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Research Posted on The BS101 FB Page Since September
It's time to collect and post all the substantive, research-related posts that have been posted on the Blood Sugar 101 Facebook Page.As you can see there is the usual mix of disturbing findings about environmental pollutants, bad diet advice, dangerous prescription drugs, mistaken medical policy, and the benefits of lowering blood sugar by cutting back on carbohydrates.I have put red arrows (==>) next to a few studies that have immediate, serious health implications for people with diabetes.I continue to be less than thrilled with FB, but since so many people use it I've concluded it is a pretty good way to reach people...
Source: Diabetes Update - December 10, 2012 Category: Diabetes Authors: Jenny Source Type: blogs

TWiV 201: Bond, covalent bond
On episode #210 of the science show This Week in Virology, the complete TWiV team reviews identification of the cell receptor for hepatitis B and D viruses, and the cell enzyme that cleaves the genome-linked protein from picornaviral RNA. You can find TWiV #210 at www.twiv.tv.
Source: virology blog - December 9, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology 5'-tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase biochemistry DNA repair HBV HDV hepatitis b virus hepatitis delta virus poliovirus receptor sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide topoisomerase viral VPg Source Type: blogs

Does smarter mean happier?
If you’re smarter than other people it won’t make you personally happier but the brightest nations score high on measures of happiness compared to countries with lower intellectual ranking, according to a study by Ruut Veenhoven of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Yowon Choi of the appropriately named Center for Happiness Studies at Seoul National University in South Korea. Education is in one sense all about maximizing intelligence, but wondered Veenhoven and Choi, does it also impact on happiness? Do brighter students make happier citizens? The researchers explored the relationship betwee...
Source: Sciencebase Science Blog - December 9, 2012 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science happier smarter Source Type: blogs

spinning into butter
Hello? Is this thing on?Well! I have a blog! It's been increasingly difficult to find any good time to update, but in the meantime, I present to you a home food project that is so unbelievably easy and satisfying to accomplish it's going to make you feel like a magician. If you follow my Twitter or Facebook you've probably heard me yammering about the weekend after Thanksgiving, but for those of you blog purists out there, I'm talking about making your own butter.Did you know you can make your own butter? You can! And you don't even need any special tools! Seriously, this is probably just Food Science 101, but butter is ju...
Source: the underwear drawer - December 9, 2012 Category: Anesthetists Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs

Female Bodybuilding Posing
Watching Tom Platz blast out 20 plus reps with 500 pounds goes beyond physical accomplishment. The process of teen bodybuilding consists of two stages. The first stage that is known as contest preparation. At contest preparation more attention will be given to maintain as much muscle as is possible. To increase muscle definition the female bodybuilding posing in the female bodybuilding posing a purity, dedication, and determination that inspire anyone and everyone. It is mainly an advertising myth mostly, as many animals as you go along, doing what's necessary to get into bodybuilding, it's important to remember that the f...
Source: Cosmic Watercooler - December 8, 2012 Category: Nurses Tags: Female Posing Bodybuilding Source Type: blogs

The best psychology books of 2012
It's the season for Christmas book lists and we've trawled through them, looking for the psychology-themed tomes earning a recommendation. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by psychologist Jonathan Haidt - listed by the Sunday Times as one of their favourite thought-provoking books of the year (also chosen by the Guardian as a top psychology book). In the same Sunday Times category was listed Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain, which also won GoodReads vote for best non-fiction of the year. In its list of ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - December 8, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs

Real Life Gattaca?
I remember studying genetics in high school biology and watching Gattaca (1997), which genuinely blew my mind. On its own, genome sequencing seemed like a concept that science ripped directly from the pages of fiction. I could barely wrap my mind around...(read more)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - December 7, 2012 Category: Pathologists Authors: Michael Jones Tags: Current Events Legal/Regulatory Issues Molecular Diagnostics Privacy/Security Research Source Type: blogs

A Cure For Patent Pathology? The Supreme Court Reviews The Patentability Of Human Genes
“Are human genes patentable?” On November 30, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to answer this single question in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics. Of course, the petitioners, including health care providers, professional associations, and patients, worded the question to favor the answer they want: “No, human genes are not patentable.” For Myriad Genetics, the patent owner who would like its patent rights upheld, the question is better phrased as whether one can patent “isolated molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid that were identified and defined by human inventors.” The practical stake...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - December 7, 2012 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: John Golden Tags: All Categories Bioethics Consumers Health Law Research Science and Health Source Type: blogs

A New Situationist Contributor – Julia Puaschunder
We are thrilled to introduce a new Situationist Contributor, Dr. Julia Puaschunder. Julia M. Puaschunder is an Associate of the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences. At the Harvard University Center for the Environment, she conducts research on intergenerational equity. Trained as a behavioral economist with Doctorates in Social and Economic Sciences as well as Natural Sciences and Masters in Business, Public Administration and Philosophy/Psychology, she has 12 years of experience in applied social sciences empirical research. Julia Puaschunder has launched and administered research projects in Australia, Austri...
Source: The Situationist - December 7, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Situationist Staff Tags: Situationist Contributors Source Type: blogs

Judy Norsigian on PBS “Need to Know”: Women’s Health in Texas
As attacks on women’s access to reproductive health care continue, some states are slashing their budgets for family planning clinics. The PBS news show “Need To Know“ examines the effects of these cuts on women in Texas. The episode features Our Bodies Ourselves Executive Director Judy Norsigian, who offers an historical perspective of the fight for women’s reproductive freedom. The episode airs today and tomorrow on various PBS stations. Click here to find your local station and air times. Here’s the full summary: Need to Know examines how the Texas legislature has slashed funding to family p...
Source: Our Bodies Our Blog - December 7, 2012 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Kiki Tags: Abortion & Reproductive Rights Blogs en Español Media Our Bodies Ourselves Public Policy Source Type: blogs

Here is my PhD thesis
Two weeks ago, my childhood dream became true and I finished PhD therefore becoming a medical geneticist. If you are interested in the pharmacogenomic implications of autoimmune conditions, here is my PhD thesis in PDF format.
Source: ScienceRoll - December 7, 2012 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Dr. Bertalan Meskó Tags: genetics Genome science Source Type: blogs

Real-Time PCR
Nick A. Saunders and Martin A. Lee present a new book on Real-Time PCR: Advanced Technologies and Applications This essential manual provides both the novice and experienced user with an invaluable reference to a wide-range of real-time PCR technologies and applications and provides an overview of the theory of this increasingly important technique. Renowned international authors present detailed technical insights into the underlying principles, methods and practice of real-time PCR. The initial chapters cover the important aspects of real-time PCR including choosing an instrument and probe system, set-up, nucleic acid sy...
Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. - December 7, 2012 Category: Microbiology Tags: Molecular Biology publications Microbiology publications PCR Applications PCR publications PCR Technology PCR Troubleshooting Real-Time PCR Source Type: blogs

Link feast
In case you missed them - 10 of the best psychology links from the past week: "The brain, the most mysterious object in the universe, but it can still make you behave like a bit of an idiot," said Dara Ó Briain, introducing the latest edition of his Science Club programme on BBC 2, which this week focused on the brain. Guests included psychology doyenne Uta Frith. In Scientific American, a mindblowing article about children's cells living on in their mothers' brains - and the effects they might have. Jules Evans - author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations - offers the top ten tips for recovering...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - December 7, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs

The Not So Seductive Allure of Colorful Brain Images
We all know that the mere presence of a brain scan image or a neuro-prefix adds instant credibility to any news story, right? And that the public (i.e., undergraduates) is easily swayed into believing in bogus psychological findings if accompanied by pretty colorful brains? Well count me in! But wait...Neuroscience Fiction Fiction?The day after the high-profile Neuroscience Fiction article by Dr. Gary Marcus appeared in The New Yorker, a stealthy blog post in Brain Myths summarized an unpublished paper (Farah & Hook, in press, PDF) that refutes this notion.1Are Brain Scans Really So Persuasive? New evidence ...
Source: The Neurocritic - December 7, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs

School Suspension
Got call from school. E was suspended from school to HOME for Monday and Tuesday. Suspension note says: "On 12/6, E became angry at (special ed) 'teacher', threw his books on the floor, walked out of her room, tore posters off the wall and told (special ed) 'teacher' to stop f.ing following him. In the office he told (special ed) 'teacher' to get her hearing checked. On 12-7 E got up and walked out of social studies. When the paraprofessional asked E where he was going he replied "F. Him" referring to social (studies) 'teacher' "When E got home on Friday he stated that all of that happened on 12/6/201...
Source: Bipolar Blast - December 7, 2012 Category: Mental Illness Authors: T Source Type: blogs

A Message To Human ReCorpses (And "Legal") At Vidant
During this second turn of the corporate screw, I continue to be grateful for the outlet this blog provides - as well as the support of friends . . . all of whom are pretty disgusted by the deplorable way Vidant has treated me - and the games they've played. The last two Housecalls posts have generated quite a bit of input. There've been some "Human ReCorpses" jokes . . . mostly because Ms. Peoples' "ignorance act" (in my phone conversations with her) would insult the intelligence of the average zombie-oozing-putrid-brain-matter.Everybody has advice. People are still pushing for me to get lawyers invol...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - December 6, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

NCDR Study Shows Gaps in Care
This post was authored by William J Oetgen, MD, MBA, FACC, ACC's senior vice president of Science and Quality. A recent study using data from the NCDR’s® ICD Registry™ found that the likelihood of receiving cardiac-resynchronization therapy with defibrillation (CRT-D) is mediated by community wealth and hospital resources. The study looked at 22,205 patient stays and found in the full hierarchical model, average median household income (P<0.001) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantable volume (P<0.001) remained significant predictors of CRT-D receipt. Further, patients treated at h...
Source: ACC in Touch Blog - December 6, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Administrator Tags: Access Source Type: blogs

Corporate We-Won't-Let-You-Speak: After Two Months Of Being Ignored, A Less Than Two Minute Phone Call From Human Resources At Vidant
I just took a phone call from Sonya Peoples, Human Resources Manager at Vidant Medical Group. It barely lasted two minutes - if that - because the woman would not stop talking and let me speak.She started off the conversation - such as it was - by saying that she "understood" that I was angry that I gotten no response from her/Vidant after sending my "notice" check back. She said that she spent a lot of time away from her desk (she must come to Ahoskie to fire people a lot) and still only had bits and pieces of the story.(I'm sorry, I didn't just fall off the Eastern North Carolina apple cart, and I ain't buying that...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - December 6, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Deceived Wisdom Special Offer
UPDATE, December 6: I’ve reduced the price of the DRM-free download for Sciencebase readers and twitter followers. Now, just £6.99 for the PDF, ePub or mobi versions which you can use on any e-reader, PC or mobile device without having to worry about device licensing restrictions or other limitations. It also means you can grab a copy wherever you are in the world. The book, Deceived Wisdom, is available in various formats. You can also grab a copy from all good bookshops including Waterstone’s, from Book Depository and of course amazon (get the Kindle version here with ‘one-click’). Deceived Wisdo...
Source: Sciencebase Science Blog - December 6, 2012 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science deceived launch official uk wisdom Source Type: blogs

ISS, fights, etc
Had a meeting with the ED teacher on Monday and was told that E skipped science class on Friday and then skipped again on Monday and received in school suspension. Today is Thursday, he did not come home on the bus like he is supposed to (he is still grounded) but instead decided to walk to a friends house after school. I asked some friends where he was and went and picked him up. He was grounded and not supposed to play with friends so his punishment was he lost his XBox for a week. He seemed to not understand why I was upset. After he came home, I also found out that he had gotten a referral today because he cussed a tea...
Source: Bipolar Blast - December 6, 2012 Category: Mental Illness Authors: T Source Type: blogs

Exercise and the heart — keep it simple
Exercise is a white-hot topic. We must talk more. This comment on my Facebook page only strengthened my resolve to clarify things. Not to be flip, snarky (or for that matter even just plain dense) but part of me is asking what’s the point of this? It brings up far more questions than it answers. In the end, we race bikes (with all the attendant risks whatever they may be). What am I supposed to do with _this_?” I’m here to tell you that exercise is not confusing; it’s easy. You just can’t over-think it. The too much exercise issue: The now famous WSJ article, One Running Shoe in the Grave, finally succeed...
Source: Dr John M - December 6, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr John Source Type: blogs

The Voyager Golden Record: why is cytosine “S”?
Long time, no blogging. Breaking the silence with something a bit different than my usual content – a molecular biology question for you. So a colleague posted this link to Yammer; a collection of images selected for the Voyager Golden Record. The record was designed as a “time capsule” illustrating aspects of life on Earth and was launched on the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. Chemical definitionsThree of the images are confusing me: chemical definitions (shown at right), DNA Structure and DNA Structure magnified, light hit. You see why I’m confused, right? The symbol used for cytosine is “S...
Source: What You're Doing Is Rather Desperate - December 5, 2012 Category: Bioinformaticians Authors: nsaunders Tags: space science biochemistry cytosine molecular biology voyager Source Type: blogs

Nature: 06 December 2012
This week, a baby star with a bright future, mending broken hearts, and radical reactor designs get a second chance.
Source: Nature Podcast - December 5, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Nature Publishing Group Source Type: blogs

Article by Physician Downplays Role of Smoking in Lung Cancer; Suggests that 80% of Lung Cancers Could Not Have Been Prevented by Smoking Cessation
In an article published at About.com, Dr. Lynne Eldridge offers an intriguing argument that there has been too much of a focus on the role of smoking in the lung cancer epidemic and that anti-smoking programs can only prevent a small fraction (20%) of lung cancer cases.Dr. Eldridge writes: "As Lung Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close I'm glowing from hearing about all of the events - and how each year there are more and more advocates investing their precious time and energy to spread awareness and provide funding for lung cancer research. But amidst that glow is a sadness. It seems just when I get excited about a new ...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - December 5, 2012 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs

Current Challenges in Real-time PCR Diagnostics in Food Science
from David Rodríguez-Lázaro, Nigel Cook and Marta Hernández writing in Real-Time PCR in Food Science: Current Technology and Applications:A principal consumer demand is a guarantee of the safety and quality of food. The presence of foodborne pathogens and their potential hazard, the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food production, and the correct labeling in foods suitable for vegetarians are among the subjects where society demands total transparency. The application of controls within the quality assessment programs of the food industry is a way to satisfy these demands, and is necess...
Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. - December 5, 2012 Category: Microbiology Source Type: blogs

Guest post: uBiome puts microbiome science in the hands of the people
It is a fascinating time to be doing microbiology. One of the latest occurrences is the spread of work on the human microbiome and even more recently the launching of several crowdfunding / citizen science efforts in this area. (Full disclosure - I am a collaborator on one of these efforts - the American Gut Project). Another one of these efforts is a startup called uBiome. After seeing the announcement of their launch I asked Zac Apte, one of the founders, if he would be interested in writing a guest post for my blog on what they are doing. And, well, he agreed. And it is below (the post title "uBiome puts microbiom...
Source: The Tree of Life - December 5, 2012 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs

Martha Rosenberg writes
Big Pharma Company Mocked Patients Who Got "Jawbone Death" from Drug: "Ma Toot Hurts So Bad" Newly available emails reveal Merck was far from concerned when a disease linked to Fosamax surfaced.]/i] Big Pharma Company Mocked Patients Who Got "Jawbone Death" from Drug: "Ma Toot Hurts So Bad" AlterNet / By Martha Rosenberg December 3, 2012 As early as 2004, Merck knew its blockbuster osteoporosis drug Fosamax was causing osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) after in-office dental procedures and ridiculed afflicted patients. The condition, also called jawbone death, occurs when traumatized tissue doesn't heal but becomes "n...
Source: PharmaGossip - December 5, 2012 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs

The Situation of Poor Choices
Social psychologist and Situationist friend Dave Nussbaum has another outstanding situationist post over on Random Assignments. Here’s how it starts. One of the obstacles that keeps the poor from rising out of poverty is the tendency to make costly financial decisions – like buying lottery tickets, taking out high interest loans (PDF), and failing to enroll in assistance programs – that only make their situation worse. In the past, these poor decisions have been attributed either to low income individuals’ personalities or issues in their environment, such as poor education or substandard living conditions. N...
Source: The Situationist - December 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Situationist Staff Tags: Blogroll Choice Myth Distribution Marketing Social Psychology cognitive dissonance replication Source Type: blogs

Why Pumping Iron Is Great For Brain Cells
In my last post I told you that I would reveal the one thing you can do to have a significant, positive and lasting effect on your brain health as you get older. See if you can spot it in the following list: a) Learn to dance Gangnam style b) Join a choir c) Catch a wave d) Pump some iron Ok, that was a trick question. All of these answers are somewhat correct, but I was looking for the “most” correct answer (flashbacks to undergrad, anyone?): Pump some iron. I realize I sound like a broken record – I’ve already written about how aerobic exercise can promote healthy aging here and here, and I&...
Source: Better Health - December 4, 2012 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: admin Tags: Health Tips Humor Research Brain Cells Brain Health Exercise Geriatrics Healthy Aging Neurology Neurons Neuroscience Resistance Training Strength Training Weight Training Source Type: blogs

European and American Periodontal Thought Leaders Collaborate to Advance the Science behind the Perio-Systemic Link
European Federation of Periodontology and American Academy of Periodontology host Joint Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases Chicago, IL – November 30, 2012 – A large body of research has focused on the role periodontal health plays in systemic health and specifically, how periodontal disease may be related to other conditions. A recent joint workshop organized by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) aimed to establish a consensus knowledge base of the scientific evidence on the association between periodontitis and systemic diseases, specifically c...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - December 4, 2012 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs

Interviewing Trevis: Coping & Managing Multiple Sclerosis
A little over a month ago, we offered you the opportunity to post questions as a way of “interviewing” me about my life with multiple sclerosis. Many questions came to us in the comments section and we’ve categorized them into three, general categories; symptoms, treatments, and lifestyle. We, therefore, decided to explore them each in their own blog post. Today, we begin this three-part series with the questions you asked about my MS. It seems that no matter how odd it is that we live with the varied symptoms that multiple sclerosis can bring, we all just want to know that we are somehow “normal” in our oddity....
Source: Life with MS - December 3, 2012 Category: Other Conditions Authors: admin Tags: Lifestyle MS and Your Feelings MS management coping with MS interview trevis managing multiple sclerosis Source Type: blogs

Current Directions in Psychological Science Table of Contents for 1 December 2012; Vol. 21, No. 6
Subject: Current Directions in Psychological Science Table of Contents for 1 December 2012; Vol. 21, No. 6 Current Directions in Psychological Science Online Table of Contents Alert //--> HOME | ONLINEFIRST | ALL ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE | RSS | EMAIL ALERTS | FEEDBACK Current Directions in Psychological Science Online Table of Contents Alert A new issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science is available online: December 2012; Vol. 21, No. 6 The below Table of Conten...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - December 3, 2012 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs

The Mainstreaming of Neurocriticism
Will it strengthen the field of neuroscience? Or is it hurting its image in the eyes of the public? Or both? Another article on the limits of neuroscience has appeared in a high-profile media outlet aimed at a general audience. In The New Yorker, NYU Psychology Professor Gary Marcus writes about What Neuroscience Really Teaches Us, and What It Doesn't. As usual, the focus is on the seductive allure of colorized brain images:Neuroscience FictionPosted by Gary MarcusDecember 2, 2012...Brain imaging, which was scarcely on the public’s radar in 1990, became the most prestigious way of understanding human mental life. Th...
Source: The Neurocritic - December 3, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs

People not Projects: the Moore Foundation continues to revolutionize marine microbiology w/ its Investigator program
People not Projects. It is such a simple concept. But it is so powerful. I first became aware of this idea as it relates to funding scientific research in regard to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Investigator program. Their approach (along with a decent chunk of money) has helped revolutionize biomedical science. And thus I was personally thrilled to see the introduction of this concept in the area of Marine Microbiology a few years back with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's "Marine Microbiology Initiative Investigator" program. Launched in 2004 it helped revolutionize marine mi...
Source: The Tree of Life - December 3, 2012 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs

Help your students reduce test anxiety
Final exams are almost upon us. So last week, I posted an article on reducing test anxiety my blog The A&P Student Recent research has revealed an easy and effective trick for reducing test anxiety. Simply take about ten minutes before the start of your exam to have students journal their anxiety. Research shows that if your students spend about ten minutes to write out (not just think about) their feelings at the moment, they’ll feel less anxious during the exam. And because of that (the research shows) they will do better on the exam! On average, students that use this technique raise their grade...
Source: The A and P Professor - December 3, 2012 Category: Professors and Educators Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs

TWiV 209: When the virus hits the fans
On episode #209 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy answer listener email about deformed wing virus, West Nile virus, FluMist, influenza in Canada, viruses and the tree of life, and more. You can find TWiV #209 at www.twiv.tv.
Source: virology blog - December 2, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology deformed wing virus flumist honeybee influenza tree of life viral West Nile virus Source Type: blogs

"Science and the Person: A Complacent Reflection"
Recently Posted to SSRN: "Science and the Person: A Complacent Reflection" San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 12-100 STEVEN DOUGLAS SMITH, University of San Diego School of Law This short essay, written to be presented at a conference at William...
Source: Neuroethics and Law Blog - December 2, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: NELB Staff Source Type: blogs

The Three B's Of David Herman's "New And Improved" Vidant: Bad Management, Bully Lawyers And BAD FAITH For Physicians
It's December 2 - two months since my "voluntary termination" from Vidant (new readers should know that you can click on any blue link in any post and be directed to an old post).I sent my "notice" check back to Mr. Travis Douglass on October 23 and asked for it to be corrected (according to the terms of my contract - a contract HE breached), and re-issued. I have a mortgage to pay, and quarterly taxes due soon - and a retirement contribution to make before the end of the year (because you see, I'm far from "rich", and I know that by the time I get to retirement, we will have fallen off the fiscal clif...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - December 2, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

The Situation of Fraudulent Social Science
Press Release from Tilburg University: A culture permeated by ‘flawed science’ surrounded social psychologist Diederik Stapel. This is one reason why his academic misconduct went undetected for so long. The investigation into his practices and the discussion that followed have served as a catalyst for positive change, however. The fraud case has raised international awareness of the importance of scientific integrity. The discussion is now focusing more than ever on replication, data archiving and the general research culture. This is the conclusion of the Levelt, Noort and Drenth Committees as published in their joint...
Source: The Situationist - December 2, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Situationist Staff Tags: Morality Social Psychology Source Type: blogs

Guest Blogger Dr. Judith Kastenberg from the ACNP Annual Meeting
You know how ClinkShrink writes to us about the AAPL (the Amercian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law) conference every year? Our friend and colleague, Dr. Judith Kastenberg in Philadelphia has offered to do a similar guest post about what is going on at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). From Florida, Judy writes: Today was first day of the 51st annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Researchers and clinicians founded this working group in 1961 to promote understanding about how drugs work in the brain, identify areas of controversy i...
Source: Shrink Rap - December 2, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs

Twisted tree of life award #14: @nytimes and Nathaniel Rich on Immortal Jellyfish
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Correction: November 29, 2012 An earlier version of this article misstated the title of Charles Darwin’s classic book on the subject of evolution. It is “On The Origin of Species,” not “On the Origin of the Species.” Oops. Not a good start. The article has a lot of background about jellyfish and in particular on person who is studying them and claiming this one species is immortal (which it is not). It is the higher vs. lower organism meme that drives me crazy in the article: Today the outermost twigs and buds of the Tree of Li...
Source: The Tree of Life - December 2, 2012 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs

Patenting Genes Again
I have blogged about this before here and here. Who owns our genes? According to Myriad Genetics, which 'owns' the BRCA genes and tests and gets to charge $3,000 per test, they own the two BRCA genes. That sounds stupid, doesn't it? Apparently Myriad Genetics is full of rocket scientists who believe they can own parts of the human body that naturally occur. Maybe we can start selling patent rights to our big toes or something to pay our medical bills.Well stupidity now faces the US Justice system as the Supreme Court announced on 11/30/2012 that they will hear the case on whether companies can patent human genes. As scienc...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - December 1, 2012 Category: Cancer Tags: genetics laws stupidity Source Type: blogs

Drexel Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering program fellowships
Just a quick post here. I just got an email about the ICELA | International Center for Executive Leadership in Academics program in "Leadership Development for Senior Academic Women". The full email I received about this program is below: Dear Colleague As a recent recipient of an NSF institutional- level grant and a leader in your field, I would like to alert you to our (NSF-supported) leadership development program for mid-career women faculty in science and engineering. The Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering program (ELATE at Drexel(r)) is a program for the enhancement of th...
Source: The Tree of Life - December 1, 2012 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs

Congratulations Joyce Longcore!
Joyce Longcore Congratulations to Chytrid biologist Joyce Longcore from the University of Maine who was elected as one of 701 of the 2012 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This is a very high honor and I’m delighted to see Joyce recognized for her many years working in this field which is often overlooked because there are a small number of researchers. Joyce has been a hugely influential researcher in studies of chytrid diversity and biology. She is probably most well known for first describing the amphibian pathogenic chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. In addition her lab ...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - November 30, 2012 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Jason Stajich Tags: news award chytrid joyce longcore kudos Source Type: blogs

The Origin of Emotions with Jaak Panksepp (BSP 91)
Discussion Forum on Goodreads. Of course you can also send me email at gincampbell at mac dot com. To get show notes automatically and never miss an episode of the Brain Science Podcast sign up for the BSP newsletter.
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 30, 2012 Category: Neurologists Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Limbic System Archeology of Mind Brain Evolution Brain Research Emotion Interviews Jaak Panksepp Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Psychology affective neuroscience brain science podcast fear Source Type: blogs

Link feast
In case you missed them - 10 of the best psychology links from the past week: Is psychology a science? A heart-felt, wise response from Scott Lilienfeld. Your brain on alcohol, animated. A company that only employs people with autism is changing attitudes towards autistic workers. Meet the data vigilante: Uri Simonsohn, the man who blew the whistle on two high-profile fraud cases in psychology recently, was interviewed in the Atlantic. Are You a Psychopath? Take the Test. The December issue of The Psychologist magazine is now available online and it includes a wonderful series of articles on the human senses, all ope...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - November 30, 2012 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs

"The Scent ... of a Casino" - Clinical Research Results as Fodder for Insider Trading
"The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul-erosion produced by high gambling - a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension - becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it." - Ian Fleming. Casino Royale. 1953A major theme of this blog has been threats to the integrity of clinical research. When I started out as a young naive academician in medicine, I viewed clinical research through the lens of evidence-based medicine, as primarily a means to develop better evidence to aid in the care of patients, and secondarily a way to advance scien...
Source: Health Care Renewal - November 29, 2012 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: Wyeth Elan SAC Capital crime evidence-based medicine clinical trials inside information expert networks Source Type: blogs

Update: Let’s debunk 32 neuromyths…do we only use 10% of our brain?
Time for SharpBrains’ November 2012 eNewsletter, featuring latest science, tools and thinking to upgrade brain health. Before we start, do you believe these 32 neuromyths? Do we only use 10% of our brain? New Science: Fast cycling can help Parkinson’s Disease patients strengthen brain connectivity for motor ability There’s no single silver bullet to treat depression (not even aerobic exercise) The cognitive and brain fitness benefits of being bilingual Newborn neurons in the adult brain are critical for learning and memory Calling high school students/ teachers to design creative experiments on the human�...
Source: SharpBrains - November 29, 2012 Category: Neurologists Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Monthly eNewsletter adhd bilingual brain brain-computer interface Brain-Fitness Brain-health citicoline cognitive coaching cognitive-enhancement depression Source Type: blogs