I’m on the move but here’s a quick Health / Medical / Scientific technology video about suspended animation. Enjoy!
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Courtesy of Science Sometimes advances in medical science seem like the stuff of fiction… Scientists are one step closer to regrowing limbs like newts thanks to a new discovery in gene therapy. It was found that it may be possible to increase human regenerative abilities by turning off a specific gene. Mice lacking the gene p21 [...] courtesy of University of Utah File this under wonky medical gadgets. Researchers in Utah have developed an armrest they feel will change the face of medicine. The device is supposed to increase the precision of hand movements by stabilizing the arm using force motors. This is definitely in the prototype stage, as you can see [...] A look at the future of health sciences… Up until now very few genomes had been sequenced and identifying the cause of diseases based on genomic data seemed out of reach. Now two labs working independently have successfully sequenced the genomes of patients suffering from disease, and for only $50 000. This is a huge feat [...] As science and technology evolve, injuries and diseases generally remain the same. As such, modern ways of treating these ailments may or may not evolve over time. This article published by Wired, talks about which surgeries remain the same and which have dramatically changed over time. Here’s an excerpt: “That’s one of the good things about [...] credit: Daniel Terdimen A nice Saturday read, Daniel Terdimen over at CNET profiles Scott Summit, an industrial designer changing the way prostheses are designed and manufactured. Summit has many game changing points in his speeches, especially when discussing complexity and how in the future you will pay the same for complex models as simple. [CNET] Courtesy of Whitesides Research Group How do you bring modern science to the whole world without the cost? Print it on paper of course. George Whiteside, a chemistry professor at Harvard University, has developed a prototype med lab on a paper chip which could be customized to diagnose a large number of diseases. The eventual [...]
by David Pincock Secret DNA databases cataloging citizens of the U.S might sound like science fiction but recently the Department of State Health Services of Texas was caught doing just this. It was found that 800 blood samples from newborns across Texas were taken, without permission, for the purpose of creating a DNA [...] I know most of you are getting ready to watch the big game today so I’ll take it easy on your brains with a video. In the past couple of months there have been a string of unfortunate/fortunate (depending on your viewpoint) discoveries involving patients in vegetative states being not so vegetative. These patients [...] |
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