#medicial

[wowwforever]

viruses are so fucked up when you think about it. they are not alive, they don't have a greater goal. it's just genetic information. but having that information kills you.

[smokeorbake]

[doctorshakyhands]

Before and after Grams Stain

To the left; A wet mount of a urine sample revealing polymorphs (white blood cells, the ones round and dotted), with bacteria arranged in short chains (appearing as tiny fibres)

To the right; Grams stained smear of the same showing lysed polymorphs (pink colored smudge) and bacteria arranged in chains.

Grams stain is a differential staining procedure used in routine lab processing to give a better contrast and a better understanding of the bacteria. It helps differentiate bacteria based on their cell wall structure and as antibiotics used mostly act on cell wall, either inhibiting or altering its synthesis, Grams staining also acts as a bed side procedure for choosing suitable antibiotics.

[heaveninawildflower]

1) Henbane, Golden Henbane

2) Hawthorn, Dog’s Bush, Henna Shrub

3) Tamarisk Tree

4) Oak Tree with acorns

5) Iris

6) Red Rose of Ararat, Yellow-berry Buckthorn

7) Rice, Emmer Wheat, Einkorn Wheat, Italian Millet

8) Wild Turnip

9) Samphire

10) Lavender, Wild Marjoram

Taken from Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos. Illustrations and calligraphy by Mîrzâ Bâqir (fl. 19th c.). Tehran or Mashhad? (1889 - 1890).

Images and text information courtesy NYPL Digital Collection.

[neurosciencenews]

Blood Test Detects Alzheimer's Damage Before Symptoms

A simple blood test reliably detects signs of brain damage in people on the path to developing Alzheimer's disease - even before they show signs of confusion and memory loss.

The test may one day be applied to quickly and inexpensively identify brain damage in people with not just Alzheimer's disease but other neurodegenerative conditions such as multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury or stroke.

The research is in Nature Medicine. (full access paywall)

[forgotten-or-unknown-truestories]

The disease of hemophilia has often been referred to as “The Royal Disease”.

The disease was prominently connected to the line of Queen Victoria.

Hemophilia is often carried by females, but inherited by males. Most known example was Tsarina Alexandra. She carried the disease in her blood, and Alexei (only son) inherited it.

There were others in the family that suffered this disease, and eight family members died from it.

Those being:

Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (October 7, 1870 – May 29, 1873)

Died when he fell from an open window in his mother’s bedroom. He survived the fall but died hours later due to his hemophilia causing a brain hemorrhage.

He was two years old.

The Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (April 7, 1853 –  March 28, 1884)

Died by hitting his head while falling which also injured his knee. The next morning he died from a cerebral hemorrhage.

He was thirty years old.

Prince Heinrich Friedrich of Prussia (January 9, 1900 – February 26, 1904)

Died after climbing on a table, and falling off head first. Had he not had hemophilia doctors said he would have lived. However, due to the disease he died a few hours later from a brain hemorrhage.

He was four years old.

Lord Leopold Mountbatten (May 21, 1889 – April 23, 1922)

Died during a hip operation from blood lose.

He was thirty-two years old.

Prince Rupert of Teck (August 24, 1907 – April 15, 1928)

Died from a car crash which caused an intracerebral hemorrhage.

He was twenty years old.

Infante Gonzalo of Spain (October 24, 1914 – August 13, 1934)

Died two days after a car crash, though he was not badly injured his hemophilia caused severe abdominal bleeding. He was unable to have an operation due to hemophilia and a weak heart.

He was nine-teen years old.

Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (May 10, 1907 –September 6, 1938)

Died after crashing into a telephone booth in his car, which his injuries were minor. His hemophilia caused severe internal bleeding.

He was thirty-one years old.

Prince Waldemar of Prussia (March 20, 1889 – May 2, 1945)

Died due to lack of blood transfusion since all medical resources were diverted by the The American Army to treat concentration camp victims.

He was fifty-six years old.

[abdution]

Grey’s Anatomy, 2012.

[vividblues]

“A blessing on the planets,

Algae of the oceans,

Wet mosses,

And Forrest ferns,

A blessing on shady trees,

Protective oaks,

Holly and Rowan that feeds the birds,

Cedar and juniper,

Spice bush and maple.

A blessing on the fruit woods,

And the woods that build our homes,

Our furniture,

Our sailboats and spoons,

And give us leaves for books.

A blessing on the herbs of the fields,

Damp in summer mornings,

And on the plants that fill the table,

Giving their lives in silent sacrifice:

The carrots and tomatoes,

The rice and the plums,

Blessings on them all.

Deep in the Forrest, in a circle of trees is where they bless me,

Close by a running brook and weathered stone.

Quiet and still their beauty,

Roots running deep,

I bless them and thank them every day.”

- Ellen Evert Hopman, Secret medicines from your garden