Adriana Barton
@adrianabarton.bsky.social
Journalist, health focus. Author of WIRED FOR MUSIC (Greystone Books): 2024 Finalist, Canadian Book Club Awards. 2022 Finalist, Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Awards. Former staff health reporter @globeandmail.
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Do music lessons make us smarter?
New post in my free series for readers of my book “Wired for Music.”
Chapter 5: A Musician’s Brain looks at the stark brain differences between early learners and those who receive music training after the age of 9 or so.
adrianabarton.com/visual-guide...
New post in my free series for readers of my book “Wired for Music.”
Chapter 5: A Musician’s Brain looks at the stark brain differences between early learners and those who receive music training after the age of 9 or so.
adrianabarton.com/visual-guide...
October 23, 2023 at 7:35 PM
Do music lessons make us smarter?
New post in my free series for readers of my book “Wired for Music.”
Chapter 5: A Musician’s Brain looks at the stark brain differences between early learners and those who receive music training after the age of 9 or so.
adrianabarton.com/visual-guide...
New post in my free series for readers of my book “Wired for Music.”
Chapter 5: A Musician’s Brain looks at the stark brain differences between early learners and those who receive music training after the age of 9 or so.
adrianabarton.com/visual-guide...
Healthy rats who receive gut bacteria from #Alzheimer’s patients suddenly develop impaired cognition and hippocampus decline.
“Notably, the severity of impairments correlated with clinical cognitive scores in donor patients.”
New research in the journal Brain:
academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...
“Notably, the severity of impairments correlated with clinical cognitive scores in donor patients.”
New research in the journal Brain:
academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...
October 19, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Healthy rats who receive gut bacteria from #Alzheimer’s patients suddenly develop impaired cognition and hippocampus decline.
“Notably, the severity of impairments correlated with clinical cognitive scores in donor patients.”
New research in the journal Brain:
academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...
“Notably, the severity of impairments correlated with clinical cognitive scores in donor patients.”
New research in the journal Brain:
academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...
Wildfire smoke can attach to carpets, drapes or counters, potentially causing health problems even after an initial cleaning activity by air purifiers.
Surface cleaning—e.g. vacuuming, dusting, mopping—can help limit health risk.
Colorado State University:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Surface cleaning—e.g. vacuuming, dusting, mopping—can help limit health risk.
Colorado State University:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
October 17, 2023 at 1:34 PM
Wildfire smoke can attach to carpets, drapes or counters, potentially causing health problems even after an initial cleaning activity by air purifiers.
Surface cleaning—e.g. vacuuming, dusting, mopping—can help limit health risk.
Colorado State University:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Surface cleaning—e.g. vacuuming, dusting, mopping—can help limit health risk.
Colorado State University:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Reposted by Adriana Barton
A witchcraft-themed shop in Pennsylvania was featured in a business newsletter. Then the local police chief informed the store that any complaints about its tarot card readings would lead to an investigation, citing an archaic state law that makes it illegal to predict the future for money.
A Pennsylvania Shop Offered Tarot Readings. Then the Police Came.
The police chief in Hanover visited the shop to “educate” its owner about an archaic state law that prohibits fortunetelling.
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2023 at 8:05 PM
A witchcraft-themed shop in Pennsylvania was featured in a business newsletter. Then the local police chief informed the store that any complaints about its tarot card readings would lead to an investigation, citing an archaic state law that makes it illegal to predict the future for money.
Reposted by Adriana Barton
Reposted by Adriana Barton
Breaking:
Supreme Court rules environmental impact legislation largely unconstitutional
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#cdnpoli #ableg
Supreme Court rules environmental impact legislation largely unconstitutional
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#cdnpoli #ableg
October 13, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Breaking:
Supreme Court rules environmental impact legislation largely unconstitutional
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#cdnpoli #ableg
Supreme Court rules environmental impact legislation largely unconstitutional
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#cdnpoli #ableg
Nova Scotia announces plan to achieve an 80% renewables (solar and wind) electrical grid by 2030.
www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/11/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/11/n...
Nova Scotia moves away from the Atlantic Loop to focus on local
On Wednesday, Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton announced that the province will seek other forms of energy to transition off coal.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 13, 2023 at 12:04 AM
Nova Scotia announces plan to achieve an 80% renewables (solar and wind) electrical grid by 2030.
www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/11/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/11/n...
Reposted by Adriana Barton
A meta-analysis of the 28 randomized trials assessing treatments for severe Covid nature.com/articles/s41... Data for IL-6 blockade (tocilizumab), baricitinib, remdesivir, and other drug interventions summarized
October 11, 2023 at 4:27 PM
A meta-analysis of the 28 randomized trials assessing treatments for severe Covid nature.com/articles/s41... Data for IL-6 blockade (tocilizumab), baricitinib, remdesivir, and other drug interventions summarized
My first book hit the shelves a year ago today. Wonderful things have happened since:
📘Finalist for national science book award
📕Coverage in Boston Globe, Guardian, BBC science podcast, CBC Radio, etc.
📘Hardcover out of stock in four months
Gratitude to readers + supporters of “Wired for Music.”
📘Finalist for national science book award
📕Coverage in Boston Globe, Guardian, BBC science podcast, CBC Radio, etc.
📘Hardcover out of stock in four months
Gratitude to readers + supporters of “Wired for Music.”
October 11, 2023 at 3:26 PM
My first book hit the shelves a year ago today. Wonderful things have happened since:
📘Finalist for national science book award
📕Coverage in Boston Globe, Guardian, BBC science podcast, CBC Radio, etc.
📘Hardcover out of stock in four months
Gratitude to readers + supporters of “Wired for Music.”
📘Finalist for national science book award
📕Coverage in Boston Globe, Guardian, BBC science podcast, CBC Radio, etc.
📘Hardcover out of stock in four months
Gratitude to readers + supporters of “Wired for Music.”
Reposted by Adriana Barton
Have you noticed that sweaters all kind of suck now? I wrote about why that is. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
What Happened to Sweaters?
The quality of knitwear has cratered. Even expensive sweaters have lost their hefty, lush glory.
www.theatlantic.com
October 10, 2023 at 2:41 PM
Have you noticed that sweaters all kind of suck now? I wrote about why that is. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Global temperature increase of just 1°C will expose billions to heat and humidity so extreme they cannot naturally cool themselves. 🌍
Research from Penn State and Purdue published in PNAS:
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Research from Penn State and Purdue published in PNAS:
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
October 10, 2023 at 2:53 PM
Global temperature increase of just 1°C will expose billions to heat and humidity so extreme they cannot naturally cool themselves. 🌍
Research from Penn State and Purdue published in PNAS:
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Research from Penn State and Purdue published in PNAS:
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Detail from one of my mother Susan Feindel’s mosaics.
This one is entitled “Chrondus Crispus: Western Altlantic Marine Life Used in Conventional Medicine.
On permanent display at IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
This one is entitled “Chrondus Crispus: Western Altlantic Marine Life Used in Conventional Medicine.
On permanent display at IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
October 9, 2023 at 10:10 PM
Detail from one of my mother Susan Feindel’s mosaics.
This one is entitled “Chrondus Crispus: Western Altlantic Marine Life Used in Conventional Medicine.
On permanent display at IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
This one is entitled “Chrondus Crispus: Western Altlantic Marine Life Used in Conventional Medicine.
On permanent display at IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.