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Say Yes to Science with Dr. Carol Portlock

June 26, 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:

CPR outcome improvement with a simple and fascinating discovery
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/health/neuroprotective-cpr-plunger.html

First step in amyloid formation—a possible curative target in Huntington’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease?
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/06/19/1182881226/huntingtons-spreads-like-fire-in-the-brain-alzheimers-parkinsons
https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/86939

Brain tumor treatment without chemotherapy or radiotherapy
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2304194

The impact of noise on health
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/health/noise-sound-exposure.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/09/health/noise-exposure-health-impacts.html

Monarch butterflies and the white spots conferring longer flights
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/science/monarch-butterflies-spots-wings.html

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Details

Date:
June 26, 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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