We Should “Confront” China by Liberalizing Chinese Immigration
Alex NowrastehThe Chinese government ’s crackdown on dissidents in Hong Kong is just another indication of that government ’s rising totalitarianism. Vox’s Matt Yglesiaswrote that the United States should let in any Hongkonger who wishes to leave – a proposal I agree with. However, the U.S. government is moving in the opposite direction. Not only has it virtually ended all immigration, including for those seeking refuge and asylum, but it will soon go further to limit the migration of Chinese students.Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently introduced theSecure Campus Act that...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 29, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Podcast: A National Non-Profit is Born From a Random Encounter
In today’s Psych Central Podcast, Gabe talks with Jamie Tworkowski, the founder of To Write Love on Her Arms, a non-profit movement dedicated to helping people who are struggling with addiction, depression, self-injury and suicide. Jamie shares how the idea for the non-profit was born in 2006 after he spent 5 days with his new friend Renee who’d recently been turned down for rehab. After writing about the experience and posting it on Myspace, people began to respond with their own stories, and the seeds for the non-profit were planted.
Tune in to find out how To Write Love on Her Arms helps people struggling with ment...
Source: World of Psychology - May 28, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: Addiction Depression General Interview Podcast Policy and Advocacy Recovery Substance Abuse The Psych Central Show Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 25th 2020
In conclusion, our results suggest a previously unknown mechanism whereby the canonical NF-κB cascade and a mitochondrial fission pathway interdependently regulate endothelial inflammation.
Lin28 as a Target for Nerve Regeneration
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/05/lin28-as-a-target-for-nerve-regeneration/
Researchers here show that the gene Lin28 regulates axon regrowth. In mice, raised levels of Lin28 produce greater regeneration of nerve injuries. Past research has investigated Lin28 from the standpoint of producing a more general improvement in regenerative capacity. It improves mitochondr...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 24, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Network Medicine in the Fight Against COVID-19
COVID-19 forced stakeholders in the healthcare landscape to adopt a new perspective in this sphere. Telemedicine rose to fame as a ready-made solution; artificial intelligence’s contribution became more apparent from early outbreak predictions to resource management; and digital health technologies lent a helping hand early on.
Another promising area joining the fight is network medicine, a branch of network science. The latter field studies the interaction between actors within a network. Such analyses are applicable to virtually any sector, from the world wide web through social networks to how molecules interact wi...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 21, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Network medicine Artificial Intelligence Biotechnology Telemedicine & Smartphones AI MIT coronavirus covid covid19 vaccine research pandemic network science Albert-László Barabási Source Type: blogs
The Facts About Optional Practical Training (OPT) for Foreign Students
David J. BierThe Trump administrationreportedly is considering a plan this week to restrict or ban foreign students from working after graduation from U.S. universities. Under Optional Practical Training (OPT), foreign students can study for at least one year after receiving their degrees. Foreign students in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math fields can extend OPT for another two years.The plan is supposedly to benefit unemployed Americans —almost none of whom work in the relevant fields—after states reopen for business. The program is the main on‐ramp for American companies to recruit and retain foreign...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 20, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
The Moonshot Venture Fellowship at Apollo Ventures
One of the more productive strategies undertaken by advocates and venture firms in the longevity industry is to put effort into the creation of companies, rather than waiting for companies to arise. This is still a small, young industry, without the sizable ecosystem that attends more mature areas of biotechnology, and thus many, many lines of research that might be productively developed into therapies targeting the mechanisms of aging remain stuck in academia. For investors and advocates to change this state of affairs requires building connections in the research community, introducing researchers and entrepreneurs, and...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 19, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Don ’t Ban H-1B Workers: They are Worth Their Weight in Innovation
Alex NowrastehThe Trump Administration is reportedly working on anexecutive order to ban the issuance of new H-1B visas. His order is expected to be issued before the end of this month. His order would be quite a negative blow to the U.S. economy and hit American economic innovation the hardest. The H-1B visa system has problems: It ’s unreasonably costly to change firms, workers are restrained from starting their own firms, and the wait times to adjust their status to a green card are absurdly long. Complete H-1B worker portability between firms, allowing workers to sponsor themselves if they start a firm...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 14, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
How Would Have COVID-19 Taken Place In A Digital Health Utopia?
What if the COVID-19 pandemic had been forecasted months in advance? And hospitals didn’t experience shortages thanks to the help of an A.I. helping administrators better manage their resources when facing such a virulent disease? What if telemedicine was the norm and unnecessary doctor-patient visits were eliminated, reducing transmission risks and helping with containing the virus faster and easier? What if patients could check if they’ve contracted the disease with at-home tests delivered via medical drones and self-isolate if they are positive?
If these scenarios sound too good to be true, it’s because they ar...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 12, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Artificial Intelligence Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Policy Science Fiction Telemedicine & Smartphones digital health digital technology digital health strategy Source Type: blogs
The Unlikely Rise Of Science And Digital Health During COVID-19
Over the past weeks, we have covered many aspects of coronavirus. From symptoms and digital health technologies, artificial intelligence, the rise of telemedicine and investigating why some countries have managed to keep the pandemic under control, through issues of privacy and mental challenges of healthcare professionals. We analyzed the possible outcomes of what will, what can and what should change in our lives after COVID-19 and even created a Handbook on the fight against the pandemic.
But one of the most important aspects in all this is how different leaders around the world have responded to this pandemic. Were ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 5, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Judit Kuszkó Tags: Artificial Intelligence Digital Health Research Future of Medicine science covid19 leadership coron Thunberg Fauci Trump Topol Barabasi Brilliant Harari Queen Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 and the LGBTQ+ community: Rising to unique challenges
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, new challenges arise each day for people across the world. Some of these challenges particularly affect the LGBTQ+ community. This unique time calls for LGBTQ+-specific resources and new ways to connect and cope.
Minority stress in the LGBTQ+ community
Unrelated to COVID-19, this community faces minority stress based on anti-LGBTQ+ stigma that is harmful for their health and well-being (see key articles here and here). Those among us who are also racial/ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, immigrants, and people with low income may experience compounded minority stress at the int...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabra L. Katz-Wise, PhD Tags: Anxiety and Depression Health Health care disparities Mental Health Source Type: blogs
Medical City, U.S.A.: Medgadget Visits Texas Medical Center
There’s a saying that “everything is bigger than Texas,” and healthcare is no exception. Located just south of downtown Houston in between the historic Hermann Park and Rice University, Texas Medical Center (TMC) consists of 54 medical institutions spread throughout its expansive campus, making it the largest medical complex and the 8th largest business district in the world. It is, quite practically, a medical city.
Medgadget had the opportunity to spend a few days last month visiting TMC as well as a couple Houston universities. We were well aware that TMC pioneered many medical innovations, such as ...
Source: Medgadget - April 28, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Scott Jung Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Will Medical Workers Deal With PTSD After COVID-19?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is commonly linked with war veterans. This mental health condition however can be triggered by suffering or witnessing any terrifying event like accidents, natural disasters, violent experience – or a disastrous pandemic. It comes as no surprise that medical health professionals and other people in the frontline of the fight against coronavirus are expected to have a surge in trauma-related illnesses, particularly PTSD. Beside protecting and helping personnel physically as well as mentally, there are also digital health solutions that can come to the rescue.
A Canadian resea...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 28, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Judit Kuszkó Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers Telemedicine & Smartphones Virtual Reality digital health ptsd stress stress management medical professionals digital healthcare coronavirus covid covid19 Source Type: blogs
Update: Moderate lifetime drinking may lead to lower Alzheimer-related beta amyloid deposits in the brain
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Time for a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter.
#1. First of all, it’s not all bad news this month. Study finds that moderate lifetime drinking may lead to lower Alzheimer-related beta amyloid deposits in the brain
#2. And, talk about personalized medicine! This fascinating study showing how brain imaging (fMRI) + machine learning + intensive, non-invasive neurostimulation = targeted treatments that can maximize efficacy and minimize side effects: Reinventing depression treatment via transcranial magnetic brain stimulation (TMS)
#3. Also, not a minute too soon … Meditation apps have gone mainstream in ...
Source: SharpBrains - April 24, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Brain Teasers Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Technology Adderall Alzheimer-disease Alzheimers-disease beta-amyloid brain teaser for adults Brain-Imaging brain-teaser Source Type: blogs
Your Data Privacy During a Pandemic
Picture a scenario where citizens willingly have their every move tracked via their smartphones; their every bank transaction monitored; and have themselves tracked from CCTV footage. Pretty Orwellian, right? Dubious tracking from smartphones and wearables by unscrupulous third parties is what we explored in our article on the dark side of health trackers.
However, this scenario is a reality in countries from East to West around the globe. Several countries have implemented digital surveillance to track the spread of the novel coronavirus. Others are contemplating this solution, while many believe it will linger after l...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 23, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones data privacy cybersecurity tracking coronavirus covid19 contact tracing Source Type: blogs
Charity Rises to the Occasion amid the Pandemic
Chelsea FollettIf you need a ray of sunlight in these dark times, consider the magnitude of the human capacity for charity and voluntary action as we help one another through a time of crisis. Individuals, private organizations and businesses across the United States have stepped forward to offer assistance to those in need amid the novel coronavirus emergency. Voluntary cooperation and compassion are proving to be some of the most potent weapons we have in tackling the pandemic.Technology and social media have allowed for better coordination of charitable efforts and volunteer work. Across America, online groups...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 13, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Chelsea Follett Source Type: blogs
