Show newer

Colograph by @madparreira.bsky.social

The works presented here are created with alternative materials rather than etched on copper

madalenaparreira.com/Colograph

"Through tissue-specific manipulation of Nptx2, the authors demonstrated that the pituitary was a major source of NPTX2 in the serum, and the increased NPTX2 secretion by the pituitary affected immune balance by regulating the blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. Intriguingly, Nptx2 up-regulation in corticotropes seemed to depend on IL-6 but not other cytokines tested."

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/

'Flies were placed in a flight simulator, which permitted free body rotation about the yaw axis. By feeding back body movements in real time to a visual display, we augmented and inverted visual feedback.'

cell.com/current-biology/fullt

Good news on :

"Among the so-called “neglected tropical diseases,” many experts believe leishmaniasis is in a class of its own in terms of the lack of progress, in the 120 years since it was first identified, to help the two million people who contract it each year.
Now, finally, that is starting to change: When Mr. Tilano’s grandson Andrés Tilano, 14, contracted leishmaniasis last year, he was treated in a clinic in Medellín, with an experimental therapy that cured his infection in days."
(Photo: Federico Rios for The New York Times).

nytimes.com/2023/12/19/health/

Finally got to know I3S Porto! A discussion of scientific publication & communication during the first year of the pandemic that could have gone on much longer. Thanks to Perpetua Pinto-do-Ó & Margarida Saraiva for the invitation.

Today:

"Feira do Prato Falante" Porto at @this_is_the_spot from 14h to 19h (rua São Victor 143 A).

It was great to be back at the IGC on Friday. I'm going to miss it.

"A contact sheet arrangement of black and white photographs by the author W.G. Sebald from a book collecting the photographic materials he used. Credit: via MIT Press and Boiler House Press"

nytimes.com/2023/12/14/arts/de

Show older
Qoto Mastodon

QOTO: Question Others to Teach Ourselves
An inclusive, Academic Freedom, instance
All cultures welcome.
Hate speech and harassment strictly forbidden.