Fight Aging! Newsletter, April 19th 2021
In conclusion, airway pressure treatment and adherence are independently associated with lower odds of incident AD diagnoses in older adults. Results suggest that treatment of OSA may reduce risk of subsequent dementia. (Source: Fight Aging!)
Source: Fight Aging! - April 18, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
This Is A Useful Discussion Of The Issues Around The Government COVIDSafe App.
This appeared last week: Why the COVIDSafe app failed Dave Colls April 5, 2021 The 27th of this month will mark the 1st birthday of the Australian Government ’s COVID-19 contact tracing app. You know, the one that keeps a log of bluetooth connections your smartphone makes with the mobiles of people you’ve come into contact with? The one that would make it simpler for health authorities to trace potential COVID-19 carriers in the case of a positive di agnosis? The one that just under half of us would need to download and use? Australia is not unique when it comes to launching a COVID contact tracing app that didn’t qu...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Noting the Work of Jim Mellon to Advance the Longevity Industry and Related Research
In the past few years Jim Mellon, high net worth investor and philanthropist, has put in a great deal of time and effort to help push forward the development of a biotech industry focused on intervention in human aging. He has donated to non-profits in the aging research space, set up aging-focused conference series, founded and raised funding for a sizable biotech company in the space, invested in other biotech startups personally, and in general has been very personable and helpful to his fellow travelers and advocates. Would that there were more people with the resources and will to dive into advancing the state of the ...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 14, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Dark Web Marketplaces and COVID-19: The Vaccines
Alberto Bracci (City University London), Matthieu Nadini (City University London), Maxwell Aliapoulios (New York University), Damon McCoy (New York University), Ian Gray (Fordham University), Alexander Teytelboym (University of Oxford), Angela Gallo, Andrea Baronchelli (City University London), Dark Web Marketplaces and... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 22, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Our Brains “See” Beams Of Motion Emanating From People’s Faces Towards The Object Of Their Attention
By guest blogger Sofia Deleniv
Back in the 1970s, the developmental psychologist Jean Piaget discovered that, if you ask young children to explain the mechanics of vision as they understand them, their answers tend to reveal the exact same misconception: that the eyes emit some sort of immaterial substance into the environment and capture the sights of objects much like a projector.
Although this belief declines with age, it is still surprisingly prevalent in adults. What’s more, so-called extramission theories of vision have a long-running history dating all the way back to antiquity. The Greek philosopher Empedo...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - February 25, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Brain Perception Social Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 and Contact Tracing: A Study in Regulation by Technology
Justine Pila (University of Oxford), COVID-19 and Contact Tracing: A Study in Regulation by Technology, Eur. J. L.& Tech. (2020): A common theme of regulatory responses to COVID-19 has been the use of technology: in attempts to map the... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 19, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Hastening Death by Voluntarily Stopping Eating & Drinking – Why Do Some Consider This Option? Why Should They? What Should They Know Before Proceeding?
Judy Schwarz at End of Life Choices New York provides a practical basic introduction to Voluntarily Stopping Eating & Drinking (VSED).Judy is a co-editor on our forthcoming book from Oxford University Press: Voluntarily Stopping Eating an... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 15, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
The COVID-19 Shock on the Labour Market: Poverty and Inequality Effects across Spanish Regions
Juan C. Palomino (University of Oxford), Juan Gabriel Rodriguez, Raquel Sebastian, The COVID-19 Shock on the Labour Market: Poverty and Inequality Effects across Spanish Regions, SSRN: We evaluate the distributional consequences of social distancing for the case of Spanish regions.... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 12, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Cross Post: Not Recommending AstraZeneca Vaccine For The Elderly Risks The Lives Of The Most Vulnerable
Jonathan Pugh, University of Oxford and Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford Regulators in Europe are at odds over whether the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine should be given to the elderly. In the UK, the vaccine has been approved for use in adults aged 18 and up, but France, Germany, Sweden and Austria say the vaccine should be […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 8, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Health Care Coronavirus; Pandemic; Ethics; Public Health COVID-19 Cross Post Jonny Pugh's Posts Julian Savulescu's Posts syndicated The Conversation the elderly and vulnerable vaccinations Source Type: blogs
COVID-19, IP and Access: Will the Current System of Medical Innovation and Access to Medicines Meet Global Expectations?
Olga Gurgula (Brunel University), Wen Hwa Lee (University of Oxford), COVID-19, IP and Access: Will the Current System of Medical Innovation and Access to Medicines Meet Global Expectations? J. of Generic Med. (Forthcoming): The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fundamental... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 5, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The UK should share the vaccine with the other countries – but only after all the vulnerable have been vaccinated
Alberto Giubilini Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics University of Oxford Cross posted with The Conversation “We are all in this together”, except that we are not. One of the most widely used slogans of the pandemic might need to be adjusted. Maybe: “We are all in this together, until there is a way out.” […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 3, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Alberto Giubilini Tags: Health Care Public Health Alberto Giubilini's Posts Coronavirus; Pandemic; Ethics; Public Health COVID-19 Pandemic Ethics syndicated vaccination Source Type: blogs
Reminder: 7th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics – Entries Due By Tuesday 9th February
A reminder that the closing date for entries to the 7th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics is fast approaching. Graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled at the University of Oxford in any subject are invited to enter the Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics by submitting an essay of up to 2000 words […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 3, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Health Care Announcements Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics syndicated Source Type: blogs
