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Say Yes to Science with Dr. Carol Portlock

June 12, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Thanks to vaccines and other medical innovation, COVID-19 is now endemic.

On 1st and 3rd Mondays at 11am, clinical psychologist Frank Corigliano will continue to address your concerns about managing day-to-day during this trying time.

On 2nd and 4th Mondays at 5pm, retired oncologist Carol Portlock will discuss new and intriguing science in multiple areas, including some relevant to COVID.

Suggested readings:

Personal genetic analysis of cardiac risk may be predictive
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/health/heart-attack-polygenic-risk-score.html

Positive impact of exercise in Parkinson’s Disease
https://n.neurology.org/content/98/8/e859
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0074774219300212

Electricity made from chemical reaction in air
https://www.umass.edu/news/article/engineers-umass-amherst-harvest-abundant-clean-energy-thin-air-247
https://www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/article/scientists-discover-enzyme-that-turns-air-into-electricity-providing-a-new-clean-source-of-e

Brain and spinal cord stimulation reverses paralysis
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/science/paralysis-brain-implants-ai.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06094-5

A positive randomized trial of ketamine in severe depression
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/well/mind/ketamine-ect-treatment-depression.html

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Details

Date:
June 12, 2023
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Venue

2 W 64th St
New York, NY 10023 United States
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Phone
212-874-5210
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