L.L.D. Fifteen Minutes a DayThe Reading Guide ------------------------------ [Introduction] [January] [February] [March] [April] [May] [June] [July] [ August] [September] [October] [November] [December] Also check out: An older perspective on words in books. An MIT Museum article on Charles ... mais »
EClinicalMedicine
Rethinking and reframing the future of health care Dear Prof Achutti, Ageing populations across the world. Managing and maximising care for patients with multiple comorbidities. Addressing non-communicable diseases. These are just three examples of the many complex health challenges that societies worldwide are facing. *EClinicalMedicine* is a new open access clinical journal published by *The Lancet*. Its focus is on high-quality research aimed at helping frontline health practitioners solve the challenges of health care. From diagnosis to treatment, prevention to health promotion ... mais »
Raymond Kurzweil
Raymond Kurzweil AMERICAN COMPUTER SCIENTIST AND FUTURIST WRITTEN BY: - Anthony G. Craine LAST UPDATED: Feb 8, 2019 See Article History *Raymond Kurzweil*, (born Feb. 12, 1948, Queens, N.Y., U.S.), American computer scientist and futurist who pioneered pattern-recognition technology and proselytized the inevitability of humanity’s merger with the technology it created.
Charles Darwin
[image: Charles Darwin, carbon-print photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1868.] 1809: British naturalist Charles Darwin, who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection, was born.
Guidelines 2019
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES - FEBRUARY 2019 Stay current with new guidelines and recommendations. - Management of Infantile Hemangiomas Clinical Practice Guidelines (2019)2019 guidelines on the management of infantile hemangiomas by the AAP. *Medscape*, February 2019 - Influenza Clinical Practice Guidelines (2019)2019 guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) on the diagnosis and antiviral treatment of influenza. *Medscape*, February 2019 1 - Cervical Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines (2019)2019 guidelines on cervical cancer b... mais »
Bird-flu experiments
Controversial bird-flu experiments to resume The US government has given the green light for controversial avian-influenza-virus experiments to resume after four years on hold. ‘Gain of function’ experiments modify the H5N1 virus so that it can spread between ferrets, allowing researchers to study the pathogen more closely. Critics say that boosting the virus’s ability to infect mammals raises the risk of misuse or accidental release. “We know that it does carry risks. We also believe it is important work to protect human health,” says virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka. Science | 6 min r... mais »
Insect decliine
Insect decline threatens “catastrophic collapse” If dramatic population declines continue, 40% of the world's insect species will face extinction within decades, finds a review of 73 studies from across the globe. “Industrial-scale, intensive agriculture is the one that is killing the ecosystems,” says ecologist Francisco Sánchez-Bayo. Pollution, climate change and introduced pathogens and invasive species round out the list of culprits. “Unless we change our ways of producing food ... the repercussions this will have for the planet’s ecosystems are catastrophic to say the least,” sa... mais »
Bertolt Brecht
[image: Bertolt Brecht, 1931] 1898: German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht was born in Augsburg.
Shirley Temple
MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [image: Shirley Temple.] 2014: American actress and diplomat Shirley Temple—who cheered Depression -era moviegoers when she was a dimple-cheeked curly-haired child star and the top Hollywood box-office attraction from 1935 to 1939—died in California.
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