Archive for the ‘health’ category: Page 265
Apr 2, 2019
2019 Gairdner Awards: Winners hailed for discoveries on DNA replication and power of stem cells to fight cancer
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience
It is fitting, then, that the groundbreaking research he’s done on mental health has, in a very real way, improved the lives of millions of people in the developing world.
Dr. Patel is the 2019 recipient of the prestigious John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, which recognizes “his world-leading research in global mental health, providing greater knowledge on the burden and the determinants of mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries and pioneering approach for the treatment of mental health in low-resource settings.”
Dr. Patel, a professor of global health at Harvard University, said, modestly, that his greatest achievement is “having generated knowledge to change hearts and minds about the importance of mental health everywhere in the world.”
Apr 1, 2019
Are We Ready For An Implant That Can Change Our Moods?
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: health, neuroscience
Deep Brain Stimulation For Depression, Mood Disorders Could Be Ethically Fraught : Shots — Health News Deep brain stimulation offers relief from some neurological problems and is being tested for mood disorders. But the treatment — an implant in the brain — raises ethical questions.
Mar 30, 2019
Doing this one thing can boost memory and help prevent Alzheimer’s
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience
Results showed the hippocampus experienced a boost both immediately after exercise and after continued habitual exercise following a 12-week regiment.
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Mar 30, 2019
World’s First HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplant with Living Donor Performed Successfully
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, health
The ability to use organs from living HIV-positive individuals could increase the supply available for transplant.
- By Victoria Knight, Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News on March 29, 2019
Mar 29, 2019
NUI Galway to Lead €13 Million SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomics Data Science
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, business, economics, food, genetics, health, science
NUI Galway will lead a new €13 million SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomics Data Science. The new Centre will train a generation of 100 highly skilled PhD graduates to harness the collective potential of genomics and data science to have transformative scientific, economic and societal impacts.
Announced recently by Minister Heather Humphreys TD Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation, and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD and Science Foundation Ireland, the Centre will be led by NUI Galway and will involve partners from UCD, TCD, RCSI and UCC.
A genome is an organisms complete set of DNA or genetic material and it contains all of the information needed to build and maintain that organism. Genomics is the branch of science that studies genomes to see how they direct the growth and function of cells and organisms and it is a key area of fundamental science with real-world impacts in areas from human health to agriculture and food production. In recent years the field of genomics has undergone a revolution, driven by new technologies that generate data on an enormous scale. In order to make sense of the large and complex datasets arising from analysis of genomes, we require highly trained data scientists, who can turn this data into useful information that can increase scientific understanding and enable us to harness the power of genomics to drive innovation and create real-world solutions.
Mar 29, 2019
Dr. Peter de Keizer — Cleara Biotech BV — Senolytics — IdeaXme — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, business, DNA, genetics, health, life extension, science, transhumanism
Tags: aging, bioquark, biotech, cancer, cleara, health, healthspan, ira pastor, lifespan, regenerage, regeneration, research, science, senolytics, wellness
Mar 28, 2019
AI Is Good (Perhaps Too Good) at Predicting Who Will Die Prematurely
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: health, robotics/AI
Using health care data, researchers trained artificial intelligence to predict premature death in middle-age people.
Mar 27, 2019
“Fake Alcohol” That Gets You Buzzed but Never Drunk Is on the Way
Posted by Victoria Generao in category: health
Hhhmm… the “science” behind this is still suspicious…
It reportedly won’t cause hangovers or long-term health issues, either.
What kind of blood do we want in our bodies?
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