<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16LE"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Altered Bodies</title> <link>http://www.futureofed.org/driver/Altered-Bodies.aspx</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Experimenting at the intersection of environment and performance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Advances in neuroscience are revealing new understanding of the brain, its plasticity, and its responsiveness to the environment. Emerging notions of neuro-diversity and physical  disability will challenge standards of what is  normal and will spark innovations that help mainstream populations. At the same time, greater threats to human and environmental health from climate change, pollution, war, extreme urbanization, and other natural and human-made disasters will in the next decade create new stresses on minds and bodies. These stresses will converge in schools, some of which will seek to instill a sense of stewardship for self and environment in their students. With their mission to educate all students, these schools will become key sites for interventions to overcome the various challenges of disability and bio-distress and their impacts on learning.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;How can experimenting and designing for  special learners create innovations for all?  &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;How can school communities become centers for protection and rejuvenation in a bio-distressed world? &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More on This Topic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; In the next decade, &lt;strong&gt;the body will be at the center of many debates&lt;/strong&gt; regarding human performance, bio-distress, environmental health, and their impact on learning.  We will see more experimentation focused on adapting to the threats of bio-distress, but also on expanding our conceptions of cognition, human performance, and standards of normalcy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Advances in neuroscience&lt;/strong&gt; are revealing new understanding of the brain, its plasticity (i.e., its ability to change) and its responsiveness to the environment.  This is opening up a spectrum of cognitive performance, revealing the strengths of different cognitive abilities rather than their weaknesses.  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Emerging notions of neuro-diversity and physical  disability &lt;/strong&gt; will challenge standards of what is "normal" and will spark innovations that help mainstream populations. &lt;a href="/signal/Oscar-Pistorius.aspx"&gt;Oscar Pistorius&lt;/a&gt;, an elite athlete with two prosthetic legs called Cheetah Flexfeet, is demonstrating that physical enhancement can create better than normal performance. As we understand more about neuro-diversity, innovations in teaching and learning that are targeted for  disabled marginal populations may provide insight and benefit for mainstream learners. Expect to see more differentiation in teaching styles, approaches, and tools based on personal cognitive profiles.  Tools, exercises and services (an early example is &lt;a href="/signal/Sharp-Brains.aspx"&gt;SharpBrains&lt;/a&gt;) that support brain fitness and training will become integrated into learning plans and school curricula.  &lt;a href="/trend/Cognitive-Modification.aspx"&gt;Cognitive modification &lt;/a&gt;will raise issues about standards of performance, conceptions of normalcy, and how individual learners are effectively and equitably evaluated.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;At the same time, &lt;strong&gt;greater threats to human and environmental health&lt;/strong&gt; from climate change, pollution, war, extreme urbanization, and other natural and human-made disasters will in the next decade create new stresses on minds and bodies.  A new understanding of the brain will help discern the connection between these stresses and learning. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; These stresses will converge in schools, some of which seek to instill a sense of stewardship for self and environment in their students. With their mission to educate all students, these &lt;strong&gt;schools will become key sites for interventions&lt;/strong&gt; to overcome the various challenges of disability and bio-distress and their impacts on learning.  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Implications for Learning&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;The school campus, and other locations of learning, will be a rich place for experimentation in the next decade: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;School leaders need to &lt;strong&gt;look broadly to edge populations and communities&lt;/strong&gt; for insights and innovative solutions.  &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;New knowledge about brain health, disability, environment, and learning will help support new &lt;strong&gt;kinds of models for the places where learning happens&lt;/strong&gt;, whether that is a school or community garden, and art or dance studio, or even a community center or neighborhood.  &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;This is an opportunity for school leaders to &lt;strong&gt;engage with other community leaders&lt;/strong&gt; around shared issues, such as the consequences of food deserts and learning deserts (geographical areas with little or no access to fresh food or learning resources) on communities.   &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Educators need to learn how to &lt;strong&gt;use social media and new civic literacies&lt;/strong&gt; to embed education and learning imperatives in the context of other important community issues. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5 Ways to Start Taking Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;Improve your brain's health by spending ten minutes per day on the &lt;a href="http://www.sharpbrains.com/" target="_blank"&gt;SharpBrains&lt;/a&gt; website &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Join a group for advocating children's health or environmental safety in schools, such as the &lt;a href="http://www.healthyschools.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Healthy Schools Network &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Add articles from &lt;a href="http://www.brains.org" target="_blank"&gt;www.brains.org&lt;/a&gt; to your PTA or school newsletter &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Consider what it means for students to be &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall#Performance-enhancing_use" target="_blank"&gt;using Adderall to study longer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Find out how to make your school more sustainable at the &lt;a href="http://www.ecoliteracy.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Center for Ecoliteracy&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; </description> <name>Altered Bodies</name> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Altered-Bodies" /><feedburner:info uri="altered-bodies" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><item> <title>Cognitive Modification (Trend)</title> <description>The brain becomes a site for alteration and maintenance. An array of services, products, and programs aimed at cognitive enhancements has already hit the market. Advances in the study of neuroscience and neuroplasticity (the brain s ability to create new neural connections throughout life) will inspire further developments. Students are experimenting with off-label uses of Adderall, and more such drugs will follow. Haptic feedback devices (using the sense of touch) and neural feedback interfaces (using direct communication between a person s brain and a computer) are just on the horizon. These will combine to make the brain a battleground in learning. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Ways to Start Taking Action&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;Add articles from &lt;a href="http://www.brains.org/" class="jive-link-external-small" target="_blank"&gt;www.brains.org&lt;/a&gt; to your PTA or school newsletter &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Improve your brain's health by spending ten minutes per day on the &lt;a href="http://www.sharpbrains.com/" class="jive-link-external-small" target="_blank"&gt;SharpBrains&lt;/a&gt; website &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Learn how Adderall is &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall#Performance-enhancing_use" target="_blank"&gt;helping students study longer &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/5Xwwk6dXVUU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/5Xwwk6dXVUU/Cognitive-Modification.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/trend/Cognitive-Modification.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Enabled Innovation (Trend)</title> <description>Neurodiversity, physical enhancements, and disability communities converge, turning marginalized populations into mainstream innovators. People with disabilities are quickly becoming lead users and innovators of sophisticated physical and cognitive enhancements, ones that will make people  better than normal. Neurodiversity, which considers a-typical neural behavior such as autism not as a disability but as a natural human difference, is empowering many marginalized populations to embrace and explore their unique cognitive functioning not &lt;i&gt;dis&lt;/i&gt;abled, but &lt;i&gt;en&lt;/i&gt;abled. Many of these developments will be rapidly adopted back into mainstream use, meanwhile challenging our notions of performance,  normal, and what it means to be human. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Ways to Start Taking Action&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;Learn why some think a double-leg amputee like &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius" class="active_link" target="_blank"&gt;Oscar Pistorius&lt;/a&gt; has an unfair advantage in racing&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;View the parody site &lt;a href="http://isnt.autistics.org/archived.html" class="jive-link-external-small" target="_blank"&gt;Institute for the Neurologically Typical&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;See how the Asperger's Syndrome community is banding together at &lt;a href="http://www.wrongplanet.net/" class="jive-link-external-small" target="_blank"&gt;WrongPlanet.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/UOAqDroUIc8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/UOAqDroUIc8/Enabled-Innovation.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/trend/Enabled-Innovation.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Eco-Schools (Trend)</title> <description>&lt;p&gt;Eco-schools become a nexus for health, environment, community, and learning. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Many schools operate in a complicated community arena in which a variety of issues come together food nutrition and safety, children s public health, community involvement, environmental safety, rising energy costs all in addition to learning and education. Schools can become centers for these connected issues, creating safer environments for children and fostering environmental stewards of tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Ways to Start Taking Action&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;Join a group for advocating children's health or environmental safety in schools, such as the &lt;a href="http://www.healthyschools.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Healthy Schools Network&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Find out how to make your school more sustainable at the &lt;a href="http://www.ecoliteracy.org/" class="jive-link-external-small" target="_blank"&gt;Center for Ecoliteracy&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Connect your school with the nearest &lt;a href="http://www.farmtoschool.org/" class="jive-link-external-small" target="_blank"&gt;Farm-To-School&lt;/a&gt; program, or start one in your area &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support the &lt;a href="http://www.greenschools.net/" class="jive-link-external-small" target="_blank"&gt;Green Schools Initiative&lt;/a&gt; and find resources to create a healthy school &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zenobia Barlow, cofounder of the Center for Ecoliteracy, says schools are not just buildings, but networks of relationships.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tfCJTfLNyFM&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp&amp;showinfo=0;rel=0&amp;amp;border=1" width="445" height="364" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/Kd3H5q-h6SU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/Kd3H5q-h6SU/Eco-Schools.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/trend/Eco-Schools.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Bio-Distress (Trend)</title> <description>&lt;p&gt;Threats to our biological, ecological, and built environments drain resources and demand coordinated responses.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Climate Change &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Chronic Illness &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Food Insecurity &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Toxic Materials &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Urbanization &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Pandemics &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Pollution &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Such threats pose complex challenges for schools and communities. The primary and secondary effects of climate change are disrupting the basic systems we rely upon. Unsustainable development and industrial processing are harming our bodies. Rising chronic illness requires new management strategies. Altogether, these forces are creating a feral environment.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Ways to Start Taking Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;Join a group for advocating children's health or environmental safety in schools, such as the &lt;a href="http://www.healthyschools.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Healthy Schools Network&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Learn about how &lt;a href="http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/me_iran0128_05_13.asp" target="_blank"&gt;Ug99&lt;/a&gt; is killing wheat plants across the world &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Explore ten &lt;a href="http://www.ecoliteracy.org/education/exemplars.html" target="_blank"&gt;key strategies &lt;/a&gt;to prevent obesity at schools &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0in"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/Qg_zr84FYWA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/Qg_zr84FYWA/Bio-Distress.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/trend/Bio-Distress.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF ADOLESCENT SOCIAL SKILL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLE-PLAYING GAMES (Resource)</title> <description>This study posits that,  While opportunities for social interaction and face to face social skill development decrease, new virtual spaces may be providing people with social opportunities for growth. &lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/4TiCGEj0ex4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/4TiCGEj0ex4/A-QUALITATIVE-STUDY-OF-ADOLESCENT-SOCIAL-SKILL-LEARNING-OPPORTUNITIES-IN-MASSIVELY-MULTIPLAYER-ONLINE-ROLE-PLAYING-GAMES.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/A-QUALITATIVE-STUDY-OF-ADOLESCENT-SOCIAL-SKILL-LEARNING-OPPORTUNITIES-IN-MASSIVELY-MULTIPLAYER-ONLINE-ROLE-PLAYING-GAMES.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>24Th International Conference For Teachers, Administrators &amp;amp; Clinicians (Resource)</title> <description>Cognitive neuroscience is finding that today's fast-paced, stressful, multi-tasking, media-driven, internet-isolating life is altering the way young minds develop, function, remember and process information. This conference will explore how these changes affect learning, memory and may contribute to learning problems. Discover ways to improve student memory, learning and achievement in today's distracted, digital society.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/hkHAfx12MQA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/hkHAfx12MQA/24Th-International-Conference-For-Teachers2c-Administrators-amp3b-Clinicians.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/24Th-International-Conference-For-Teachers2c-Administrators-amp3b-Clinicians.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>A Systematic Review Of Food Deserts, 1966-2007 (Resource)</title> <description> Food deserts, areas characterized by poor access to healthy and affordable food, may contribute to social and spatial disparities in diet and diet-related health outcomes. However, the extent to which food deserts exist is debated. We review the evidence for the existence of food deserts in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/m79e5ZdwNSg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/m79e5ZdwNSg/A-Systematic-Review-Of-Food-Deserts2c-1966-2007.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/A-Systematic-Review-Of-Food-Deserts2c-1966-2007.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>How The Food Makers Captured Our Brains (Resource)</title> <description>As head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. David A. Kessler served two presidents and battled Congress and Big Tobacco. But the Harvard-educated pediatrician discovered he was helpless against the forces of a chocolate chip cookie. In an experiment of one, Dr. Kessler tested his willpower by buying two gooey chocolate chip cookies that he didn t plan to eat. At home, he found himself staring at the cookies, and even distracted by memories of the chocolate chunks and doughy peaks as he left the room. He left the house, and the cookies remained uneaten. Feeling triumphant, he stopped for coffee, saw cookies on the counter and gobbled one down. Why does that chocolate chip cookie have such power over me? Dr. Kessler asked in an interview.  Is it the cookie, the representation of the cookie in my brain? I spent seven years trying to figure out the answer. The result of Dr. Kessler s quest is a fascinating new book,  The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite (Rodale).&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/RVWkCnae1bA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/RVWkCnae1bA/How-The-Food-Makers-Captured-Our-Brains-.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/How-The-Food-Makers-Captured-Our-Brains-.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Get Smarter (Resource)</title> <description>This article by Jamais Cascio in the July-August 2009 issue of The Atlantic argues that human beings will adapt to the current wave of devastating change just as we have to changes at previous junctures (such as the climate changes triggered by the sky-darkening meteorite 74 thousand years ago) - by getting smarter. But Cascio is not placing his bets on evolution this time. Instead, he believes that this process has already started in our new capacity to alter our minds with pharmacology and use technology to make sense of data.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/onRcP7V7va0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/onRcP7V7va0/Get-Smarter.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Get-Smarter.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Foucauldian Approach To Autism (Resource)</title> <description>A recent article in Newsweek on new scientific advancements in understanding autism provides a seemingly Foucauldian account on the event. The story is reporting on breaking news from the medical community that scientists have identified human gene variants that may account for up to 15% of all autism cases. If true, scientists may be able to develop prenatal tests to identify cases of autism and thus intervene much earlier to help those suffering from the disease. However, rather than detail the specifics of this potential medical breakthrough, the article in Newsweek instead focuses on the reaction to this news by Ari Ne eman, a  neurodiversity activist diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/Gb6hXk_Qr9M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/Gb6hXk_Qr9M/Foucauldian-Approach-To-Autism.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Foucauldian-Approach-To-Autism.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Erasing Autism (Resource)</title> <description>Scientists are closing in on the genes linked to autism. So why is Ari Ne'eman so worried?&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/vXlLVGvgTi8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/vXlLVGvgTi8/Erasing-Autism.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Erasing-Autism.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>This Is Your Brain In Neutral (Resource)</title> <description>No matter how focused you are, you probably spend more time letting your mind wander than you realize. In fact, researchers have found that, on average, we can spend up to one third of our waking lives daydreaming. Dr. Kalina Christoff, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and the Brain Research Centre at the University of British Columbia, says she's one of these people. However, far from seeing daydreaming as lazy or unproductive, Dr. Christoff believes it's key to creative problem solving. She's recently completed a study that looks at exactly what's going on in our grey matter when we're letting our thoughts drift. Rather than being inactive, Dr. Christoff found that the brain is actually more active when we're daydreaming than it is when we're concentrating on completing a routine task. Interestingly, the areas that are active when we daydream are the same areas that are activated when we're being highly creative.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/i5h4w2q5Cxc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/i5h4w2q5Cxc/This-Is-Your-Brain-In-Neutral.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/This-Is-Your-Brain-In-Neutral.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Exploring The Re-Wiring Of The Brain (Resource)</title> <description>Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich looks at one of the secrets of the brain's incredible power: its ability to actively re-wire itself. He's researching ways to harness the brain's plasticity to enhance our skills and recover lost function.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/bdncYQIlUE8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/bdncYQIlUE8/Exploring-The-Re-Wiring-Of-The-Brain-.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Exploring-The-Re-Wiring-Of-The-Brain-.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Environmental Culprit For High Rates Of Asthma Among Black Inner-City Children (Resource)</title> <description>Columbia University research identifies a link between exposure to mice and cockroaches and high rates of asthma among black inner-city children.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/BLVbqDL8FOI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/BLVbqDL8FOI/Environmental-Culprit-For-High-Rates-Of-Asthma-Among-Black-Inner-City-Children.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Environmental-Culprit-For-High-Rates-Of-Asthma-Among-Black-Inner-City-Children.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Study: Poverty Dramatically Affects Children's Brains (Resource)</title> <description>A new study finds that certain brain functions of some low-income 9- and 10-year-olds pale in comparison with those of wealthy children and that the difference is almost equivalent to the damage from a stroke.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/KOa3iJnrMP4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/KOa3iJnrMP4/Study-Poverty-Dramatically-Affects-Childrens-Brains.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Study-Poverty-Dramatically-Affects-Childrens-Brains.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Carol Broos Interview: How the Obama Administration Is Looking at School Reform (Resource)</title> <description>Carol is one of twelve teachers who were invited to participate in a round table discussion concerning the direction of education with new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Jan 21. Steve Hargadon spoke with her after the meeting as a part of the Future of Education Interview Series.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/eYdO36ZY-J0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/eYdO36ZY-J0/Carol-Broos-Interview-How-the-Obama-Administration-Is-Looking-at-School-Reform.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Carol-Broos-Interview-How-the-Obama-Administration-Is-Looking-at-School-Reform.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>What a Mess! Experts Ponder Space Junk Problem (Resource)</title> <description>The recent collision of a derelict Russian spacecraft and a working U.S. Iridium commercial satellite has raised concerns about space junk that could circle the Earth and threaten other satellites for 10,000 years. Participants at a recent meeting of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, in Vienna, Austria discussed how to deal with space debris clogging up the orbit around the Earth.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/88jfRf0uIcw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/88jfRf0uIcw/What-a-Mess!--Experts-Ponder-Space-Junk-Problem.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/What-a-Mess!--Experts-Ponder-Space-Junk-Problem.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Zenobia Barlow talks about the dilemma schools face in feeling isolated in their work (Resource)</title> <description>Zenobia, cofounder of the Center for Ecoliteracy, says schools are not just buildings, but networks of relationships.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/ExHHrcawy7g" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/ExHHrcawy7g/Zenobia-Barlow-talks-about-the-dilemma-schools-face-in-feeling-isolated-in-their-work.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Zenobia-Barlow-talks-about-the-dilemma-schools-face-in-feeling-isolated-in-their-work.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Future of Education Community (Resource)</title> <description>This community is devoted to providing an opportunity for those who care about education to share their voices and ideas with others. It's a place for thoughtful discussion on an incredibly important topic.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/WTx4ZblAkvw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/WTx4ZblAkvw/Future-of-Education-Community.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Future-of-Education-Community.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Families and the Emerging Learning Economy: Crafting Personal Resource Ecologies to Support Learning (Resource)</title> <description>Read how sixteen families plan learning strategies for their children in the new learning economy, a learning system comprising a vast array of services, products and resources beyond the traditional classroom environment. See what choices they made, and discover new options you never knew about!&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/BUI0Ti1kcS8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/BUI0Ti1kcS8/Families-and-the-Emerging-Learning-Economy-Crafting-Personal-Resource-Ecologies-to-Support-Learning.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Families-and-the-Emerging-Learning-Economy-Crafting-Personal-Resource-Ecologies-to-Support-Learning.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>The Future of Learning Agents and Disruptive Innovation (Resource)</title> <description>Teachers and administrators won't be the only educators in the new learning landscape. Discover new roles envisioned for learning agents in educating our children in the future, and examine ways in which we might prepare today's emerging educators for these roles.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/QLmDgTdZl6Q" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/QLmDgTdZl6Q/The-Future-of-Learning-Agents-and-Disruptive-Innovation.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/The-Future-of-Learning-Agents-and-Disruptive-Innovation.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Genetic Testing Gets Personal: Firms Sell Answers (Resource)</title> <description>Human DNA can be analyzed by 23andMe, a personalized gene-testing company that for $999 promises to help people "search and explore their genomes." Those wanting an even more complete analysis of their biological inheritance can turn to Knome, a Cambridge, Mass., company that, for $350,000, will spell out all 3 billion letters of their DNA code -- an unparalleled opportunity, the company says, to "Know thyself." This is the world of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, a mix of modern science, narcissism, and innovative entrepreneurialism, all possible by the government-sponsored Human Genome Project. More than 20 companies offer "personalized genomics" tests that promise to help clients discern from their DNA what diseases they are likely to get, whether they are shy or adventurous, even their propensity to become addicted to drugs. Many of these companies deal directly with consumers. With each person who adds his or her DNA to the companies' high-security databases, they say, links between specific gene variants, health conditions and behavioral traits are getting documented, speeding discoveries about biology, identity and destiny. "We call it consumer-enabled research," said Linda Avey, co-founder of 23andMe. "It's about changing the paradigm of how research is done."&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/Coo4U0dksNU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/Coo4U0dksNU/Genetic-Testing-Gets-Personal-Firms-Sell-Answers.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Genetic-Testing-Gets-Personal-Firms-Sell-Answers.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>E-Prescription Networks to Merge (Resource)</title> <description>The nation's two electronic prescription networks are merging in an effort to encourage the adoption of their technology by doctors and patients. Alexandria-based SureScripts and St. Paul, Minn.-based RxHub are extensions of different parts of the pharmaceutical industry. SureScripts is owned by retail and independent pharmacies; RxHub is owned by three major drug benefit managers, which are also mail-order pharmacies. The companies say they hope the broader use of the technology will cut down on costs and medical mistakes. The firms have tried for years to persuade doctors to dump handwritten prescriptions in favor of sending prescriptions electronically to pharmacies and mail-order suppliers. But doctors have been slow to adopt. Only 2% of the 1.5 billion annual prescriptions are submitted electronically to pharmacies. In the past, SureScripts routed prescriptions to pharmacies, and RxHub sent prescriptions to mail-order firms and provided information about insurance coverage. This arrangement required companies that made the technology used by doctors to work with and be certified by both SureScripts and RxHub. The newly merged network, to be called SureScripts-RxHub, will connect doctors, pharmacies and benefit payers, such as insurance companies. Other vendors make the technology which doctors use, and it plugs into the SureScripts-RxHub network for transferring prescription data. In addition to sending a prescription, doctors will be able to review insurance coverage and a patient's drug history. The advantages of electronic prescriptions include avoiding dangerous handwriting errors, recognizing warning about drugs that might conflict with one another, and making it easier to review insurance coverage for various drugs. According to the Institute of Medicine, 7,000 patients die and 1.5 million people are injured by medication errors each year.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/y2y5FDI6WEM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/y2y5FDI6WEM/E-Prescription-Networks-to-Merge.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/E-Prescription-Networks-to-Merge.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Biotech Asks Congress for Easy Access to Generic D (Resource)</title> <description>Geoffrey Allan, CEO of Insmed wants to develop a portfolio of biotech generics, ("bio-similars"). The market for chemical generic drugs is booming, but there is no way to get cheaper copies of pricey biologics, for complex grave diseases like cancer. Allan wants Congress to overhaul laws to permit competition and lower biologic drug prices. Chemical drugs are small, simple molecules made with tightly-controlled chemical recipes; lab tests easily confirm if a generic is identical to the original product. Biologics are larger and more complex. Biotech companies manipulate living cells into mini-factories to make desired molecules for drugs. Divergence in processes can change the function of the product, possibly risking patient safety. It's impossible to make perfectly identical products -- hence the term bio-similar -- and it s tricky to compare divergences. Andrew Fox, Amgen's director of regulatory affairs said, "With a bio-similar, you need larger trials for safety and efficacy. Insmed's limited data appeared to be good. However, bioequivalence testing in healthy volunteers does not provide the required data on how the biologic works in the body, which must be determined through extensive clinical testing in patients where safety and efficacy are evaluated."&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/dUI2v4lRPWY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/dUI2v4lRPWY/Biotech-Asks-Congress-for-Easy-Access-to-Generic-D.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Biotech-Asks-Congress-for-Easy-Access-to-Generic-D.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>For Girls, Obesity a Roadblock to Success (Resource)</title> <description>Obese girls, often suffering from negative self-images as teenagers, are half as likely to attend college as girls who aren't as overweight, according to a University of Texas study. The same trend does not hold true for obese boys, likely because American mass culture holds adolescent girls to stricter weight standards, the researchers said. The study suggests that harmful effects of obesity extend beyond poor physical health. Obese girls are more likely to skip school, drink alcohol or take drugs and consider suicide, and develop behavioral and mental health problems that undermine their ability to compete academically.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/SPfbHwtm-x0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/SPfbHwtm-x0/For-Girls2c-Obesity-a-Roadblock-to-Success.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/For-Girls2c-Obesity-a-Roadblock-to-Success.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Learning Sciences and cognitive science (Resource)</title> <description>As an indication of the trend toward personalized learning, this website is part of the Learning Sciences and cognitive science project by the Center for Educational Research and Innovation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Since 1999, the project has been working to determine what studies of brain imaging, genetics and development of human brain networks might tell educators, parents and administrators how to improve the educational experience. This website is the creation of the project s networks on numeracy and literacy which have collected programs that have been shown in studies to be effective in modifying brain networks.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/ZylIL8iRZ5o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/ZylIL8iRZ5o/Learning-Sciences-and-cognitive-science.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Learning-Sciences-and-cognitive-science.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>What is Genetic Engineering? (Resource)</title> <description>From Mothers for Natural Law. Molecular biologists have discovered many enzymes which change the structure of DNA in living organisms. Some of these enzymes can cut and join strands of DNA. Using such enzymes, scientists learned to cut specific genes from DNA and to build customized DNA using these genes. They also learned about vectors, strands of DNA such as viruses, which can infect a cell and insert themselves into its DNA. At first glance, this might look exciting to some people. However, deeper consideration reveals serious dangers when genetic engineering is used to increase volume of foods or to increase nutritive values.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/kqDtjlWcCnU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/kqDtjlWcCnU/What-is-Genetic-Engineering.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/What-is-Genetic-Engineering.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>More Young Adults Abuse Prescription Drugs (Resource)</title> <description>The Substance Abuse &amp; Mental Health Services Admin. says more young adults (ages 12 and older) last year abused prescription medications, but the use of such drugs as cocaine or methamphetamines has decreased. The agency also found that illicit drug use by people ages 55 to 59 doubled from 2006 to 2007.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/wlW7O4jCpjo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/wlW7O4jCpjo/More-Young-Adults-Abuse-Prescription-Drugs.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/More-Young-Adults-Abuse-Prescription-Drugs.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>War s Stresses Take Toll on Military s Chaplains (Resource)</title> <description>Just as it has claimed so many other members of the military, the war in Iraq has taken a toll on chaplains. Although they do not engage in combat, chaplains face the perils of war as they move around Iraq to visit troops. None have been killed, but some have been wounded. Many report post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other stress problems. In the past year, the Army has begun to recognize those problems among chaplains and is ensuring that those suffering from stress disorders receive medical treatment at military hospitals. The Army s chief of chaplains, Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Carver, mandated that every military installation offer programs to ensure the mental well being of its chaplains. A spiritual center will open this summer at the chaplain training headquarters at Fort Jackson, S.C., and chaplains will be invited to retreats.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/ZzLsK5DzyQ4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/ZzLsK5DzyQ4/Ware28099s-Stresses-Take-Toll-on-Militarye28099s-Chaplains.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Ware28099s-Stresses-Take-Toll-on-Militarye28099s-Chaplains.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Tired of Waiting for a Doctor? Try the Drugstore (Resource)</title> <description>The concept has been called  urgent care lite. Patients who are tired of waiting days to see a doctor for minor ailments or injuries can go to a nearby drugstore and, at lower cost, with brief waits, see a doctor or a nurse and then fill a prescription on the spot. With demand for primary care doctors surpassing the supply in many parts of the country, the number of retail clinics in drugstores has exploded over the past 2 years. However, several states are examining ways to closely monitor the clinics, which are overseen by a hodgepodge of state agencies applying a wide and inconsistent range of regulations. Doctors groups, which stand to lose business from the clinics, are citing concerns about standards of care, safety and hygiene, as they urge federal and state governments to step in to more rigorously regulate the new businesses.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/bv05EkRPx5g" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/bv05EkRPx5g/Tired-of-Waiting-for-a-Doctor-Try-the-Drugstore.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Tired-of-Waiting-for-a-Doctor-Try-the-Drugstore.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Scientists Bypass Need for Embryo to Get Stem Cell (Resource)</title> <description>Two teams of scientists (from Japan and Wisconsin) reported on Monday, November 26th that they had turned human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells without having to make or destroy an embryo  a feat that could quell the ethical debate troubling the field. All they had to do, the scientists said, was add four genes. The genes reprogrammed the chromosomes of the skin cells, making the cells into blank slates that should be able to turn into any of the 220 cell types of the human body, be it heart, brain, blood or bone. Until now, the only way to get such human universal cells was to pluck them from a human embryo several days after fertilization, destroying the embryo in the process. The need to destroy embryos has made stem cell research one of the most divisive issues in American politics. The reprogrammed skin cells may yet prove to have subtle differences from embryonic stem cells that come directly from human embryos, and the new method includes potentially risky steps, like introducing a cancer gene. But stem cell researchers say they are confident that it will not take long to perfect the method and that today s drawbacks will prove to be temporary. The new method sidesteps other ethical quandaries, creating stem cells that genetically match the donor without having to resort to cloning or the requisite donation of women s eggs. Genetically matched cells would not be rejected by the immune system if used as replacement tissues for patients. Even more important, scientists say, is that genetically matched cells from patients would enable them to study complex diseases, like Alzheimer s, in the laboratory.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/bklJ3QXpN7E" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/bklJ3QXpN7E/Scientists-Bypass-Need-for-Embryo-to-Get-Stem-Cell.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Scientists-Bypass-Need-for-Embryo-to-Get-Stem-Cell.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Schizophrenia Drug for Youths (Resource)</title> <description>The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the drug Risperdal for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and teenagers. The agency s stamp of approval will allow its manufacturer, Johnson &amp; Johnson, to promote the drug for schizophrenic patients ages 13 to 17, and for short-term treatment of bipolar episodes in ages 10 to 17. Risperdal s side effects in pediatric studies include drowsiness, fatigue, increased appetite, anxiety, nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, tremor and rash.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/vSA9QtGgsoA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/vSA9QtGgsoA/Schizophrenia-Drug-for-Youths.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Schizophrenia-Drug-for-Youths.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA (Resource)</title> <description>For as little as $1,000 and a saliva sample, customers of an infant industry will be able to learn what is known about how their biological code shapes who they are. New studies linking bits of DNA to diseases and aspects of appearance, temperament and behavior come out on an almost daily basis now. Some healthcare providers argue that the public is unprepared for such information and that it is irresponsible to provide it without an expert to help put it in context. One company, Navigenics, intends to provide a phone consultation with a genetic counselor along with the results. Its service would cost $2,500 and would initially provide data on 20 health conditions.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/3LQOnGQSQPc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/3LQOnGQSQPc/My-Genome2c-Myself-Seeking-Clues-in-DNA.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/My-Genome2c-Myself-Seeking-Clues-in-DNA.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Mind Over Matter, with a Machine s Help (Resource)</title> <description>Omneuron is a new company commercializing a brain-scanning technology called real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI. Using large scanners to measure blood flow to different parts of the brain, the technology makes the brain s activity visible by revealing which of its parts are busiest as various tasks are performed. Omneuron s research is funded by the National Institutes of Health. It uses fMRI to teach people how to control their minds. A patient slides into the scanner and watches a computer-generated flame projected on the screen of virtual-reality goggles; the flame s intensity reflects the neural activity of regions of the brain involved in the perception of pain. Using mental techniques  such as imagining that a painful area is being flooded with soothing chemicals  most people can concentrate to make the flame wane, and reduce the sensation of pain. This advances the technology of biofeedback as fMRI measures the blood flow in precise areas of the brain. With practice and repetition, this could lead to  long-term changes in the brain. Omneuron s technologies could offer patients pain relief without side effects. The company is exploring several applications, including the treatment of stroke, epilepsy, depression and other psychological illnesses. Omneuron is the first to work on a real drug addiction therapy as a tool to help control the inner sensation of craving. Other entrepreneurs are working on ways to deploy fMRI as a lie detector, and an instrument to make brain surgeries safer and more precise.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/zC3c5NG42MA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/zC3c5NG42MA/Mind-Over-Matter2c-with-a-Machinee28099s-Help.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Mind-Over-Matter2c-with-a-Machinee28099s-Help.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Medicine s Nobel Laureats (Resource)</title> <description>Martin Evans of Cardiff Univ., Wales; Mario R. Capecchi of the Univ. of Utah; and Oliver Smithies of the Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will share the $1.54 million prize for developing the  knockout technology. The technique gives researchers a tool for learning what any given gene does. It lets them genetically engineer a strain of mice with the gene missing, or  knocked out , and observe what the mice can no longer do. This enables scientists to create animal models of human disease in mice. Other scientists are applying this new technology, known as gene-targeting, in a variety of ways, from basic research to development of new therapies.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/4MHdsofJwM8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/4MHdsofJwM8/Medicinee28099s-Nobel-Laureats.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Medicinee28099s-Nobel-Laureats.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>For the Disabled, Age 18 Brings Difficult Choices (Resource)</title> <description>A survey by the U.S. Dept. of Health &amp; Human Services shows each year 500,000 U.S. youths with special healthcare needs due to congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, renal disease, sickle cell turn 18. For the most seriously disabled of these youths, options for care often are limited. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report nearly 8,000 adults under age 30 are among roughly 1.4 million nursing home residents. This largely unrecognized problem is going to grow said Dr. Edwin Simpser, chief medical officer at St. Mary s Healthcare System for Children, a provider of rehabilitation and care for severely ill and disabled children in New York.  We could be talking about 70% of those kids ending up in a nursing home if we don t find an alternative, he said.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/tv91Dn4TuB0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/tv91Dn4TuB0/For-the-Disabled2c-Age-18-Brings-Difficult-Choices.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/For-the-Disabled2c-Age-18-Brings-Difficult-Choices.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Emergency Antidote, Direct to Addicts (Resource)</title> <description>Since its approval by the Food and Drug Administration in 1971, naloxone has become a standard treatment for overdoses, used almost exclusively by emergency medical workers. But it has lately become a tool for state and cities struggling to reduce stubbornly high death rates among opiate users. By distributing the drug and syringes to addicts and training them and their partners in preventing, recognizing and treating overdoses, the programs take credit for reversing more than 1,000 overdoses. However, a survey in 2003 of addicts in San Francisco, published in The Journal of Urban Health, indicates that 35% said they might feel comfortable using more heroin if they had naloxone on hand, and 62% said they might also feel less inclined to call 911.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/B4wUY4VmXnQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/B4wUY4VmXnQ/Emergency-Antidote2c-Direct-to-Addicts.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Emergency-Antidote2c-Direct-to-Addicts.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Blood Vessels Grown from Patient s Skin (Resource)</title> <description>From a bit of a patient s skin, researchers grew blood vessels in a lab and implanted them to restore blood flow around a patient s damaged arteries and veins. Cytograft Tissue Engineering (Novato, Calif.) developed the process that takes 6 to 9 months. Because they are from patients own cells, there is no need for anti-rejection drugs. Devoid of any synthetic materials or scaffolding, they abolish complications from inflammatory reactions. The technique may help patients with vessels damaged from diabetes and arteriosclerosis. It can also help treat pediatric congenital heart defects because Cytograft vessels can grow as the child does.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/9P8i8gI9hcA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/9P8i8gI9hcA/Blood-Vessels-Grown-from-Patiente28099s-Skin.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/Blood-Vessels-Grown-from-Patiente28099s-Skin.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>A Heart Device is Found Vulnerable to Ha (Resource)</title> <description>Every advance in technology comes with an adjustment period...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/DL5EosqPqcg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/DL5EosqPqcg/A-Heart-Device-is-Found-Vulnerable-to-Ha.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/resource/A-Heart-Device-is-Found-Vulnerable-to-Ha.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>DanielBStern said...</title> <description>I suggest everyone read John Medina's Brain Rules... there is an accompanying website at brainrules.net. Ultimately, you develop a basic sense of how better to access students learning zone, and how the brain works generally. Highly recommended!&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/JoTyA8aEvlU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/JoTyA8aEvlU/Altered-Bodies.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/driver/Altered-Bodies.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Principal Jordan New Tech said...</title> <description>I have been re-reading "Buddha's Brain" by Dr. Richard Mendius, M.D. and Rick Hanson, PH.D., their book truly illustrates the future of Brain Work. If you have even taken the lowest college course in psychology or have had the opportunity to take a course in physiological psychology this book will serve as a refresher course and as a map for how to handle the current 2010 global stress. it reaches into the neurosciences like I have never seen before. Illustrating ways to make the stresses of teaching and learning valuable and enjoyable. page 73 "Positive aspects of your experienced prominent and relatively intense in the foregroung of you awareness while simutaneoulsy placing the negative material in the background." This book has assisted me in surviving the most devastating phone call of my career. And as I wait for a real answer as to what might happen to my school. I reflect on knowing that "the next time the memory {of Sharon Oldhams call} , it will tend to bring those associations with it. Thus, if you repeatedly bring to mind negative thoughts while a memory [positive] is active then that memory..." Read it on your own Buddha's Brain.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/JoTyA8aEvlU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/JoTyA8aEvlU/Altered-Bodies.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/driver/Altered-Bodies.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>jessemoyer said...</title> <description>Thanks for the reading recommendation Jordan, I really appreciate it. It just so happens that this is the part of the forecast that resonates the most with me, so I REALLY appreciate it!&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/JoTyA8aEvlU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/JoTyA8aEvlU/Altered-Bodies.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/driver/Altered-Bodies.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>sebastianpanakal said...</title> <description>Thank you for sharing this wonderful post.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~4/JoTyA8aEvlU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Altered-Bodies/~3/JoTyA8aEvlU/Altered-Bodies.aspx</link> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.futureofed.org/driver/Altered-Bodies.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item> </channel> </rss>