The Case for Reparations for the Color of COVID
Jos é E. Alvarez (New York University), The Case for Reparations for the Color of COVID, UC Irvine Journal of Itn’l, Transnational and Comparative Law, (Forthcoming): This essay first, surveys the data showing the many ways COVID generates starkly skewed adverse... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - May 9, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
How is RCA angina different from LAD angina ?
William Heberden first introduced the term angina to the medical community in 1778. His descriptions became immortal. Still, no one would ever know what was the angina-related artery, Heberden was alluding to.
Now, some jobless cardiologist is asking this question after 200 years. How is angina from the LAD system differ from the RCA system? or let me put it another way, How does angina of anterior circulation (LAD) differ from posterior circulation (RCA/LCX)? Though there is distinct hemodynamic profiling of RCAvs LAD ACS, surprisingly, cardiology literature does not answer the chest pain aspect of it. One rare stud...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - April 26, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: acute coroanry syndrome angina cardiac embryology Cardiology - Clinical Cardiology -Mechnisms of disease Clinical cardiology Source Type: blogs
Discovering Better Ways to Build Medicinal Molecules
Dr. Phil Baran. Credit: Scripps Research.
“I love the mystery of chemistry. It explores the great unknown of the universe,” says Phil Baran, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry at Scripps Research, La Jolla, California. His passion for the subject catalyzed a successful career in organic synthesis—building molecules that are the foundation of living things and can be developed as medicines.
Setting His Sights on Science
School didn’t interest Dr. Baran until he found chemistry in 10th grade. “From there, the mission was clear: do whatever was required to do chemistry for the rest of my life,” he says. At t...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 30, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Medicines Profiles Source Type: blogs
Decisions made by human experts can be as inscrutable as those made by algorithms — but we don’t realise it
By Emma Young
Let’s say you’ve been found guilty of stealing a car. Would you prefer that a judge decided your punishment — or an algorithm?
Algorithms are increasingly taking over from people in making decisions in everything from the hiring of new employees to healthcare, as well as criminal punishment. But, as the authors of a new paper in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General note, there is mounting public concern about just how algorithms reach their decisions. In some US states, for example, companies that use algorithms in hiring are now obliged to explain the steps of the process.
However,...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Decision making Source Type: blogs
A mother ’s early life experiences of adversity can influence her baby’s sensitivity to stress
By Emma Young
Over the past few decades, it’s become clear that experiences even before birth influence later psychological wellbeing. A mother’s stress levels during pregnancy have emerged as a key influence. Greater stress seems to programme her child to “expect” a difficult environment, and so to be more sensitive to potential threats — and more vulnerable to developing an anxiety disorder. It’s uncertain, though, whether adversity earlier in life affects stress levels during pregnancy, and so might impact the child’s sensitivity to stress. So Cassandra L. Hendrix at New York University and col...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Babies Emotion Source Type: blogs
Centering Disability Justice
Natalie M. Chin (City University of New York), Centering Disability Justice, 71 Syracuse L. Rev. 683 (2021): The coronavirus pandemic surfaced existing faults in the disability rights strategy, exposing a porousness in access to the promises of the Americans with... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 7, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
On brain folding and fitting 86 billion neurons inside our 1400 cc crania
This article was originally published on The Conversation.
To learn more:
Understand your connectome, understand yourself
Understanding Brain Health via Cosmological Health, and vice versa
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Source: SharpBrains - December 27, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Conversation Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Biomechanics brain disorders brain folding BRAIN Initiative brain-development Cerebral Cortex computer modeling human-brain Mechanical engineering neuroimaging Neurons neuroscience white-matter Source Type: blogs
Technological Self-Sufficiency and the Role of Novelty Traps
Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss (New York University), Daniel Benoliel (University of Haifa), Technological Self-Sufficiency and the Role of Novelty Traps, 24 Vanderbilt J. Ent.& Tech. L. (forthcoming 2022): The COVID pandemic has demonstrated the tragic consequences of technological dependency. Unable... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - November 25, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
People Will Pay Money To Avoid Having To Exert Self-Control
By Emily Reynolds
Self-control — or lack of it — can have a serious impact on our lives. Poor self-control can lead to feelings of loneliness, while those with higher levels of self-discipline experience states like hunger and tiredness less intensely. Yet despite these obvious benefits, the vast majority of us sometimes experience failures in self-control no matter how hard we try.
A new study, published in PNAS, looks to quantify the cost of self-control. Candace M. Raio and Paul W. Glimcher from the New York University School of Medicine find that we’re willing to pay a monetary price to avoid having to exe...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - November 3, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Eating Money The self Source Type: blogs
This Great Catastrophe: Bungling Pandemics from 1918 to Today
Rebecca M. Bratspies (City University of New York), This Great Catastrophe: Bungling Pandemics from 1918 to Today, 30 Mich. State U. Coll. L. Int ’l L. Rev. (2021): In examining how badly the United States bungled its COVID-19 pandemic response, it... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - November 2, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Vaccines in the Time of COVID-19: Using Vaccine Mandates to Teach about the Legal and Ethical Regulation of Business
This article uses the question “Can government and businesses mandate the... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 25, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Pathways: The Anesthesia Issue
Cover of Pathways student magazine.
NIGMS and Scholastic bring you Pathways: The Anesthesia Issue, which explores pain and the science behind anesthesia—the medical treatment that prevents patients from feeling pain during surgery and other procedures. Without anesthesia, many life-saving medical procedures would be impossible.
Pathways, designed for students in grades 6 through 12, aims to build awareness of basic biomedical science and its importance to health, while inspiring careers in research. All materials in the collection are available online and are free for parents, educators, and students nationwide.
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Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 14, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Injury and Illness Anesthesiology Pain Source Type: blogs
Policing the Pandemic
Barry Friedman (New York University), Robin Tholin (New York University), Policing the Pandemic, U. Chi. L. Rev. Online (2020): Although there were those who foretold the risks of a pandemic, it is fair to say most of the world was... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 8, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Child Care Food Subsidies
Rachel A. Gordon (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Kristin Abner, Sanders Korenman (City University of New York), Robert Kaestner (University of Chicago), Child Care Food Subsidies, SSRN: In 2008, nearly 15 percent of U.S. households were food insecure, meaning the... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 11, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
