Module 6: Hackers, Grinders and Makers Tackle Aging Flashcards
Early hearing devices
-1874 audiophone conduction amplifier
-1876 first portable hearing device
-1898 first electric hearing aid developed
Early visual impairment devices
-1892 first braille typewriter
-1928 radios distributed to blind
-1941 prototype of perkins brailler developed
Early mobility devices
-1655 3 wheeled chair
-1750 bath chair
-1950 first electric wheelchair developed
Who is dave asprey
-the father of biohacking
What are the things you should do for your health as per Dave Asprey
-cold showers 3 days a week
-reduce blue light
-skip breakfast
-sleep (raise height of head of bed)
-do not turn on lights if you get up to pee in the night
-practice gratitude
Tennis player bob litwin fighting aging tips
-meditation
-mindfulness
-staying in shape by using resistance bands for strength training
-hitting tennis balls against wall with wife
Runner joann sampson tips for fighting aging
-trying something new and uncomfortable for you
-new cognitive and physical challenges spur neuroplasticity
What are makerspaces
-places where equipment and mentorship is available, where grinders can get assistance in developing implants
Why can DIY biology be justified
-they follow all safety guidelines
-do not use pathogens like other science labs
-create new ideas and projects not just because they make money or will save the world but because they are interesting
Body hackers
-group who adds implants to their body on their own
-includes RFIDs and magnets etc
What is sensory expansion
-some people want to enhance their senses and have magnets implanted under their skin which allows them to feel magnetic fields
-other developers have invented the spidersense suit
What is the spidersense suit
-covered by sensors that can alert different parts of the body to the proximity of objects in the environment
-could help those with visual impairments to navigate space etc.
Transcranial direct stimulation device
-uses a constant, low intensity current passed through electrodes which modulates neuronal activity
Radio frequency identification device (RFID)
-the technology that is in key card or credit card etc
-can perform basic tasks like storing emergency contact details, opening office doors, and storing e-tickets for events
Transhumanism
-Lepht anonym is a grinder who performs surgeries at home
-working on developing haptic feedback which is the use of touch to communicate with users as well as devices to sense direction
Using electrodes to scramble pain
-by applying small amount of electricity in very specific parts of the brain, may change reactions to pain and symptoms etc
-allows individuals to decrease medications so they have less symptoms
Neuromodulation for chronic pain
-electrodes beside spinal cord
-scramble pain signals that come to the brain
-they do not feel as much pain or may not feel pain at all
Dr. D.J. Cook research about treating aneurysms
-surgical approach treating brain aneurysms and skull base tumours through keyhole openings in the skull using specialized instruments and scopes
-these techniques have improved outcomes, decreased admission times, and freed up critical resources
NaviKnife
-uses a surgucal navigation system based on real-time electromagnetic tracking
-excisions performed with navigation result in removal of less breast tissue
iKnife
-can tell surgeons immediately whether the tissue they are cutting is cancerous or not
-uses electrical current to rapidly heat tissue, cutting through it while minimizing blood loss
How is biotechnology being used to address cancer
-can address mutations using the immune system which is a field called immuno-oncology
-by using DNA sequences of tumor and of healthy cells, we can identify multiple cancer mutations and select the ones that are more likely to provoke a strong reaction from the immune system
-vaccines can then be given in the form of messenger RNS which will give cells instructions to create a protein that can prime the immune system against the tumour
Car-T cell therapy
-consists of taking immune T cells from patient and genetically engineering them to target specific cancer antigen
-the technology is only available for treating certain rare forms of blood cancer and is not available to countries without sophisticated health care systems
Advances in Car-T technology
-reprogramming of DNA sequences to recognize cancer and fight them
-T cells are not good at identifying cancer because they are your own cells
-design new DNA sequences to tell T cells to identify and kill specific cancer cells
-stay in the patients blood stream for years
Bionic pancreas
-pancreas that can automatically make decisions about insulin and glucagon dosing every 5 min
