The Extraordinary Longevity of Salamanders
An impressive regenerative capacity often goes hand in hand with longevity. Salamanders are capable of regrowth of lost limbs and injured internal organs, and are unusually long-lived for their size. Like other smaller species that exhibit an exceptional life span, salamanders are the subject of research initiatives that aim to find the relevant biochemical differences that produce greater species longevity. Additionally, scientists are very interested in understanding the specific mechanistic differences between mammals, largely incapable of regeneration without scarring, and species such as salamanders that are capable o...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 2, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Inexpensive Filter Isolates Circulating Tumor Cells
Researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan have designed an inexpensive and convenient filter that can isolate circulating tumor cells from as little as 1 mL of patient blood. The highly sensitive filter can successfully work in samples containing as few as five tumor cells in 1 mL of blood, and does not require expensive equipment or reagents, unlike certain pre-existing cell capture technologies. The filter may help in developing diagnostic technologies that can aid clinicians in identifying cancer early.
Circulating tumor cells are those that have detached from a tumor and travel through the blood stream. Although t...
Source: Medgadget - July 2, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Diagnostics Oncology Source Type: blogs
Forming a COVID-19 Map From Diverse Data Sources and Machine Learning
Who could benefit from a geographical map that ranks counties by the risk of residents getting COVID-19? Certainly, such detail is valuable to public health agencies-but also to municipal governments, hospitals, clinics, and even private businesses. Japan illustrates the powerful benefits of identifying geographic clusters, which it did early enough in the spread of COVID-19 to […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 1, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System CARES Act COVID-19 Map COVID-19 Public Health Experian Health Geographical Mapping Health Disparities Healthcare Machine Source Type: blogs
The rs-FC fMRI Law of Attraction (i.e., Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Speed Dating Choice)
Feeling starved for affection after 15 months of pandemic-mandated social distancing? Ready to look for a suitable romantic partner by attending anin-person speed dating event? Just recline inside this noisy tube for 10 minutes, think about anything you like, and our algorithm willPredict [the] Compatibility of a Female-Male Relationship!This new study byKajimura and colleagues garnered a lot of attention on Twitter, where it was publicized by@INM7_ISN (Simon Eickhoff) and@Neuro_Skeptic. The prevailing sentiment was not favorable (check the replies)... Oha... " Resting-State Connectivity Can Predict Compatibility of a...
Source: The Neurocritic - June 29, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
Immune-Boosting Hacks to Remember as the World Reopens
You might think the pandemic has ended by the way many people behave. However, threats remain for many, including the unvaccinated and the immunocompromised.
Even if you are otherwise healthy, the novel coronavirus isn’t the only germ against which you need to protect yourself. Please follow these eight immune-boosting hacks as society reopens.
1. Eat a Healthy Diet
A plant-based diet rich in antioxidants and other vital nutrients is your best bet for providing your body with the requisite building blocks for ongoing health. The phytonutrients contained in plants neutralize toxins from pollution, bacteria and vi...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: featured health and fitness philosophy self education self-improvement covid protection virus Source Type: blogs
Thoroughly Questioning U.S. Industrial Policy
Scott LincicomeAs discussed here repeatedly, " industrial policy " is having a(nother) big moment in the United States. Just this month, for example, the Senate passed theU.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which provides tens of billions of dollars for domestic semiconductor manufacturing and the commercialization of " key technologies " ; the Biden administration released a lengthynew report urging new federal actions on “supply chain resiliency”; and lawmakersinched closer to a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill - each promising to counter China ' s rise and/or revitalize the U.S. economy and key industries in way...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 17, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Scott Lincicome Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 14th 2021
In conclusion, a number of high-income countries, changes in health expectancies over time have not kept pace with the growth in life expectancy. That is, people are living longer but disability and poor health are occupying an increasing proportion of later life. Our findings suggest that countries still need to make significant progress to achieve the WHO's Decade of Healthy Ageing goal of healthier, longer lives for all.
Progress on Understanding Why Human Growth Hormone Receptor Variants are Associated with Greater Longevity
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/06/progress-on-understanding-why-human-gr...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 13, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Progress on Understanding Why Human Growth Hormone Receptor Variants are Associated with Greater Longevity
A few years back, researchers noted that a common growth hormone receptor gene variant was associated with greater life expectancy in humans. There was some theorizing as to possible mechanisms at the time, following the usual paths for anything that touches on growth hormone or its receptor. In short-lived mammals such as mice, loss of function in growth hormone or its receptor produces small body size and increased healthy longevity. The present record for mouse longevity is held by a growth hormone receptor knockout lineage. In humans, members of the small Laron syndrome population exhibit an analogous disruption of gro...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 11, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
G-7 Corporate Tax Agreement
Chris EdwardsLeaders of the G-7 countries agreed on the weekend to pressure other countries to impose corporate tax rates of at least 15 percent. They also agreed to reallocate the earnings of some multinational corporations if too much was deemed to be in low ‐tax countries. The impetus for the agreement is a claimed revenue shortage caused by corporate tax dodging, especially by large technology companies. The G-7 countries are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States.At the G-7 meeting, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellenalleged that the agreementwould “end the race to the bo...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 8, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Steel Tariffs and Why We Can ’t End Failed Government Programs
David BoazCatherine Rampell of the Washington Postwonders why President Biden has not repealed President Trump ’s costly tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from “our close economic and military allies, including the European Union, Canada and Japan.” If both the United States and our allies recognize the damage these trade barriers are doing, what are the obstacles to removing them?For one, the stakeholders that benefit from the tariffs — the steel sector — arelobbying to keep the trade restrictions. It ’s a “political inertia problem,” says Cato Institute senior fellow Scott Lincicome, because the tari...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 4, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Is There A Future For Drones In Healthcare?
The threat COVID has posed ever since it first appeared influenced how healthcare operates on many levels. It triggered a rapid expansion in health technology – some obvious, like the rise of telemedicine or at-home lab tests, others filled a much-needed immediate void. The demand for safe solutions inclined the development of robotic support in hospitals – and drones.
I must admit, I expected the rise of drone-based solutions years ago (and I wasn’t alone with my expectations). By now, we are just at the very beginning of using drones in healthcare. And still, even now, when COVID-19 clearly showed the necessity ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 3, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Judit Kuszkó Tags: Covid-19 Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Portable Medical Diagnostics Robotics Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones drones telehealth medical drones mon Source Type: blogs
Memorial
I usually do a Memorial Day post, so okay I ' m late this year. I noticed yesterday a common trope, about remember those who " died defending our freedom. " (Here, for example, the Veep.) Err, no. Or for the most part no. The origins of Memorial Day are a bit obscure,but it appears that the earliest precedents were remembrances at the graves of Confederate dead, and indeed the first official observances were in former Confederate states. I ' ll grant you that the Union army dead had fought in the cause of freedom for people who are now at least nominally a part of our national community, so put one credit on the...
Source: Stayin' Alive - June 1, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Secular Stagnation – An Economic Argument for Universal Health Care Now
By MIKE MAGEE
John Maynard Keynes, the famous British economist, was born and raised in Cambridge, England, and taught at King’s College. He died in 1946. He is widely recognized today as the father of Keynesian economics that promoted a predominantly private sector driven, market economy, with an activist government sector hanging in the wings ready to assume center stage during emergencies.
Declines in demand pointed to recession. Irrationally exuberant spending signaled inflationary increases in pricing, eroding the value of your money. Under these conditions, Keynes encouraged the government and cen...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy Economics Mike Magee Universal Health Care Source Type: blogs
Treat Exclusion Like Pollution: The Benefits of Embedding Accessibility Into the Digital Workplace and How to Go About It
The following is a guest article by Neil Milliken, Global Head of Accessibility at Atos. Like decarbonization, inclusion is essential to a truly sustainable society. For millions of people, accessibility is the key to inclusion; and just like the environment, it requires our action and attention. A child born in Japan in 2007 will have more […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 19, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Atos Atos Digital Health Solutions Atos Healthcare Healthcare Accessibility Healthcare Inclusion Healthcare Scene Featured Patient Accessibility Source Type: blogs
Death, Taxes — and Paperwork
By KIM BELLARD
Tuesday, in case you missed it, was the deadline for filing your 2020 federal taxes (it was postponed from its usual April 15 date due to “the unusual circumstances related to the pandemic”). Nothing, Benjamin Franklin famously said, is certain but death and taxes, but if you live in the United States, you might add the inevitability of paperwork involved with both (and with healthcare in general).
The question is, does it have to be as bad as it is?
A Washington Post op-ed by Helaine Olen argues that tax filing could, and should, be much simpler. A March article in The Convers...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Tech EHR Kim Bellard Taxes Source Type: blogs
