#Technology and Healthcare

[neosciencehub]

IIT Jodhpur Develops High-Accuracy CAD System for Hypertensive Retinopathy Diagnosis

IIT Jodhpur Develops High-Accuracy CAD System for Hypertensive Retinopathy Diagnosis @neosciencehub #neosciencehub #Hypertensive #Retinopathy #Computer-aidedDiagnosis #IITJodhpur #Healthcare #Technology #BiomedicalSignalProcessing #science #news

In a significant advancement for medical diagnostics, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur have introduced a state-of-the-art Computer-aided Diagnosis (CAD) system that promises to revolutionize the detection of Hypertensive Retinopathy (HR). Detailed in the esteemed Biomedical Signal Processing and Control Journal, the system boasts an exceptional average accuracy of 98.44%,…

[librarycards]

The term “social transition” has a non-trans history in the psychology of adolescence. In the 1980s, it was an operative metaphor for describing adolescence through the American trope of a rocky period of self-making, what one psychologist in 1978 termed “the difficulty of adolescence as a transitional period.” The primary “transition” that concerned psychologists at the time was school, where social shifts in friend groups and hierarchies from middle school to high school affected a young person’s self-esteem and mental integrity, resulting either in positive self-actualization or, if the social transition went poorly, “problem behavior.”³

The term “social transition” was only later adopted by psychologists and psychiatrists looking to powerfully expand their jurisdiction over trans youth to include entirely non-medical practices that often spur parents to reject or harm their kids: wearing a dress, cutting or growing out hair, wearing a binder or a bra, wearing makeup, or adopting a new name and pronouns. Making those banal but concrete practices of changing gender into psychiatric events was intended to convince anxious and angry parents that they shouldn’t put down their children. By the same token, tying practices of clothing and self-description to healthy development overinflated them with a pathological degree of significance, upping the ante and creating a lucrative target, both for parents of trans youth who wanted to stop their children from transitioning and, now, politicians.

I don’t mean to imply that psychiatry directly caused HB 2885, just that it clearly holds one part of the blame for inventing the root vulnerability that Gragg has taken advantage of in Missouri. If anything, the attachment of sex offender felonies to a teacher complimenting a teenager’s haircut exposes, once and for all, how fraudulent the medicalization of transition has been all along. Gragg can claim the right of the state to control children’s dress and speech (masquerading as the rights of parents) through teachers and counselors, in part, because psychiatry and medicine first claimed the right to regulate trans youth’s practices of transition.

Still, the causal events that led to HB 2885 run far deeper than the shallow history of “social transition” as an especially foolish psychiatric fiction. Here lies the far bigger problem raised by this bill. Not only will psychiatrists prove to be the least effective political allies of trans youth in Missouri, but contemporary queer and transgender culture’s elevation of the private right to dress as the sine qua non of politics is also quite useless as a political strategy.

Part of what I gather stuns in bills like HB 2885 is their audacity. The law would target the most conservative, least politically subversive of all transgender practices: individual style, identification, and language-use. In the case of minors, “social transition” is also a cheap compromise offered to young people who are refused blockers and hormones by disapproving parents and doctors, but that compromise is offered in a broader queer and transgender culture that has elevated self-identification through style as the ultimate arbiter of being transgender, making it much harder to advocate for a genuine right to transition for anyone, teenager or adult.

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Students have very limited First Amendment rights on school campuses, meaning that they cannot present themselves as private individuals enjoying the right to dress as they please.⁷Their self-expression is governed from the outset by a competing set of custodians, from parents to schoolteachers, to psychiatrists and doctors, to the Missouri House of Representatives. Trans youth’s interests are therefore materially extraneous to the mainline of contemporary queer and transgender culture, whose architects were wealthy, college-educated adults whose prior enjoyment of full-citizenship was the very reason they demanded only the affirmation of a right to dress.

I suspect that part of the genuine shock of bills like HB 2885 is that most people reasoned that LGBT liberalism’s elevation of the private individual over all other political concerns would inoculate dress and language from state interference. It evidently has not. What perhaps has been misunderstood, then, is how the state exercises power. The law cannot prohibit being transgender, for there is no such state of being. The state has no need to target people’s interior selves, either, for the law can seize people where it always has, in concrete social practices that it simply declares are the undesirable traits of transgender people—namely, practices of transition.

Jules Gill-Peterson, The Unimportance of Wearing Clothes. [emphasis added]

[thoughtportal]

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[beakers-and-telescopes]

Our body is is naturally very good at healing. When we get injured, the first thing our body has to do is protect the wound. Platelets help clot the blood and stop your bleeding, and white blood cells work to clear debris and fight off bacterial invaders. Then the real healing begins Our white cells produce extracellular vesicles (EVs) that act as our body's "construction crews", promoting blood vessel formation and reducing inflammation as the tissue recovers.

Most of the methods we use to treat injuries to the skin involve helping out the body during the first stage- stitches to keep the wound closed and stop bleeding, antibiotics to help kill bacteria, and bandages to keep dirt and debris away from the healing wound. But a research team developed a new form of wound therapy designed to help expedite the second stage of healing.

PAINT, or portable bioactive ink for tissue healing, works not by clearing the environment to make the body's work easier, but by delivering additional EVs, or construction crews, into the body. The EVs are harvested from macrophages, a type of immune cell that digests debris and pathogens in the body. The EVs are mixed with a hydrogel for stability and then "painted" onto a wound with a 3D printing pen, forming a solid gel in about 3 minutes. Here is a video of it in action!

The EVs were tested on injured mice, and found that they significantly promoted the development of collagen fibers and accelerated the healing process. Here is an image of a simulated wound after 14 days of healing with no intervention and with 2 different concentrations of PAINT.

With more development, this technology could be instrumental to healing major wounds to the skin with minimal intervention.

[prokhorvlg]

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(for March of Robots 2023)

[reasonsforhope]

"In the oldest and most prestigious young adult science competition in the nation, 17-year-old Ellen Xu used a kind of AI to design the first diagnosis test for a rare disease that struck her sister years ago.

With a personal story driving her on, she managed an 85% rate of positive diagnoses with only a smartphone image, winning her $150,000 grand for a third-place finish.

Kawasaki disease has no existing test method, and relies on a physician’s years of training, ability to do research, and a bit of luck.

Symptoms tend to be fever-like and therefore generalized across many different conditions. Eventually if undiagnosed, children can develop long-term heart complications, such as the kind that Ellen’s sister was thankfully spared from due to quick diagnosis.

Xu decided to see if there were a way to design a diagnostic test using deep learning for her Regeneron Science Talent Search medicine and health project. Organized since 1942, every year 1,900 kids contribute adventures.

She designed what is known as a convolutional neural network, which is a form of deep-learning algorithm that mimics how our eyes work, and programmed it to analyze smartphone images for potential Kawasaki disease.

However, like our own eyes, a convolutional neural network needs a massive amount of data to be able to effectively and quickly process images against references.

For this reason, Xu turned to crowdsourcing images of Kawasaki’s disease and its lookalike conditions from medical databases around the world, hoping to gather enough to give the neural network a high success rate.

Xu has demonstrated an 85% specificity in identifying between Kawasaki and non-Kawasaki symptoms in children with just a smartphone image, a demonstration that saw her test method take third place and a $150,000 reward at the Science Talent Search."

-Good News Network, 3/24/23

[trendtrackershq]

𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭

As the landscape of animal health continues to evolve, we’re thrilled to see the remarkable advancements in Animal Therapeutics and Diagnostics!

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞: https://www.nextmsc.com/animal-therapeutics-and-diagnostics-market/request-sample?utm_source=sanyukta-14-may-2024&utm_medium=sanyukta-tumblr&utm_campaign=sanyukta-animal-therapeutics-and-diagnostics-market

𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:

Cutting-edge diagnostic tools are revolutionizing how we understand and address animal health concerns. From rapid testing kits to advanced imaging technologies, these innovations empower veterinarians and researchers to make informed decisions quickly and accurately. By detecting diseases earlier and with greater precision, we're enhancing the well-being of our furry friends and contributing to a healthier world.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬:

The realm of animal therapeutics is witnessing unprecedented breakthroughs, with novel treatments emerging to address a diverse range of conditions. Whether it's targeted therapies for chronic diseases or innovative approaches to pain management, these advancements are improving the quality of life for animals across the globe. It's inspiring to see how science and compassion intersect to create solutions that make a tangible difference.

𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭:

The impact of these advancements extends far beyond individual animals; it influences entire ecosystems and strengthens the bond between humans and animals. By promoting the health and well-being of our animal companions, we're safeguarding biodiversity, supporting sustainable agriculture, and enhancing public health. Together, we're shaping a brighter future for all living beings.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬:

The animal therapeutics and diagnostics industry consist of a number of major players including BioNote Inc, Heska Corp, IDEXX Laboratories Inc, IDvet, Randox Laboratories Ltd., SWISSAVANS AG, Teco Diagnostics, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Virbac SA, Zoetis Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., bioMérieux S.A., Zoetis Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Medical Bioscience GMBH, and Agrolabo SpA

Let's continue to champion innovation, collaboration, and compassion in the field of Animal Therapeutics and Diagnostics!

Together, we can create a world where every animal receives the care and attention it deserves.

[studyhaus]

Article Review - The Liver After Quitting Alcohol

Here is a quick summary/reflection on this article:

1. The liver is introduced as the largest internal organ and that it functions to break down toxins like alcohol. When alcohol is consumed excessively (more than 14 units), the liver undergoes the following changes: becomes fatty > healing from inflammation forming scars > many scars forming cirrhosis > liver fails > fatal outcomes. Symptoms associated with liver dysfunction are exhibited at late stages of impact.

2. Quitting alcohol has varying effects, depending on the condition of the liver. At the fatty stage, two to three weeks are sufficient to heal it back to normal appearance and function. For mild scarring/inflammation, a week can show significant improvements in the condition although full recovery may take months. With advanced cirrhosis or liver failure (where the liver is unlikely to cure itself completely), worsening of the condition or death could be prevented if followed through for many years. However, this withdrawal cannot be done suddenly, as it poses physical and psychological dangers and a medical professional has to be involved in planning a safe quitting programme in such cases.

3. Giving up alcohol also reflects benefits beyond the liver and improves outcomes in sleep, brain function and blood health. It also prevents cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Quitting should be integrated with practices like a good diet and regular physical activity to observe the best results.

In conclusion, this article was really insightful as an understanding of the liver’s power. I think anyone interested in the human body would find the author’s writing to be useful.

Disclaimer: This is purely a concise reflection on the points presented in the article. These are not my advice/opinions at all. I am only posting knowledge. Always seek a medical professional for healthcare assistance.

Follow @studyhaus for more articles!

[weirderscience]

doodle of some first generation style genelines that prioritized style over function. you can still see these patterns emerge in the modern era, and its not unheard of for well preserved citadels to still have the technology to make designer babies like this. however a lot of loamcats find it impractical, wasteful, and sacrilegious (or adjacent) to use the technology for something so surface-level

[meat-loving-meat]

I want to write a Vanyel/Stefen modern-with-magic AU soooo bad but I don’t know Valdemar lore like at all. There are six books standing between me and feeling comfortable enough in the lore to imagine what Valdemar might look like with the internet and planes

[mashupofmylife]

I couldn't get the emr to work on my computer yesterday while I was actually at work, so I still have all my notes to do and I've spent all afternoon sitting on the couch actively avoiding doing notes

[mitchipedia]

Your pacemaker and open source software. Using embedded medical technology, such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, or insulin pump? What’s running inside is a complete mystery.

Implanted medical devices running proprietary software present security vulnerabilities and lock up data where doctors can’t get to it when needed. That’s a problem open source advocate Karen Sandler knows about firsthand because she has an implanted pacemaker/defibrillator running proprietary software.

[aethyrx]

“Despite a number of anatomical, hormonal, fertility, and obstetric considerations that require consideration, there is no overwhelming clinical argument against performing UTx [(uterine transplantation)] as part of GRS [(gender reassignment surgery)]. However, the increased radicality associated with the retrieval operation… potentially necessitates the use of deceased donors. Alternatively, F2M transgender men may offer an alternative donor pool should they accept the increased risk compared with standard hysterectomy.”

[commonsensecommentary]

“At what point will our increasing reliance on technology rob us of some essential part of both our autonomy and humanity—or have we already unknowingly crossed this threshold?”

[thelatebloomerdiaries]

5.16.24 weight for it

I started to just take it easy on myself today, but I didn't I lifted weights and sprinted and TODAY WAS LEG DAY!!! I am so glad that I didn't just do yoga, because I would have felt sad. I ate a good meal too I feel good, drank water. A man even complimented how much weight I deadlifted and I was surprised anyone noticed cause I don't slam weights. Starting studying later on today after a meeting and a nap. I can do this! I still need to get another job in addition to my current job . I need to finish my schooling.

Daily Affirmations

I am strong

I am capable

I am smart

I am where I am supposed to be

I ONLY have to be me

I am the best version of me so far and I am only getting better

My body and mind are strong

My strength is beautiful and feminine

[danieldavidreitberg]

Sun-Kissed Style: Solar Clothing Charges Up the Future of Fashion - Daniel Reitberg

There will soon be a clearer line between fashion and usefulness. Solar-powered clothes is a big step forward in terms of both style and environmental responsibility. Now, solar cells are being woven into fabrics, which turns regular clothes into tiny power plants. Imagine that your backpack could charge your phone while you're on the go or that your hiking jacket could charge your fitness tracker while you're out on a journey.

Embedded solar cells in this new technology make energy, which could power a variety of wearable tech. Even though the current level of efficiency needs to be improved before smartphones can be charged fully, the promise is clear. Solar clothing shows us a possible future where our clothes not only look good on us but also provide us with clean energy when we're on the go.

This exciting new development has a lot of potential for people who care about the environment and people who love the outdoors. As study goes on and clothes get more efficient, solar clothing could change the way we power our wearable tech, making the future of fashion and tech more eco-friendly and convenient.