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NASA’s food and agriculture program: request for proposals

Source http://www.foodpolitics.com/2017/01/nasas-food-and-agriculture-program-request-for-proposals/

Who knew that NASA was interested in food security and agriculture?  I certainly didn’t.  But I was recently sent this request for proposals.  No, they are not looking to grow food on spaceships or Mars.

But they are looking to use space technology to

ROSES-16 Amendment 53: Release of New Program Element A.51 Food Security and Agriculture.

NASA solicits proposals to enable and advance uses of Earth observations by domestic and international organizations to benefit food security and agriculture. Global food security represents a major societal challenge for the coming decades, and NASA recognizes that space-based Earth observations can provide key information to support the functioning and resilience of food systems.

NASA encourages that proposals involve a multisectoral, transdisciplinary team of organizations as a consortium to manage a program of activities to achieve the objectives. The scope includes applications development, user characterization and engagement, innovative communications work, and impact assessments as part of the activities.

The solicitation includes two elements: International Food Security and Domestic Agriculture.  Key objectives include:

  • Advance use of Earth observations for enhanced food security and imp…

Source http://www.foodpolitics.com/2017/01/nasas-food-and-agriculture-program-request-for-proposals/

Who knew that NASA was interested in food security and agriculture?  I certainly didn’t.  But I was recently sent this request for proposals.  No, they are not looking to grow food on spaceships or Mars.

But they are looking to use space technology to

ROSES-16 Amendment 53: Release of New Program Element A.51 Food Security and Agriculture.

NASA solicits proposals to enable and advance uses of Earth observations by domestic and international organizations to benefit food security and agriculture. Global food security represents a major societal challenge for the coming decades, and NASA recognizes that space-based Earth observations can provide key information to support the functioning and resilience of food systems.

NASA encourages that proposals involve a multisectoral, transdisciplinary team of organizations as a consortium to manage a program of activities to achieve the objectives. The scope includes applications development, user characterization and engagement, innovative communications work, and impact assessments as part of the activities.

The solicitation includes two elements: International Food Security and Domestic Agriculture.  Key objectives include:

  • Advance use of Earth observations for enhanced food security and imp…

VA study finds EEG can help tell apart PTSD and mild TBI

Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/va-study-finds-eeg-can-help-tell-apart-ptsd-and-mild-tbi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=va-study-finds-eeg-can-help-tell-apart-ptsd-and-mild-tbi

The two disorders often carry similar symptoms, such as irritability, restlessness, hypersensitivity to stimulation, memory loss, fatigue and dizziness. If someone is rating high on an mTBI scale, for example, that person may also rate high for PTSD symptoms. The researchers used electroencephalogram, or EEG, a test that measures electrical activity in the brain. The

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Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/va-study-finds-eeg-can-help-tell-apart-ptsd-and-mild-tbi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=va-study-finds-eeg-can-help-tell-apart-ptsd-and-mild-tbi

The two disorders often carry similar symptoms, such as irritability, restlessness, hypersensitivity to stimulation, memory loss, fatigue and dizziness. If someone is rating high on an mTBI scale, for example, that person may also rate high for PTSD symptoms. The researchers used electroencephalogram, or EEG, a test that measures electrical activity in the brain. The

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Single concussion could raise Alzheimer’s risk

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-it-over/single-concussion-could-raise-alzheimers-risk

by Lindsay Kalter for Boston Herald: Suffering just one concussion could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s for those who already have a genetic predisposition, according to a new finding from Boston University researchers that could help prevent the onset……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-it-over/single-concussion-could-raise-alzheimers-risk

by Lindsay Kalter for Boston Herald: Suffering just one concussion could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s for those who already have a genetic predisposition, according to a new finding from Boston University researchers that could help prevent the onset……

Is your smartphone frying your brain? (Nope…but we better prevent constant distractions)

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2017/01/12/is-your-smartphone-frying-your-brain-nope/

brain-health-literacy—–

Is Your iPhone Really Frying Your Brain? Five Things You Need To Know (Forbes):

“…since the announcement of the first iPhone ten years ago this week, concerns about devices turning their users into mindless drones seem to have reached a fever pitch. So is the internet really bad for your brain? Here’s what we know…”The average IQ of the population at large has been increasing every 10 years,” says Alvaro Fernandez, who runs Sharp Brains, an applied neuroscience company. “IQ is not the only thing that matters, but if something was very, very harmful for our brains, we would …

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2017/01/12/is-your-smartphone-frying-your-brain-nope/

brain-health-literacy—–

Is Your iPhone Really Frying Your Brain? Five Things You Need To Know (Forbes):

“…since the announcement of the first iPhone ten years ago this week, concerns about devices turning their users into mindless drones seem to have reached a fever pitch. So is the internet really bad for your brain? Here’s what we know…”The average IQ of the population at large has been increasing every 10 years,” says Alvaro Fernandez, who runs Sharp Brains, an applied neuroscience company. “IQ is not the only thing that matters, but if something was very, very harmful for our brains, we would …

Study: Brain scans mapping language and memory areas can help guide epilepsy-related surgeries

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2017/01/13/study-brain-scans-mapping-language-and-memory-areas-can-help-guide-epilepsy-related-surgeries/

---Language task fMRI and resting-state fMRI data from a presurgical patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy. Copyright Bradley Goodyear, Einat Liebenthal and Victoria Mosher.

—Language task fMRI and resting-state fMRI data from a presurgical patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy. Copyright Bradley Goodyear, Einat Liebenthal and Victoria Mosher.

Can brain scans help doctors navigate epilepsy surgery? (UPI)

“…When medication doesn’t effectively control epilepsy, surgery may be recommended. Doctors can remove the part of the brain that triggers seizures or use certai…

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2017/01/13/study-brain-scans-mapping-language-and-memory-areas-can-help-guide-epilepsy-related-surgeries/

---Language task fMRI and resting-state fMRI data from a presurgical patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy. Copyright Bradley Goodyear, Einat Liebenthal and Victoria Mosher.

—Language task fMRI and resting-state fMRI data from a presurgical patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy. Copyright Bradley Goodyear, Einat Liebenthal and Victoria Mosher.

Can brain scans help doctors navigate epilepsy surgery? (UPI)

“…When medication doesn’t effectively control epilepsy, surgery may be recommended. Doctors can remove the part of the brain that triggers seizures or use certai…

Communicating Amyloid Neuroimaging (REVEAL-SCAN)

Source: https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials/communicating-amyloid-neuroimaging-reveal-scan


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Purpose: To examine the impact on older adults of learning the results of amyloid brain imaging.

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Source: https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/clinical-trials/communicating-amyloid-neuroimaging-reveal-scan


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Purpose: To examine the impact on older adults of learning the results of amyloid brain imaging.

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Woman Dies From Superbug Resisting All Antibiotics

Source: http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20170113/superbug-resistant-to-all-antibiotics-killed-nevada-woman?src=RSS_PUBLIC

She died after possibly picking up an infection in an Indian hospital, researchers say

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Source: http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20170113/superbug-resistant-to-all-antibiotics-killed-nevada-woman?src=RSS_PUBLIC

She died after possibly picking up an infection in an Indian hospital, researchers say

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Weekend reading: GMO food fights

Source http://www.foodpolitics.com/2017/01/weekend-reading-the-gmo-food-fights/

McKay Jenkins.  Food Fight: GMOs and the Future of the American Diet.  Avery, 2017.

I wrote my own book about GMOs, Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety (revised and expanded edition, 2010).  Its first chapter and second half of the book are about the topic.  Many other books have written about GMOs, but I thought this one was good enough to blurb:

McKay Jenkins has done the impossible.  He has produced a remarkably fair and balanced account of the contentious role of GMOs in the U.S. food supply, calling the shots as he sees them.  Pro- and anti-GMO proponents will find plenty to argue with, but anyone wanting to understand what the fights are really about and why they matter will find this book a big help.

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Source http://www.foodpolitics.com/2017/01/weekend-reading-the-gmo-food-fights/

McKay Jenkins.  Food Fight: GMOs and the Future of the American Diet.  Avery, 2017.

I wrote my own book about GMOs, Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety (revised and expanded edition, 2010).  Its first chapter and second half of the book are about the topic.  Many other books have written about GMOs, but I thought this one was good enough to blurb:

McKay Jenkins has done the impossible.  He has produced a remarkably fair and balanced account of the contentious role of GMOs in the U.S. food supply, calling the shots as he sees them.  Pro- and anti-GMO proponents will find plenty to argue with, but anyone wanting to understand what the fights are really about and why they matter will find this book a big help.

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