Dr James McCune Smith
James McCune Smith (1813-1865) was the first African American to gain a degree in medicine. He was unsuccessful in gaining a place at medical school in New York state, his home state, so his friends and benefactors paid for him to travel to Glasgow, so he gained a degree at the University of Glasgow. That university isbuilding a new learning hub and naming it after him.As well as being a physician, he was an abolitionist, working with Frederick Douglass, and made contributions to the fields of physiology and medical statistics. TheWikipedia page about him is a good starting point. I found t...
Source: Browsing - October 15, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Black History Month medical history Source Type: blogs
Krebs Cycle Horror Story | Anatomy Terms | TAPP 79
Say the termKrebs cycle around anyone who's had a biology course and watch forsigns of stress. In this episode, host Kevin Patton provides a way tomake the citric acid cycle less scary by playing into thehorror of it all. And we revisit the idea of astandard terminology of anatomy.00:46 | Krebs Cycle Game15:22 | Sponsored by AAA16:07| Proof of Concept25:07 | Sponsored by HAPI25:54 | Riding the Krebs Cycle35:25 | Sponsored by HAPS36:01 | Anatomical Terms Info42:33 | Staying ConnectedIf you cannot see or activate the audio playerclick here.Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening t...
Source: The A and P Professor - October 12, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
On values, culture and health
This week is Te Wiki o te Maori – and the theme is Kia Kaha te Reo Maori. For those readers not familiar with te reo, kia kaha translates to “be strong.” It’s a word people from Otautahi (Christchurch) have used a lot since 2010 and the first of the many events that have shaken (literally) our world since then. Te Wiki o te Maori is a week dedicated to celebrating and strengthening the use of Maori language in New Zealand.
While the week celebrates the language of Aotearoa, it also helps us tangata tiriti, or people of the Treaty of Waitangi, remember that we have a place in this whenua (land). ...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - September 13, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Pain conditions Professional topics Research Resilience/Health Science in practice respect values Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: August 29, 2020
Before we get on with this week’s Psychology Around the Net, I need to let you know that this will be the last one.
Healthline has purchased Psych Central and content production stops August 31, 2020. Dr. John Grohol, Psych Central’s founder and our fearless leader, recently shared his reflections and gratitude.
Additionally, many of our talented and knowledgeable contributers have shared goodbye posts, and invitations to follow their new blogs.
Now, let’s see what’s new in the world of mental health this week!
The Psychology Behind Why Some College Students Break COVID-19 Rules: According to deve...
Source: World of Psychology - August 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net Burnout College Students coronavirus COVID-19 Fatigue Happiness Life Satisfaction Mood pandemic Source Type: blogs
The Surprising Power of Digital Textbooks | TAPP 76
Like it or not,digital textbooks are here and will soon be theprimary form of textbook used by students and teachers. Host Kevin Patton discusses this trend and outlines ways to leveragedigital textbook features for moreeffective teaching and learning. Mike Pascoe brings us aBook Club recommendation and Kevin discusses arms,arm-lengths, and legs.00:48 | Digital Is Here10:09 | Sponsored by AAA11:02 | Digital Textbook Love22:43 | Sponsored by HAPI23:59 | Book Club: Digital Minimalism26:29 | Sponsored by HAPS27:19 | Arm's Length32:35 | Staying ConnectedIf you cannot see or activate the audio playerclick he...
Source: The A and P Professor - August 23, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Identity crisis
Numbers 12 is puzzling in several ways, which the Midrash (a rabbinical commentary on the Torah) attempts to explain. The first puzzle is that Miriam and Aaron complain about Moses ' s " Cushite " wife. KJV has " Ethiopian " which is close enough. Cushite refers to people from the area south of Egypt, including what is today Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia. But when Moses fled after killing the Egyptian he sojourned among the Midianites, which is the identity of his wife Zipporah and her father. We don ' t know what direction he fled, but we do know that the Midianites are from Palestine. In one version of the abduction...
Source: Stayin' Alive - August 23, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
How to Get Into Star Trek
This article idea was suggested by a Conscious Growth Club member. After a little reflection, I thought, why not?
I’ve seen every episode of every non-animated Star Trek series, including the original 1960s classic, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, and the new Picard series. I’ve seen many episodes multiple times. I’ve seen all of the movies. I’ve been to a Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas. So I’m pretty well versed in Star Trek lore.
I met William Shatner (aka Captain Kirk) very briefly when I was in my 20s because we had the same lawyer for a while...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - August 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Lifestyle Values Source Type: blogs
Is exercise the new snake oil? or just a dirty word?
If you haven’t heard about the health benefits of exercise in the last 10 years or longer, then you’ve probably been a hermit! Exercise can do all these wonderful things – help you lose weight, reduce heart disease, moderate insulin and blood glucose levels, improve your mental health, and yes! reduce pain and disability when you’re sore. (check this list out)
The claims sound suspiciously similar to the claims made by old snake oil merchants – or the amazing White Cross Electric Vibrator!
Well perhaps there’s a little more research supporting claims for exercise… but ar...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - August 9, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Coping strategies Motivation Professional topics Resilience/Health Science in practice exercise movement persistent pain Source Type: blogs
What's At Stake
How inured we ’ve become to Trump’s atrocities. The Republican-majority Senate Intelligence Committee just released its final report on Trump/Russia, and it’s been practically ignored, especially by Republicans. It’s damning. They concluded Trump and Roger Stone lied to Robert Mueller, and that Trump’s first campaign manager “represented a grave counterintelligence threat,” and did business with “a Russian intelligence officer.” The Republican-led investigation also concluded the White House “significantly hampered” their efforts, and coordinated the testimony of witnesses before they appea...
Source: Surgeonsblog - August 5, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Sid Schwab Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 3rd 2020
In this study, we examined the effects of oxytocin on the Aβ-induced impairment of synaptic plasticity in mice.
To investigate the effect of oxytocin on synaptic plasticity, we prepared acute hippocampal slices for extracellular recording and assessed long-term potentiation (LTP) with perfusion of the Aβ active fragment (Aβ25-35) in the absence and presence of oxytocin. We found that oxytocin reversed the impairment of LTP induced by Aβ25-35 perfusion in the mouse hippocampus. These effects were blocked by pretreatment with the selective oxytocin receptor antagonist L-368,899. Furthermore, the treatment with the...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 2, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
An Age-Related Increase in CD47 Expression Impairs Vascular Function
Researchers here provide evidence to indicate that increased expression of CD47 in aged blood vessels impairs a range of functions, from maintenance of these tissues to the generation of new blood vessels. The latter point is interesting given that capillary networks become less dense with age. This is thought to impair blood flow to tissues and thus contribute to age-related loss of function. The animal evidence here suggests that inhibition of CD47 may be a viable strategy to reduce the impact of aging on the vasculature, and thus also many of the consequences of vascular aging throughout the body.
The aged popu...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 30, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
The transgender question
I am going to set out my current views about the transgender problem. It’s something that has caused a lot of discussion on twitter, much of it unpleasantly vituperative. This is the question alluded to in the title, not, of course, the existence of transgender people. Short posts on twitter don’t allow nuance, so I thought it might be helpful to lay out my views here in the (doubtless vain) hope of being able to move on to talk about other things. This will be my last word on it, because I feel that the time spent on this single problem has become counterproductive.
The problem is very complicated...
Source: DC's goodscience - July 28, 2020 Category: Science Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: Uncategorized Green party Greens JK Rowling Rosi Sexton trans transgender Source Type: blogs
The transgender question
I am going to set out my current views about the transgender problem. It’s something that has caused a lot of discussion on twitter, much of it unpleasantly vituperative. When I refer to ‘problem’ I’m referring to the vituperation, not, of course, the existence of transgender people. Short posts on twitter don’t allow nuance, so I thought it might be helpful to lay out my views here in the (doubtless vain) hope of being able to move on to talk about other things. This will be my last word on it, because I feel that the time spent on this single problem has become counterproductive.
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Source: DC's goodscience - July 28, 2020 Category: Science Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: Uncategorized Green party Greens JK Rowling Rosi Sexton trans transgender Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 600
Answer toParasite Case of the Week 600: Lovely ectoparasite collage of a larval tick ofRhipicephalussp., courtesy of my amazing technical specialist, Emily Fernholz.Note that the arthropod has 6 legs (to go with my 600th case), indicating that this is a larva rather than nymph or adult. One reader queried if the components of the collage were from all of my cases to date. Wow, what a great idea! There are more than 4000 images present, which might have been able to represent all of the images from my various cases. However, that is not the case here - the collage is made up of many different arthropods, including bed ...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - July 26, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
This is funny . . .
It won ' t last long, but as of 4:38 pm Eastern Time the Wikipedia article on theMontreal Cognitive Assessmentincludes this information.MoCA scores range between 0 and 30.[11] A score of 26 or over is considered to be normal. In a study, people without cognitive impairment scored an average of 27.4; people withmild cognitive impairment (MCI) scored an average of 22.1; people withAlzheimer ' s disease scored an average of 16.2.[11] My president and still your president, Mr Donald J Trump scored a perfect 150 out of 30 possible points. Doctors were astonished and began to cry. No one had ever scored so bigly. (Source: Stayin' Alive)
Source: Stayin' Alive - July 19, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
