My natural highlights of 2023
A few natural highlights from another year of trying to get a perfect wildlife snap! You can find the photos I took of these highlights littered around the Sciencebase website, in my Imaging Storm galleries, on my Instagram and Mastodon.
We started the year on the North Norfolk coast as usual, with Pink-footed Geese etc at Wells, and Shorelarks, Snow Buntings, and a White-tailed Eagle at Holkham, and various other sightings of avian life elsewhere on our walks.
White-tailed Eagle
Soon after we got home there was an alert for a relative rarity and so I saw a couple of Smew at Meadowlane Pits, St Ives. Later that month, Mrs...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - December 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Lepidoptera Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 1st 2024
Discussion of What is Need to Speed the Pace at which Drugs to Treat Aging Arrive in the Clinic
Cellular Senescence in the Aging Brain, a Contributing Cause of Cognitive Decline
Reviewing What is Known of the Mechanisms of Taurine Supplementation Relevant to Aging and Metabolism
Blunt Thoughts on Calculating the Revealed Value of Human Life
A Look Back at 2023: Progress Towards the Treatment of Aging as a Medical Condition
Towards Adjustment of the Gut Microbiome to Slow Aging
Gene Therapy Enhances Object Recognition Memory in Young and Old Mice
Benefits of Sem...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 31, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A Look Back at 2023: Progress Towards the Treatment of Aging as a Medical Condition
The market has been in the doldrums and it has been a tough year for fundraising, both for non-profits and biotech startups. The conferences have exhibited more of an academic focus as companies tightened belts and postponed investment rounds, while investors stayed home. Not that this halts the flow of hype for some projects, and nor has it slowed media commentary on the longevity industry as it presently stands. A few of the articles in that commmentary are even interesting to read! The field has grown and is more mature now than has ever been the case. Biotech of all forms is a challenging field with a high failure rate...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 29, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Of Interest Source Type: blogs
Administrative Supplements for IDeA Team Science Development Projects and Upcoming Webinar
We’re pleased to announce the availability of administrative supplements to Institutional Development Award (IDeA) U54, P20, and P30 grants for team science projects (NOT-GM-24-001). The supplements are intended for projects that bring together two to four investigators from IDeA states with different scientific expertise to address complex basic, behavioral, clinical, and/or translational research questions through complementary approaches. The questions shouldn’t duplicate those that researchers are currently pursuing through the parent awards and should clearly benefit from the collective efforts of the collaboratio...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 28, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Administrative Supplements Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights
During the past decade, finally, health care is starting to deal in a structured, measurable manner with the life factors and environments that play the biggest role in their patients’ health. A recent offering from LexisNexis Risk Solutions promises to greatly expand access to this data, called social determinants of health (SDoH), for payers, clinicians, public health agencies, pharma companies, and other researchers.
The company LexisNexis Risk Solutions is almost synonymous with the data banks of consumer data that financial firms and other businesses consult for identity verification and outreach. The company...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Diana Zuskov Health Data Diversity Health Equity Healthcare AI Bias LexisNexis LexisNexis Risk Solutions McKenzie Funk Pub Source Type: blogs
Ring In the New Year With Basic Research
Empowering basic biomedical research, which focuses on understanding how living systems work, is one of NIGMS’ main goals. This type of research not only helps us learn how our bodies and those of other organisms function but also lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
We’re excited to see what the upcoming year has in store for the field! In preparation, we’re highlighting what NIGMS-supported scientists had to say in 2023 about the many merits of basic research. Also check out the links to the Biomedical Beat posts that feature them if you haven’t already.
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Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 27, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Scientific Process Source Type: blogs
The surprising science of gratitude: How it boosts your well-being
I have never been a very touchy-feely person. I was trained as a biologist and chemist, then went to medical school where more science on top of science was aimed at me like a gushing firehose. I learned to put science and evidence first and to try in my practice of medicine to use only
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The surprising science of gratitude: How it boosts your well-being originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Greg Smith, MD Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Concerted Effort to Define Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare is Sorely Needed
The following is a guest article by Amy Hester, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN, Chairwoman and CEO at HD Nursing
The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) across a number of industries, particularly in healthcare, has shown both great promise as well as cause for alarm.
A perfect example of not only misusing AI, but also continuing to use a model to make decisions affecting individual care that can be error-prone involves a recent class-action lawsuit filed against one of the nation’s largest health plans and its subsidiary.
Both companies stand accused of illegally using an algorithm to deny rehabilitation care to seriousl...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Artificial Intelligence Dr. Amy Hester Ethical AI HD Nursing Healthcare AI Healthcare Automation responsible AI Source Type: blogs
Econoclasm: Lesson four
I will interrupt myself here to note that yes, there are people who are pursuing economics as an empirical science, and they have indeed demonstrated that the so-called neo-classical economic theory as taught to first-year college students is not a description of the real world. My point in this presentation is that many people, including journalists and politicians, believe that it is. This pernicious falsehood horribly contaminates public discourse. So yes, it does require debunking. There are a couple of additional problems with the concept of the free market that don ’t stem directly from the faulty assumptions....
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Nacreous, mother-of-pearl clouds
My sister sent me some photos she took of pearlescent clouds that appeared at dusk over her house today. I took a look outside myself soon after and could see a couple of small patches of these colourful clouds here too. We live at least a couple of hours drive apart. There have been lots of posts on social media of some beautiful nacreous clouds this week.
Nacreous cloud over Cambridgeshire in December 2023. I turned up the saturation slightly on the photograph so that you could see the phenomenon discussed more clearly in my photo.
The term nacreous refers to the iridescent, smooth internal sheen we see in several mollus...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - December 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Mitigating Risk and Reducing Costs with Smart Healthcare Records Management
The following is a guest article by Mitchell Perry, VP Compliance & Security at Access
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare IT in US healthcare frameworks, integrating electronic health records (EHRs) has become a cornerstone for providers. However, the transition from traditional paper records to digital formats presents a challenge that extends beyond a simple “scan all” approach. Healthcare providers researching all the modern options must learn how to navigate the maze of security, regulatory compliance, and digital strategy to remain compliant with HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Ac...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Regulations Security and Privacy Access Improving Patient Needs Medical Records Mitchell Perry Reducing Costs Risk Mitigation Smart Healthcare Do Source Type: blogs
A forbidden quote about science
(Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD)
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - December 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized forbidden quotes medical education medical ethics medical quotes science quotes venkat quotes venkatesan sangareddi Source Type: blogs
Rules of myocardial revascularisation REVIVEed : Quantify ” non-viable tissue ” first.
”It looks like, science oftentimes struggles at the hands of scientists“
The weakest link in medical research is framing the right research question. How will you explain the drama of research on myocardial viability studies that have been going on full steam for more than 3 decades,? Which has become junk now.
This truth came out from a secondary analysis of the famous REVIVED-BCIS2 trial. For the busy guys, the conclusion is given in the box below.
JAMA Cardiol. 2023;8(12):1154-1161.
Final message
We realize, in the game of myocardial revascularisation t...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - December 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized accc aha esc guid;ines on myocardial revascularisation cabg cabg patch study ischemic dcm myocardail viablity pet scan for myocardial viablity REVIVED BCIS2 viablity study myocardial Source Type: blogs
Seeking Success in Science Through NIH-Funded Training
Credit: Courtesy of Hasset Nurelegne.
“What’s great about a career in research is that there are so many paths you can take. I get so excited for the future when I think about all the open doors ahead of me,” says Hasset Nurelegne, a senior at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Hasset is majoring in neuroscience and behavioral biology (NBB) as well as English.
Since her first year on campus, Hasset has been an active participant in an NIGMS-funded program at Emory that aims to develop a diverse pool of scientists, the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (which is now just for graduate student...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 20, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Ginger Vieira – Exercise with Type 1 Diabetes
In conclusion, Ginger Vieira’s book, Exercise with Type 1 Diabetes (affiliate link), is a must-read for anyone with diabetes who wants to incorporate exercise into their daily routine.
Ginger’s expertise and personal experiences make this book a valuable resource for understanding the impact of exercise on blood sugar levels and managing diabetes effectively.
With practical tips and a supportive approach, Ginger empowers readers to take control of their health and enjoy the benefits of exercise. Don’t miss out on this concise and informative guide! ...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - December 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
