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Week 5 [12-18.11.18] Heal your body like a superhero





In the near future, each of us will be able to heal our body quickly. If you are interested or have never heard about biomaterials, see this ted presentation.




Questions:

  1. Imagine that you are an accident and you are in a hospital. You have the choice to treat yourself in a traditional way (2 weeks treatment) or choose an innovative method treatment with a special material that communicates with your body. What would you choose and why?
  2. Does modern medicine cure faster and more effectively than traditional medicine?
  3. What do you think about biomaterials?



Comments

Unknown said…
I've always wondered if this even biologically possible for the human body to "rebuild" damaged cells. The idea just sounds crazy and impossible for the first time you think about it, but thanks to scientists like Kaitlyn Sadtler who show us that they made quite a progress in programming human body then the idea of self-regeneration seems not so sci-fi, in the end. I really curious to see what new results scientist could get with these experiments.
I think that the answer to the first question depends on the severity of the problem, but I might try this new method, of course, if there won't be any major side-effects.
In my opinion, modern medicine is better, but I cannot think of an example that can prove it. In fact, I think modern medicine helped us to cure things that 20 years ago were considered almost impossible to cure.
I wonder if they are just some 'bio-plastic' type thing or they are actually grown from your own cells. Either way, I think they might be very helpful in achieving the true self-regeneration power.
Steam cells. They have been known for being a building material for a body to the scientists for a pretty long time. The trick is to find a way to order them to do what we need. Grow a new arm, heal a wound, exterminate cancer. I think that this is how the medicine will look like in a two decades at most. I wonder, will we be able to regenerate dead body using this technique. And if so, will restoring a brain give us the same person, and, thus, immortality?
Unknown said…

If these materials were safe I would propably choose them. They will help me to regenerate better and faster so I do not see any contraindications.
According to the video I must say that modern medicine will cure more effectively. Also the regenerated cells will be stronger. She said that in some cases our muscles develop fat cells after an injury. Using modern ways of treatment can improve the process and help our bodies to regenerate better.
In my opionion biomaterials should be developed in order to extend our lives and also make treatment more pleasant.
Unknown said…
As for me this video was a little bit overflowed with scientific terms but I strongly believe that I’ve got the idea.
Frankly speaking it sounds to good to be true.

I would try an innovative method of treatment with all those special materials and etc just because it’s faster and spending 2 weeks using traditional treatment is just too long for me. There are a lot of things that could be done during these 2 weeks. As for me trying something new is always a challenge, I realize that it could be dangerous and I may hurt myself even more but if there is a chance I would undoubtedly try it.

I have no idea what medicine do doctors use during my treatment process that’s why it’s pretty hard to answer this question for me. I would say that modern medicine cure faster just because we already have an idea of how our body works on low level and we are able to use this knowledge in order to speed up this process.

I hope it’s our future, but as I said it sounds to good to be true.
Iman Masjedi said…
I prefer to choose the traditional method of treatment and spend two weeks to complete the process of treatment.
Modern treatments have always been a substitute for traditional treatments, provided that all of the standard medical tests have passed. To provide a treatment for humans, they typically test several different treatments and treat animals, then test a small group of humans if the results are better than previous treatments. , This treatment is suitable for previous treatments.
There is a key role in providing solution in the treatment, testing, and result of tests and performing multiple tests.
Unknown said…
I think so, I prefer traditional treatment today because very few people have tried innovative methods on themselves. I do not want to become a guinea pig, so when such treatments become traditional I will use them too.
I believe that the most effective is immunity. The body itself can recover and the only way I can help it is to take vitamins D and B for bones, to drink vitamins A and E for healthy complexion and skin (this helps heal wounds quickly).
I think that biomaterials are still foreign components entering the living organism, and time must pass so that the body perceives such treatment positively, there is always the fear that the biomaterial will not be perceived by the body. I believe that it is not yet time to become Wolverine, and the human body itself is unique and interesting, so I will wait until such a method becomes widely used.
1. Imagine that you are an accident and you are in a hospital. You have the choice to treat yourself in a traditional way (2 weeks treatment) or choose an innovative method treatment with a special material that communicates with your body. What would you choose and why?
As long as it would not have any kind of negative impact on my organism in a long-term perspective I would obviously chose an innovative option. It would allow me to recover quicker and so not affect any of my daily routines.

2. Does modern medicine cure faster and more effectively than traditional medicine?
It surely does cure faster. When it comes to effectiveness, it is more invasive so it is very individual.

3. What do you think about biomaterials?
I think that every innovation can be valuable to the society. Even despite not being 100% effective, it still allows to help some of the people and so is worth all of the time spent on its development.
Vladlen Kyselov said…
I would choose an innovative method, but if it could possibly lead to negative side effects, perhaps I will choose 2 week treatment and leave it all to traditional old medicine and my immune system.
No doubt , that modern medicine has become better and will become better. Nowadays everyone can choose himself whether to take a pill or not. I used to be ill quiet often in my childhood and I my mom didn`t give me any pills, so I think thats why now I have strong immune system.
Biomaterials is still a new technology that has pros and cons, but however it already helping thousands of people all over the world.
Unknown said…
If I had a choice, I'd rather replace the major part of my body with high-tech cyber augmentations, because the flesh is weak and Omnissiah is the true god. I've had enough of my body after 20 years. Each little scratch become a huge problem, every single time. And I'm not going to talk about what happens with more serious wounds.
Of course modern medicine works better and faster than the traditional one. This is the modern approach - to not cure by using the external stuff, but to make a body being able to cure itself. No doubt modern medicine is not only more effective in treating, it is also helps to make the human body more protected from already treated damage in future.
1. Imagine that you are an accident and you are in a hospital. You have the choice to treat yourself in a traditional way (2 weeks treatment) or choose an innovative method treatment with a special material that communicates with your body. What would you choose and why?
I think I would go first with traditional way of treatment. I still do not believe in "innovative methods" when it comes to serious illness. Faster not always means better. If traditional methods doesn't work I would try innovative ones but only in that condition.

2. Does modern medicine cure faster and more effectively than traditional medicine?
Possibly yes but as I said - faster don't always means better. It effectiveness is very individual and everything should be agreed with doctor.

3. What do you think about biomaterials?
I think in general it has big value for some people as it helps them to live. It is still a new technology but I think it should be developed further and help more and more people with different issues.
Unknown said…
In this case, I would choose 2 weeks, this is a short period of time. But yes, an innovative method of treatment would decide if I knew that it has a chance to help me, and traditional treatment wouldn't give advice or lasted, for example, more than a year.

I don't know how modern medicine is curing, but I would risk that it is certainly better than traditional medicine. You often hear about face transplants or even headaches. I believe that it would not have been possible without the development of medicine

Oh, I'm a huge fan of modern medicine. And if someone would offer me such an innovative treatment, I probably wouldn't think twice. But of course, it would be also nice to know the costs and possible complications. So I'd rather reserve the right to go back to more traditional treatment :)
Question if modern medicine indeed delivers miraculous results it promises is often asked these days. Anti-vaccine movements question our fundamental weapon against contagious diseases, people are afraid of treatments they don't really understand and want to go back to traditional, if not outright ancient practices. But if you take a look at the history of mankind, you'll clearly see how much our lives have improved thanks to medicine. 400 years ago people were dying at sea due to scurvy, not understanding what vitamins were. 200 years ago more people were dying in our cities then were born there. Before antibiotics, people were often dying to simple infections and every wound was a huge risk. Unlike today.
But thankfully we have the scientist, who are pushing the boundaries of our knowledge farther. And to the wonders of our age, we hope to add new ones - regeneration, gene therapies, and others. We no longer strive only to conquer diseases, but we are taking long, hard look at the death itself. Who knows, maybe thanks to those new materials we can prolong our lives, make them more comfortable and live better.
Unknown said…
First question sounds like a question from ginny where devil are in details so all things in consideration I would choose better value proposition.

That is rather question for statistics and not for regular people with a lot of superstitions.

New shiny world with new biological materials would be great. People would be able to sustain more productive life longer which will make our society better.
I think that if we manage to rebuild the brain, it will not be a thread to remember from a part of the rebuilt.
Will we be immortal thanks to that?
I think that regeneration will not make us immortal but it extends our lives

You're half right, some methods of treatment are effective in its traditional execution, eg in my case I had problems with the spine and none of the modern methods helped me. It was only the masseur who could set all my circles

If they develop it, they will definitely check if it is safe

I think so too, that it is not time to be a wolverin. But it does not change the fact that regeneration would make our life easier

I agree with you. Thanks to biomaterials people will be less get sick or quickly regenerate which will contribute to greater productivity

Sounds a bit like a cyberpunk :) :)
I don't need to think about it for a long time. I've read about biomaterials a few times, and I think it's real future of the medicine. Answering your question, I would choose an innovative method of treatment that can help me heal faster. I'm not afraid of the experiment if this only could help me or improve regeneration of my body.
I think medicine evolve through ages and nowadays has a lot more possibilities to heal wounds faster, cure diseases that hadn't been about to cure before.
IMO, biomaterials are the real future of modern medicine. It's still a long way before it becomes popular and more available and we need to keep learning about them and developing it.
Unknown said…
It would depend on whether this innovative therapy would be safe and tested or would it be at the early stages of development e.g.: in a clinical trial phase. If this new method would be tested I will choose it in order to recover faster.
Undoubtedly modern medicine is way more effective than traditional one when it comes to serious diseases e.g.: cancer where traditional medicine can’t help. When we talk about common illnesses like cold or flu traditional methods are often more effective and less invasive than modern therapies.
I consider biomaterials a great invention which, by using science and technology, allow for helping people with different diseases to fully recover e.g.: by using implants.
Unknown said…
I am sure that I would choose unconventional treatment because I do love to do things that for a lot of people looks like crazy and stupid. If something goes wrong we have to remember that thanks to me Doctors will be able to improve this type of treatment which may be very necessary in the future. In addition there is always a lot of chance that everything will be good and I will health and I will help unconventional medicine.

Yes, modern medicine ( unconventional medicine ) cure faster and effectively than traditional medicine but one condition must be met that everything will go well. I know that this answer is stupid but it’s true.

Biomaterials are certainly a very future technology that should be developed but I don’t have a lot of knowledge about this so I don’t know what to say.
>Imagine that you are an accident and you are in a hospital. You have the choice to treat> >yourself in a traditional way (2 weeks treatment) or choose an innovative method >treatment with a special material that communicates with your body. What would you >choose and why?
It's really hard to answear because no one can be sure how he/she would act. But my guess is that I would stay with classical medicine and drugs.

>Does modern medicine cure faster and more effectively than traditional medicine?
I do not think that such a thing as traditional medicine exists, so I would say modern medicine is better ;)

>What do you think about biomaterials?
They are nice ;)
Answer to your first question for me is pretty simple because if I had such choice and I would know that this newer method with material that communicates with my body is safe and it won’t end in some kind of long-term disability it would definitely be my choice. Why would I wait 2 weeks period while I can be cured practically instantly? I think that modern medicine is much better and faster then traditional one because human kind has thousands of years of experience and knowledge from our ancestors and we are doing everything in our power to take out of it as much as possible. So today we know much more about human body, medicine and diseases then we knew even not that long ago, and we can use it to make our treatment the most effective. In my opinion biomaterials are really great idea and If they will be developed it would dramatically change modern medicine.
Anna Moskalenko said…
Well, it depends. It depends how bad am I at this moment and is it safe for my life to choose this innovative treatment. And of course side-effects matters. Generally I’m ok with the new methods of treatment because the science is developing, it’s growing rapidly and I believe in science :)
I think that modern medicine cure faster and more effectively, especially if we’re talking about serious diseases, and not about the common cold.
Biomaterials is future of medicine, but for now it should be developed and researched.
Unknown said…
1. As long as this special material is save and research about it is complete I would like to be treated with it. I like new technologies but safety and science and research go first.
Also I would check which one from above metods are better and choose better one.
2. Yes. That's why we can live much longer than 500 years ago. Strange question I can say... Everything that is upgraded is better since it's proven with science. Antybiotics, new drugs, surgeries? That was beyond people's mind some time ago. Now we have it and it's proven to help us.
3. It's still in development, but I'm excited about them. We need smart people to do research about biotechnology and nanotechnology. Maybe in the near future we will be treated with better and better medicines due to growth of knowledge. :)
Marcin Górski said…
In my opinion I would choose first option with traditional way. I can't imagine my body with a special material. I don't trust it. I know... future, computers everywhere but I don't want to fix my body. I know, human bod is not perfect but as I said, I can't imagine that.
I hope that modern medicine cure faster than traditional medicine. People are still working on new drugs. I can see difference between current medicine and from my childhood. I hope that everything is moving in the right direction.
Biomaterials will probably be future of medicine but people need to spend a lot of time on research before using it in real life. It's everything what I know about it.
I don’t like the idea of risking health and being a guinea pig. The experimental medicine is exciting but I only would opt for it after a thousand others have, or if it was my only hope to be healed.

I can’t comment on whether modern medicine cures faster. I think it depends on the domain and it’s just too early to tell, according to my definition of „modern” (introduced after 2010).

As for the biomaterials, I think this is a very interesting and exciting topic. A matter that communicates or lives in symbiosis with human body seems like something out of science fiction and, as shown in science fiction, would have both positive and negative uses (e.g. as bioweapon). Nevertheless, I think scientists should pursue researching it for the greater good.
Unknown said…
Oh, it's a hard decision. I grew up in a family where we used natural medicines most of the time, so probably I'll choose a traditional way of hospitalization.

I think there is a tradeoff, as always. Modern medicine cures faster in most cases, but it's not as tested as traditional medicine. So if you are willing to take that risk, it's better for you to use modern medicine in my opinion.

I don't have much knowledge in this area, so I cannot elaborate on what I think about biomaterials.
Unknown said…
Biomaterials are a very forward-looking topic. I would choose them instead invasive operations and few weeks of painful healing. The first advantage of special material that communicates with your body is time of treatment. It’s better to spend few days than few weeks in hospital. Due to the invasiveness of surgery and contact of the scalpel with our body, we’ve got a lot of scars which very often lead to infections and complications post-op. Modern medicine focus on single organism and its specific immune system, thanks to can me more precise and effective than traditional medicine. Biomaterials are worth our attention because of its usefulness. Wealth people should invest in this kind of materials because human is the best investment.
Well, unfortunately, it has not been invented yet :(
But admit that the biomaterial is an interesting future ! :)
Illia Lukisha said…
Imagine that you are an accident and you are in a hospital. You have the choice to treat yourself in a traditional way (2 weeks treatment) or choose an innovative method treatment with a special material that communicates with your body. What would you choose and why?
I probably wouldn't want to be a first person that tests this materials, but if scientists will proof safety of such methods, I will use modern techniques.

Does modern medicine cure faster and more effectively than traditional medicine?
I don't know that. From my perspective anything accept technical equipment didn't change for last 30 years. And all methods are the same.

What do you think about biomaterials?
I think that it is the future, because we need new changes in medicine. And it's a step to longer human lives. Because we would be able to replace our organs for example.
Wojtek Protasik said…
It obviously depends on the risk. I'm not aspiring to be a laboratory rat.

I don't really know an answer to that after watching this. I expect some new solutions to common problems are being constantly developed, but I intuitively I would say there is a reason to do both depending on the case.

I think bio stuff is promising. I always wonder if the medicine manages to develop fast enough to extend my life unusually.
Unknown said…
Being after the accident and knowing that I will recover myself after two weeks and with the help of technology, I will shorten this time to a few days, the technology is the obvious choice. It will be possible that this method will be even more effective than spontaneous treatment. I am looking forward to it impatiently.
It's hard to say how it really works because I have never been in a hospital and I have not used any of these methods even if they do not exist yet. It is certain that today's medicine heals faster than that which was 100 years ago.
Biomaterials are a hope for our future, with such technology we will not have to worry about minor injuries that nowadays affect our lives quite strongly.

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