She/her, minor, this is another gimmick blog, (apparently I'm not actually google slides) and I'm gonna be "putting your posts into a presentation and presenting it".
A medical technology company in Australia is aiming for a world-first: it wants to launch a blood test for endometriosis (sometimes called '
"A medical technology company in Australia is aiming for a world-first: it wants to launch a blood test for endometriosis (sometimes called 'endo' for short) within the first half of this year [2025].
In a recent peer-reviewed trial, its novel test proved 99.7 percent accurate at distinguishing severe cases of endometriosis from patients without the disease but with similar symptoms.
Even in the early stages of the disease, when blood markers may be harder to pick out, the test's accuracy remained over 85 percent.
The company behind the patent, Proteomics International, says it is currently adapting the method "for use in a clinical environment," with a target launch date in Australia for the second quarter of this year [2025].
The test is called PromarkerEndo.
"This advancement marks a significant step toward non-invasive, personalized care for a condition that has long been underserved by current medical approaches," managing director of Proteomics International Richard Lipscombe said in a press release from December 30.
Endometriosis is a common inflammatory disease that occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other parts of the body, forming lesions. The disease can be very painful, and yet the average patient often suffers debilitating symptoms for up to seven years before they are properly diagnosed.
While there are numerous reasons for such a long delay, symptoms of endometriosis are often highly variable, unpredictable, difficult to measure or describe, and dismissed or overlooked by doctors.
Today, the only definitive way to diagnose endometriosis is via keyhole surgery called a laparoscopy, which is expensive, invasive, and carries risks.
Proteomics International is hoping to change that.
In collaboration with researchers at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Women's Hospital, the company compared the bloodwork data from 749 participants of mostly European descent.
Some had endometriosis and others had symptoms that were similar to endo but without the lesions. All participants had a laparoscopy to confirm the presence or absence of the disease.
Sifting through the bloodwork, researchers ran several different algorithms to figure out which proteins in the blood were best at predicting endometriosis of varying stages.
Building on previous research, a panel of 10 proteins showed a "clear association" with endometriosis.
For years now, scientists have investigated possible blood biomarkers of endometriosis to see if they could differentiate between those who have endo and those who do not. Similar to cancerous tumors, endo lesions can establish their own blood supply, and if cervical cancer can be diagnosed via a blood test, it seemed possible that endometriosis could be, too...
Proteomics International claims patents for PromarkerEndo are "pending in all major jurisdictions," starting first in Australia.
It remains to be seen if the company's blood test lives up to the hype and is approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). But that's not outside the realm of possibility.
In November of 2023, some researchers predicted that a "reliable non-invasive biomarker for endometriosis is highly likely in the coming years."
Perhaps this is the year."
-via ScienceAlert, January 9, 2025
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Note: As someone with endometriosis, let me say that this is a HUGE deal. The condition is incredibly common, incredibly understudied, and incredibly often dismissed. Massive sexism at work here.
I got very lucky and got diagnosed after about 6 months of chronic pain (and extra extra lucky, because my pain went away with medication). But as the article says, the average time to diagnosis is seven years.
Being able to confirm endometriosis diagnoses/rates without invasive surgery will also lead to huge progress in studying/creating treatments for endo.
And fyi: If you have a period that is so painful that you can't stand up, or have to go home from school/work, or vomit, or anything else debilitating (or if any of those things apply if you forget to take pain meds), that is NOT NORMAL, and you should talk to a competent gynecologist asap.
Love how everyone was so worried and worked up over KOSA but then when australia says "face id is required to prove your over 16 to use social media" noone even hears about it
fuck you crab /nm/aff you’ll never get me to 10k. People have tried and failed; i can tell you two other recent posts which have been hailed as such and have frozen sub-1k. Thou shalt fail.
This is a hard post to make because I’ve been trying to deal with all this alone for a good few months now, but I’ve decided to finally open emergency commissions.
I haven’t been able to buy proper aid and groceries in a while, and if you could chip in even a little bit, I would appreciate it. I’ve been living on a little over 100$ a week and it really isn’t sustainable for me.
Prices are negotiable because really I could use any help I can get. Prices are in AUD so if you need help translating prices to your currency let me know.
Reblogs help more than likes here so please please please reblog if you see this, even if you can’t help and other way.
If you could give a new gimmick/corporation blog one piece of advice, what would it be?
ooh good question. I'd say don't worry about numbers, it's better to have a few close mutuals than to have a bunch of distant fans. Once you make those friendships, you stop paying attention to how many likes/reblogs/followers you're actually getting. Also, don't worry about responding to everything and being active all the time, take a step back when you need to and feel free to prioritize your life over your blog. At the end of the day, it's more important to make sure your mental and physical health is doing well! Good luck!
Sorry for talking too much ig you kinda got past the “trying to excersise self control about what i say” stage and now you have to put up with my whiny attention seeking bullshit
ohh this may be an obvious question but do you hate me?
Wait is this a serious question??? OF COURSE WE DON'T! YOU ARE SHAKESPEARE! SHAKESQUEER! MY MOTHER IN THE PINK SPARKLE FAMILY! I LOOK UP TO YOU OF COURSE I DON'T HATE YOU! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! YOU ADOPTING ME INTO THE FAMILY MADE MY LIFE SO MUCH BETTER! I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SO MUCH NICE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME INTERESTS AS ME BECAUSE OF U! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL! YOU ARE NOT ANNOYING AT ALL REMEMBER: I LOVE U AND
If anyone hates you I will FIGHT them. Shakesqueer, you are very cool and amazing and everyone interaction with you is wonderful and it’s good that you’ve gotten more comfortable with talking more and if I ever had to stop talking to you I would cry
It’s swearification-and-cursing’s birthday in like 3-4 days, sooooo we’re gonna have a party like what we did for YTK to celebrate. Please spread this around and try not to let her know. Tags:
Parent: @eharmony-official.
aunt: @i-bless-your-heart
the siblings/cousins/in laws: @shakespeare-official-account, @gimmickswag, @jupiter-the-god @yes-im-youtube-kids @actually-kroger @kroger-fr publix (idk their @) @cars-official
the niblings: @nanochittle @puddles-of-ominous-threats @femboy-hooters-official @real-hottopic @spotify-kids-real
other people: @thesmallestclown @confusedhomicidalrage @i-identify-as-an-ominous-threat @shakesberes-ghost @same-pic-of-callisto-everyday @totally-ikea @totally-france @france-unofficial @bingle-official and anyone who wants to join!!!! Sorry if this bothered you, I just want everyone to know /pos. If you don’t want to be tagged for stuff, please reach out and tell me in a
If you guys want roles, like in YTK’s party, we have:
Birthday girl: enea herself, obviously
Proud mom: @eharmony-official, this is undebatable
The nice aunt: @i-bless-your-heart, also undebatable
The shy sibling:
The outgoing one:
“I’m too drunk/high for this” *proceeds to get more drunk/high*: @jupiter-the-god
Selling the booze/drugs:
“I’m too gay for this” *proceeds to flirt with anyone and everyone*:
“I’m too gay for this” *proceeds to either fail at flirting or not flirt at all (or both)*
The annoyed neighbour who joins in the end:
A R S O N I S T:
The chaos gremlin:
The adoring younger sibling:
Chaotic child:
brings the food:
brings the drinks:
summoning satan with a Dorito: @gimmickswag
trying to stop the satan summoner:
reading a book/listening to music in a corner:
trying to get everyone to play a game and failing:
here for the ride:
“Who the hell invited this guy??”
Obviously, there will be a million other amazing roles which haven’t been put on the list. Please reply, dm, send asks etc. if you want to be on the list as something else! You can also have many roles :) Anyways; have fun and spread the word!!! :D we strike in approx. 72 hours, send swearification dms, asks or anything to wish her. The weirder the merrier!!!
It’s swearification-and-cursing’s birthday in like 3-4 days, sooooo we’re gonna have a party like what we did for YTK to celebrate. Please spread this around and try not to let her know. Tags:
Parent: @eharmony-official.
aunt: @i-bless-your-heart
the siblings/cousins/in laws: @shakespeare-official-account, @gimmickswag, @jupiter-the-god @yes-im-youtube-kids @actually-kroger @kroger-fr publix (idk their @) @cars-official
the niblings: @nanochittle @puddles-of-ominous-threats @femboy-hooters-official @real-hottopic @spotify-kids-real
other people: @thesmallestclown @confusedhomicidalrage @i-identify-as-an-ominous-threat @shakesberes-ghost @same-pic-of-callisto-everyday @totally-ikea @totally-france @france-unofficial @bingle-official and anyone who wants to join!!!! Sorry if this bothered you, I just want everyone to know /pos. If you don’t want to be tagged for stuff, please reach out and tell me in a
If you guys want roles, like in YTK’s party, we have:
Birthday girl: enea herself, obviously
Proud mom: @eharmony-official, this is undebatable
The nice aunt: @i-bless-your-heart, also undebatable
The shy sibling:
The outgoing one:
“I’m too drunk/high for this” *proceeds to get more drunk/high*: @jupiter-the-god
Selling the booze/drugs:
“I’m too gay for this” *proceeds to flirt with anyone and everyone*:
“I’m too gay for this” *proceeds to either fail at flirting or not flirt at all (or both)*
The annoyed neighbour who joins in the end:
A R S O N I S T:
The chaos gremlin:
The adoring younger sibling:
Chaotic child:
brings the food:
brings the drinks:
summoning satan with a Dorito: @gimmickswag
trying to stop the satan summoner:
reading a book/listening to music in a corner:
trying to get everyone to play a game and failing:
here for the ride:
“Who the hell invited this guy??”
Obviously, there will be a million other amazing roles which haven’t been put on the list. Please reply, dm, send asks etc. if you want to be on the list as something else! You can also have many roles :) Anyways; have fun and spread the word!!! :D we strike in approx. 72 hours, send swearification dms, asks or anything to wish her. The weirder the merrier!!!
@swearification-and-cursing @nano-reblogs-idk @shakesberes-ghost @confusedhomicidalrage @france-unofficial @totally-france @thesmallestclown and open tags
@totally-peacock-i-swear @exxonmobil-official @literally-hottopic @yahooo-official @life360-i-swear @yes-im-youtube-kids @spotify-kids-real and open tags
Tagging @official-microsoftedge @google-news-official @realgoogleclassroom @realgoogledocs , but again, anyone and everyone can if they want, and no-one has to.
Argh, yay! Thank you for the rec! I may have spent all of this morning lying in bed reading it, and I may spend another large portion of my time reading the rest of the series...
turnnoffyourmind
yousharknotpass
theartofmadeline
stormborns
