toblix Posted December 14, 2010 This is pretty neat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted December 15, 2010 Indeed! This is also excellent, and I'm looking forward to hearing more about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted December 15, 2010 This is the opposite of those two. I think the researchers could have tried harder. What a great bit of trivia to amaze people with: "When you look tired, you don't look as attractive as when you don't look tired. Fact!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thompson Posted December 15, 2010 NVidia to the rescue! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted December 15, 2010 Man, science. I love hearing about this. The fun thing is, novel, possibly effective ways of battling cancer and HIV are springing up everywhere, it seems. If it isn't stem cells, its through scorpion venom or nano probes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armchair General Posted December 16, 2010 This is* a truly awesome medical breakthrough. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_R%C3%B6ntgen *Ok....WAS. Re HIV, Cancer etc...the genome holds the key to everything I tells ya. Once we have that nailed (and get better at cell manipulation etc) the world is our lobster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted December 19, 2010 I remember a William Gibson book where he pointed out something really obvious that I'd never considered before: The AIDS virus is flawed... it doesn't want to kill its host (ie. the person it has infected) because it means it dies, too. Eventually it should evolve to the point where it is non-lethal, so it can survive longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted December 19, 2010 Well it's arguable that viruses are even alive - they don't fit all the definitions for life. They're more like rogue fragments of RNA. They are subject to the same kind of selection pressure as organisms though. Unfortunately fitness selection doesn't carry weight if the virus is passed on before the host dies. Once it has spread, anything that happens to the previous host is irrelevant. Since a patient can be HIV positive for some time before developing AIDS, combined with high rate of infection... well it's a sad combination, one that means the virus is under no pressure to evolve further - it's doing just fine. Of course it might mutate randomly, but don't hold your breath. More likely is that limited resistance will evolve in humans first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted December 19, 2010 Damn you, William Gibson! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snooglebum Posted December 24, 2010 Wilhelm Röntgen. That beard. God damn that is a fine beard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted January 25, 2011 That's another great step. I found this interesting: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=mediation-correlated-with-structura-11-01-22 Apparently, meditation can alter the physical state of the brain within a matter of weeks. Good for people with anxiety problems! (Myself included.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 25, 2011 Dude. Holy crap! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted February 3, 2011 That tech is pretty damn cool! Also, when did Kotaku become a medical treatment blog? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwardinen Posted February 3, 2011 Video is blocked for the UK apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted February 3, 2011 A friend of mine uploaded it to some thing. http://www.mediafire.com/?iyc58zc6c1u612x For those who can't view it on youtube. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwardinen Posted February 3, 2011 Thanks to you and your friend. That is pretty amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thompson Posted February 8, 2011 Universal Flu Vaccine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwardinen Posted February 8, 2011 Universal Flu Vaccine! Sweet. I hope it moves along quickly, sadly there's such a backlog of interesting medical research and tech that needs to be ratified before it can be widely distributed. I understand the necessity of oversight, but the current systems are clearly far from perfect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vimes Posted February 8, 2011 Is this me or is it strange that they dare communicate the result of an open trial made on only 22 people? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted February 8, 2011 o4Z8CqAiYI8 Man, I couldn't find a place for this. We need an awesome sciency stuff thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wubbles Posted February 8, 2011 That was awesome. Thanks for posting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted February 9, 2011 Man, I couldn't find a place for this. We need an awesome sciency stuff thread. TED Talks thread? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted February 9, 2011 TED Talks thread? Yea, but... Shut up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites