Why you need to have a purpose in life: "Having a purpose reduces your defenses to change."

Why you need to have a purpose in life: "Having a purpose reduces your defenses to change." - @DungBeetlePress http://t.co/hFOi8ry8OB
— Susannah Fox (@SusannahFox) March 31, 2014

Photo : Marie Berry

"Having a purpose can even repair damaged chromosomes!"

http://www.dungbeetle.org

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Grant Lichtman's upcoming book "The Road Ahead: Leading Learning in a Time of Change": "Change in schools is not hard; it is uncomfortable." Big difference

Intro to my upcoming book #EdJourney: "change in schools is not hard; it is uncomfortable." Big difference. #deeperlearning #dl2014
— Grant Lichtman (@GrantLichtman) March 28, 2014

"Nonsurgical Fix Could Replace Open-Heart Surgery, Study Suggests"

"Medtronic Inc.’s CoreValve is photographed at an American College of Cardiology Conference in Washington, on Saturday. A new study gives a big boost to fixing a bad aortic valve, the heart's main gate, without open-heart surgery."

"A new study gives a big boost to fixing a bad aortic valve, the heart's main gate, without open-heart surgery. Survival rates were better one year later for people who had a new valve placed through a tube into an artery instead.

The results were reported Saturday at an American College of Cardiology conference in Washington and prompted some doctors to predict that in the near future, far fewer people will be having the traditional operation.

'It's going to be very hard to tell a patient that if they need an aortic valve, surgery is going to be their best option,' said one of the conference leaders, Dr. Prediman K. Shah of Cedars Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles.

Several hundred thousand Americans have a bad aortic valve, which can stiffen and narrow with age, keeping blood from passing through as it should. Until a few years ago, the only solution was a major operation to open the chest, cut out the bad valve and sew in a new one.

Earlier this year, (...) Medtronic Inc.'s CoreValve was approved for treating people at too high risk to have surgery. The new study tested it in nearly 800 people less sick — eligible for the operation but still with elevated risks.

One year after treatment, 19 percent of the surgery patients but only 14 percent of those given a CoreValve had died.

'It's a great leap forward' for fixing valves through blood vessels, said Dr. David Kandzari of Piedmont Heart Institute in Atlanta.

The study was paid for by Medtronic, and many study leaders consult for Medtronic, Edwards or other heart device makers. Results also were published online by the New England Journal of Medicine."

Source.

Cloudera Launches Data Scientist Certification

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/03/28/cloudera-launches-data-scientist-certification

"Concurrent’s application platform for big data is certified with the Intel Data Platform, Datameer 4.0 introduces 'flip side' view for big data analytics workflow, and Cloudera addresses the industry need for big data skills with a certification program and big data challenge for data scientists."

Cloudera launches certified data scientist program. Cloudera announced the industry’s first hands-on data science certification, called Cloudera Certified Professional: Data Scientist (CCP:DS). Consisting of an essentials exam and data science challenge, the new program helps developers, analysts, statisticians, and engineers get experience with relevant big data tools and techniques and validate their abilities while helping prospective employers identify elite, highly skilled data scientists. The demand for data scientists is at an all-time high, and they possess a rare combination of engineering capabilities, statistical skills, and subject matter expertise that is difficult to find. Once candidates have passed the Data Science Essentials exam, they must then successfully complete a Cloudera Data Science Challenge, offered twice annually. Cloudera’s second Data Science Challenge opens on March 31 and is about detecting anomalies in Medicare claims.

"IBM’s Watson Tackles Genetics-Driven Brain Cancer Treatments"

"IBM’s Watson supercomputer is again expanding its reach into medicine, this time through a partnership between IBM and the New York Genome Center. The new project will analyze genetic mutations present in tumor genomes, with hopes of then discovering treatments that could target those specific mutations.
This new genome-focused approach to cancer treatment is not entirely science fiction. Researchers have been studying tumor genomes and the mutation within them for years. Throughout that research, the focus has been first on identifying mutations, and then on discovering whether those mutations are harmful. Pharmaceutical companies are piggy backing on that early work to begin creating new treatment options that can target and neutralize the harmful mutations.
At this point, there is a significant amount of data available on harmful genome mutations. The problem with applying these findings in the clinical setting is that there is no central database of genome information. As each mutation was studied, a research paper was published with the details of what was discovered about it. The data has not been consolidated into a searchable database to date, leaving oncologists with no way of sequencing a patients tumor, and then reviewing the individual mutations, their positive or negative affect, and any potential therapies that have been identified thus far for combating those negative mutations.
Enter Watson. With 23 million medical research studies within its database, researchers are hoping that it can power a new application that will analyze a patients genetic mutations and then present oncologists with recommended treatment plans that will target the most damaging of those mutations with medications that have been shown to work in other trials. Each patients overall treatment plan would likely be different, but would be optimized for their tutors genetic makeup.
To start the project will focus on a brain cancer known as glioblastoma. Robert B. Darnell, an oncologist and president of the New York Genome Center explains, 'It’s as close to a death sentence as you can get.' Patients typically survive a year after diagnosis, and surgery, radiation and chemotherapy have only been able to extend like by an average of two months.
For the project, 20 patients will be selected, their tumors will be genetically sequenced, and then Watson will have the opportunity to search its database of medical literature to create a treatment plan that will address the tumors harmful mutations. Watson will be free to recommend any treatments, including drugs that may have been studied in conjunction with other cancers, but never glioblastoma.  Oncologists and pharmacists will review the recommendations and move forward with the treatment plan based on the their clinical judgment.
A major drawback with Watson is that the supercomputer has only been loaded with the abstracts from the 23 million studies it has access too, rather than the full text papers. Some oncologists question whether Watson will be able to generate clinically viable treatment plans given the limited amount of detail within its data set. Heidi L. Rehm, a molecular geneticist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, commented, 'It’s only as good as the data going in.'
Because this particular cancer is so devastating, researchers are hopeful that they will know whether Watson’s recommendations are helping in a relatively shot period of time."

Source: http://histalkmobile.com/ibms-watson-tackles-genetics-driven-brain-cancer-treatments

Post by Jean Michel Billaut.

Sensors from edible to embeddable, beyond wearable

Sensors from edible to embeddable, beyond wearable @ProteusDH #indivmed #mHealth pic.twitter.com/UimXS4XiTe
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 30, 2014

"About A Boy: 3D Printed Heart Model Saves Young Life"

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2014/02/26/about-a-boy-3d-printed-heart-model-saves-young-life

"'If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then a model is worth 1,000 pictures,' said Gornet, whose center had already done models of spinal defects and tumors.
Using data from thousands of cross-sections of hospital X-rays, Gornet chose a flexible polymer known as ‘Ninja Flex’ to create a 3-D model. In about 20 hours on a $2,500 printer, he created a replica of the heart at a cost of about $600.
The world of bioprinting is rapidly changing how we think about healthcare and healing. In this young boy’s case, his heart was modeled with 3D software, and that helped surgeons see the problems and create solutions before the critical moments of surgery. Stanford researchers have been reporting progress on modeling the heart and other organs.
Scientists and doctors are teaming up all around the world to print organs, layer by layer, with 3D printing technologies. From 3d printed livers at San Diego-based bio-printing company Organovo to 3d printing skin cells at Wake Forest University, all from your own cells.

The story of this 14 month-old baby is inspiring and amazing, if you pause to think about it. By thinking about other options, surgeon Erle Austin found a way, via a savvy engineering team with a MakerBot 3d printer, to save the child before he started the critical surgery.

Correction: I originally put Erie for Dr. Austin’s first name. His full name is Erle H. Austin III." (Source)

Explore the human heart from the web browser on your touch tablet or mobile phone. Welcome to the world of HTML5. No…http://t.co/oBnhCacDem

— sylvain ordureau (@usefulprogress) March 13, 2014

"How To Decode A Genome In Just A Single Day"

http://www.fastcompany.com/3028107/healthware/how-to-decode-a-genome-in-just-a-single-day

"Other Intel partners in the genomics sphere include London's Francis Crick Institute and the Beijing Genomics Institute. Dishman added that '(We work) on the technical challenges. We need to make the computer as fast as possible and then there's the storage. This is some of the biggest of big data, if you generate a file every time a patient goes to the clinic, someday that will be a huge problem.' The end goal? To make the Broad's genomics programs 'hum like a well-tuned engine.'"

Eric Dishman, TED: "Healthcare should be a team sport"

"DIY Chromosomes"

Researchers replace one of yeast’s chromosomes with a synthetic one http://t.co/FlMs6NcrkP by @j_timmer
— Matthew Herper (@matthewherper) March 28, 2014

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21599754-first-synthetic-chromosome-creature-complex-cells-designed?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/diy_chromosomes

Fabrication de la vie artificielle : des applications qui vont concerner les médicaments rares, vaccins et biocarburants

http://www.generation-nt.com/vie-artificielle-chercheurs-synthetisent-chromosome-levure-actualite-1870422.html

"Grâce à ce succès et à une technique éprouvée, les chercheurs vont désormais pouvoir manipuler le génome de la levure dans le but de lui offrir de nouvelles propriétés. L'idée étant d'arriver à produire des levures capables de fabriquer des médicaments rares, des vaccins, ou certaines substances difficiles ou impossibles à synthétiser directement.
Mais l'application pourrait également déborder dans d'autres domaines que le milieu médical. On pourrait ainsi concevoir des levures capables de produire des biocarburants plus efficaces. Enfin, ce premier pas dans la création de vie artificielle pourrait également amener à la création d'une nouvelle forme de vie, c'est alors qu'interviennent les questions d'éthiques et l'encadrement d'éventuelles dérives expérimentales. L'institut Pasteur a déjà déclaré 'Même si la levure n'est pas considérée comme un organisme risqué, une charte de bonne conduite a été conçue pour encadrer ces travaux et signée par tous les participants.'" (Source)

"First comprehensive atlas of human gene activity released"

First comprehensive atlas of human gene activity released: A large international consortium of researchers has... http://t.co/KkCutavnvc
— KurzweilAINews (@KurzweilAINews) March 28, 2014

http://tinyurl.com/q4cw4ug

http://tinyurl.com/q4cw4ug

Kurzweil: Simulated human liver achieved in 'benchtop human' project

Kurzweil: Simulated human liver achieved in 'benchtop human' project http://t.co/ZMUgorFvUI
— George Huba (@DrHubaEvaluator) March 28, 2014

"3-D imaging and electron microscopy to see high res cellular structures"

“@neverjessie @elife 3-D imaging and electron #microscopy to see high res cellular structures http://t.co/ARpbR1Fow3 pic.twitter.com/AOfGCFiHQJ”
— Jason H. Moore, Ph.D (@moorejh) March 27, 2014

Eric Topol MD's review on genomic medicine: "the human panor-omic info"

In Cell, Eric Topol argues that individualized medicine can help people throughout their lives http://t.co/LZlVcnQLMq pic.twitter.com/ARhfWrquCX

— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 28, 2014

My review on genomic medicine: the human #GIS, panor-omic info http://t.co/47YWsAkTYL @CellCellPress #openacccess pic.twitter.com/a9GgnDIkQx
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 28, 2014

"That each of us is truly biologically unique, extending to even monozygotic, 'identical' twins, is not fully appreciated. Now that it is possible to perform a comprehensive 'omic' assessment of an individual, including one’s DNA and RNA sequence and at least some characterization of one’s proteome, metabolome, microbiome, autoantibodies, and epigenome, it has become abundantly clear that each of us has truly one-of-a-kind biological content. Well beyond the allure of the matchless fingerprint or snowflake concept, these singular, individual data and information set up a remarkable and unprecedented opportunity to improve medical treatment and develop preventive strategies to preserve health." (Source)

"Artificial Genetic Sequencing may create new life forms"

Artificial Genetic Sequencing may create new life forms. http://t.co/8jSPBC0P5P
— Jean Michel Billaut (@Billaut) March 27, 2014

The First Synthetic Eukaryotic Chromosome http://t.co/MGnFmblpod

— MIT Tech Review (@techreview) March 27, 2014

"Families Would Welcome Alzheimer’s Screening, But Task Force Says It’s Too Early"

Families Would Welcome #Alzheimer’s Screening, But Task Force Says It’s Too Early - http://t.co/tHxIQVtK51 via @TIMEHealth
— 23andMe (@23andMe) March 27, 2014

Breast Cancer: BRCA1&2 15%, other known genetic factors 35%, unexplained 50%

Excellent articles on breast #cancer, #BRCA @sciencemagazine especially this review http://t.co/kTOSCpnoUS #genomics pic.twitter.com/JHTliLijnb
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 27, 2014

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6178/1466.abstract

Healthcare oriented sensor tech on the rise with Basis-Intel. The rest is just wellbeing oriented cuz that's what the market is ready for

Healthcare oriented sensor tech on the rise w/ Basis-Intel.The rest is just wellbeing oriented cuz that's what the market is ready for #CDoM
— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 28, 2014

Basis-@IntelHealthIT forges ahead w/ wearable tech=real healthcare oriented sensor tech -not just wellbeing. ->change?http://t.co/tZg7qhaI1U
— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 28, 2014

Implantable technology will get under our skin http://t.co/0JBbGngbsQ

— Jean Michel Billaut (@Billaut) March 28, 2014

23 & Microsoft

"Dozens of global Digital Health accelerators & incubators listed" By Paul Sonnier

Dozens of global #DigitalHealth accelerators & incubators listed http://t.co/krBMaE0wnu #Wearabletech pic.twitter.com/GuK4Td3Vwq #mhealth
— Paul Sonnier (@Paul_Sonnier) March 27, 2014

I ❤ (Genomic) Microsoft

Microsoft and 23&Me working together? Welcome to the era of digital biology

.@Microsoft & @23andMe working together?Welcome to the era of digital biology :-) @thomasjkerjean (Just saying...) #genomics #CDoM #mhealth
— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 27, 2014

Genomic analysis to "switch from 80% research in 2013 to 80% clinical in 3-5 years": Martin Reese of @Omicia p... http://t.co/TVHoF48OGk
— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 26, 2014

#Genomic analysis 2 'switch from 80% research in 2013 to 80% clinical in 3-5 yrs' Martin Reese of @Omicia.@Microsoft& @23andMe->partnership?

— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 27, 2014

"Watch A Woman Get A 3D Printed Skull"

http://www.cnet.com/news/woman-gets-a-3d-printed-skull-and-you-can-watch

"First Day Of Tomorrow" in Paris -- April 18-19/2014. Book now!

amazing #startups + speakers at @hellotmrc conference! http://t.co/OUI1BUNvyy 18th April in #Paris, get your tickets http://t.co/gCT0uhlb5G
— Theo Gonella (@motionlessness) March 25, 2014

https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/the-first-day-of-tomorrow-tickets-10710217549

Xavier Duportet, PhD Student in Synthetic Biology, an "Hyperactive scientist and creative entrepreneur", (twitter handle: @duportet), is the event organizer.

"Biohackers, you should get your earlybird tickets asap!"

 

"For the first time in Paris, we're gathering all these biotech & DIY/DIYBIO superstars!
Founder of the Arduino, Founder of Genspace, VP Research of SynBio leader Amyris, Inventor of the lab grown hamburger, HAXLR8R mentor, inventor of the iKnife, the medical 3D printing guru, European Inventor of the Year 2013, founder of SynBioAxlr8r, Andrew Hessel from Singularity University, IndieGogo executive, CEO Global BioEnergies, CEO IntelClinic, CEO QuantuMDx, CSO BreakoutLabs and many more!!"

Genomic analysis to "switch from 80% research in 2013 to 80% clinical in 3-5 years"

Martin Reese of @Omicia predicts genomic analysis will switch from 80% research in 2013 to 80% clinical in 3-5 yrs http://t.co/DDFHWtm4Y5
— Moses M. Feaster (@MosesFeaster) March 25, 2014

"Whole-Genome Sequencing in Newborns: Good points on 'proceed with caution'"

Whole-Genome Sequencing in Newborns http://t.co/QpNTNe2r8V Good points on "proceed with caution" #genomics pic.twitter.com/XyppfnxiBN
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 26, 2014

http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/6/229/229cm2

"I Take Risks. I Am A Scientist."

Who wants to design the "I am a Scientist" version of this ? #infografics #dataviz pic.twitter.com/j8YcrsSVKc

— Khader Shameer, Ph.D (@kshameer) March 22, 2014

"Tell us why you think personal genetics matters to medicine"

23andMe is having a #DNADay Essay contest: Tell us why you think personal #genetics matters to medicine. http://t.co/zAO4f2alB0
— 23andMe (@23andMe) March 26, 2014

Genomic Confidence

Genomic Confidence http://t.co/gUr4gP5Sg6 Until docs 'Like' #genomics (think Facebook) adoption of P4 medicine will languish. #pm101
— Robert West PhD (@westr) March 25, 2014

Flatlery- “There are many, many, many things where it’s [#genomics] clinically useful today” http://t.co/ZkTPSlBdUp #pm101 @jtemple
— Robert West PhD (@westr) March 25, 2014

Introducing 23andMe’s “DNA Fact Generator” to share our enthusiasm for #genetics with you. #DNAFacts http://t.co/JuWL69yHlE

— 23andMe (@23andMe) March 26, 2014

Cancer Signalling

SCIENCE ON GOOGLE+

Self-powered, biodegradable (heart) implants?

Biodegradable batteries http://t.co/yWCaka8FyT "key building blocks .. produce self-powered, biodegradable implants" pic.twitter.com/oJgOByWPW9
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 26, 2014

A game to map the brain

What type of neuron is this? Explore in 3D on http://t.co/M5jRotGXFj #neuron #neuroscience #eyewire pic.twitter.com/H5WKcRt2BI
— EyeWire (@eye_wire) March 23, 2014

I ❤ Genomic NY

Biophysics research leads to discovery of gene mutation in rare liver cancer, feat. BPS member Sanford Simon http://t.co/wK0rGFkxuc
— Biophysical Society (@BiophysicalSoc) February 28, 2014

"Sequencing your data in the cloud"... What does that even mean, Microsoft? pic.twitter.com/Ui0zKelrbw
— Nicolas Robine (@notSoJunkDNA) March 25, 2014

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth..."

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. - Churchill
— Social Leadership (@LeaderNonprofit) March 25, 2014

"The only way to do great work..."

The only way to do great work is to love what you do - Steve Jobs #motivationalmonday pic.twitter.com/7jT8m0CvvO
— Stonebridge Offices (@StonebridgeWork) September 30, 2013

Former Yale President Richard Levin to head Coursera

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleyclancy/former-yale-president-will-become-new-ceo-of-online-educatio

Former president Richard C. Levin to join online education venture @coursera http://t.co/zIAYxNlqyv
— Yale University (@Yale) March 24, 2014

"IBM Watson is using big data analytics to address healthcare's hierarchy of four needs"

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/ibm-watsons-impressive-healthcare-analytics-capabilities-continue-to-evolve

IBM #Watson is using #bigdata #analytics to address #healthcare's hierarchy of four needs. @kordy_m http://t.co/t37nXC4QbA
— IBM MEA (@IBMMEA) March 14, 2014

Cognitive Computing To Be The Standard For Big Data Analytics

http://ww2.saffrontech.com

I hope Zachary Lemnios w/ IBM & Craig Venter w/ @humanlongevity will work together!They probably already are #CognitiveComputing #IBMWatson

— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 25, 2014

"Instead of bringing data to computation as we do today, we can now bring computation to data."

“Instead of bringing data to computation as we do today, we can now bring computation to data,” @DharmendraModha http://t.co/hPqjpAFxsu
— IBM Research (@IBMResearch) January 6, 2014

"From 140 base pairs a year to 65 million a second."

From 140 base pairs a year to 65 million a second. @darnelr talks the genetic revolution with @SmarterPlanet http://t.co/vR1Jt0rf52
— NY Genome Center (@nygenome) March 24, 2014

"Engineers design new hybrid materials that combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements"

Engineers design new hybrid materials that combine bacterial cells w/ nonliving elements: http://t.co/ZMGWhZKFVs pic.twitter.com/TeObBdiFg6
— MIT (@MIT) March 24, 2014

MIT neuroscientists classify retinal neurons into 15 types, ncluding some previously unknown

"The researchers believe there may be still more types of neurons that did not appear in their data set and remain to be identified. In future work, they hope to examine larger sets of neurons in hopes of finding some of these other neuron types. They also hope to use their technique to study parts of the brain that have many layers of neurons — especially the neocortex, where most cognitive functions take place." (Source)

MIT neuroscientists classify retinal neurons into 15 types, including some previously unknown: http://t.co/YDdYGloISB
— MIT (@MIT) March 24, 2014

Small molecule makes glioblastoma cells explode

Small molecule makes #glioblastoma cells explode http://t.co/uEXWTQqXFh HT @MaverickNY Cell http://t.co/nc2S7G1O4W pic.twitter.com/rwQGhxgBF2
— Andy Biotech (@AndyBiotech) March 24, 2014

2B2I: "Too Busy To Improve"

Are you too busy to improve? (via @ChristophBauer) pic.twitter.com/HKDEIqGFgj
— Marie Steinthaler (@marmarlade) March 17, 2014

"Linguists are like vacuum cleaners..."

https://www.coursera.org/course/logic1

Barbara Partee works at the intersection of linguistics and logic. She brought linguistics and formal logic together. Recently, she wrote: "Reflections of a Formal Semanticist as of February 2005". Link to PDF version here.

Great course on logic, now live on MOOC plateform Coursera!

https://www.coursera.org/course/logic1

Very busy studying right now...

"How next-generation sequencing and families are altering the way rare diseases are discovered, studied, and treated"

http://www.nature.com/gim/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/gim201423a.html

Love this editorial by 2 fathers of kids with rare disease, just dx'd by seq http://t.co/jAHgKdfDlf @TheACMG #hcsm #genomics via @GenomeWeb

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 24, 2014

To cure cancer, we'll need to target gene mutations; not the organ

All cancers are a disease of the genome. The key to cancer’s genetic code is in the human genome. http://t.co/3MpCtCUXw0 #NYGCWatson
— IBM Research (@IBMResearch) March 21, 2014

"Want Watson To Meet Prof Lander Too!"

"Want @IBMWatson to meet @eric_lander too!" ;-) #genomics #CDoM @nygenome @broadinstitute @edXOnline #MOOC #cancer pic.twitter.com/Jaf4yAVIkU

— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 23, 2014

https://www.facebook.com/700xIntroToBiology

"Anyone interested in taking more MITx biology courses on edX? More information to come regarding a third release of 7.00x and a new course in June 2014. Registration is not open yet."

The hierarchy in your brain: Ray Kurzweil at TED 2014

"Kurzweil predicts that in 20 years nano-bots will enter the brain through capillaries to connect us to a synthetic neocortex in the cloud. So if someone walks past you whom you want to impress, but your 300 million modules aren’t enough to come up with something clever to say, all you need to do is tap into the neocortex in the cloud and another billion modules will become available. The future human, says Kurzweil, will be a biological and nonbiological hybrid.
Two million years ago when we developed large foreheads, it was a quantitative increase that led to a vast qualitative explosion – of art, culture and technology. In the next few decades, Kurzweil predicts, we’re going to do it again: And this time, 'We won’t be limited by the fixed architecture of the enclosure. We will expand without limits.'"

http://blog.ted.com/2014/03/20/the-hierarchy-in-your-brain-ray-kurzweil-at-ted2014/

How the invention of the alphabet usurped female power in society sparked the rise of patriarchy

How the invention of the alphabet usurped female power in society sparked the rise of patriarchy – fascinating read http://t.co/EVzFXlw0sc
— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) March 23, 2014

http://www.brainpickings.org

Any "IBM Watson" Brain Cancer Patients at the NY Genome Center Interested In #TheWalkingGallery Project?

"IBM's Watson Attempts To Tackle The Genetics Of Brain Cancer: IBM and the New York Genome Center announced a partnership to test whether Watson, the computer that won on Jeopardy, can sift through the genomes of cancer patients and help doctors pick drugs. This effort could hold the key to making DNA sequencing for cancer affordable, but there is a vast amount of work to do that will take years at a minimum.
The effort is starting small, looking at 25 patients with glioblastoma multiforme, a rare brain cancer that is almost always fatal. Without treatment median survival is only a few months; surgery, drugs, and radiation extend that to about a year." (Source).
 

.@darnelr @MariaWinans: Meet @ReginaHolliday and her #TheWalkingGallery project! Any brain cancer patient @nygenome+@IBMWatson interested?1
— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 23, 2014

.@darnelr @MariaWinans @IBMWatson: @ReginaHolliday:Jackets I paint R based on person who wears them& their life stories #TheWalkingGallery 2
— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 23, 2014

Find out about #TheWalkingGallery project on Twitter!

Google invites geneticists to upload DNA data to cloud for research

Google invites geneticists to upload DNA data to cloud for research http://t.co/DU7BdrcJEN
— Jean Michel Billaut (@Billaut) March 23, 2014

Which countries read this blog?

The Jacket of A Wounded Healer Is Not A Doctor's White Coat

Welcome to #TheWalkingGallery @s_eller with your jacket "Wounded Healer." pic.twitter.com/M5nHAQDswi
— Regina Holliday (@ReginaHolliday) March 22, 2014

I'm a big fan of #TheWalkingGallery, by American paintress Regina Holliday. Great ideas, great art, talented people... Engaged art at its best, and we need it! -> #CDoM

What does "Creative Destruction of Medicine" (#CDoM on Twitter) mean? Read here.

Breakthrough of 3D Printing DNA in Cancer Prescription

How @autodesk is trying to innovate #cancer Rx w/3D printing DNA @cadnano http://t.co/Y87s0fWNb4 @BW #genomics pic.twitter.com/NOyUpP8jhi
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 22, 2014

Understanding living things, legos & cancer-killing viruses

Understanding living things, legos & cancer-killing viruses with @AndrewHessel: http://t.co/B2qy2GpVjg #BBWDesign pic.twitter.com/zIlU6JeZKn
— Autodesk (@autodesk) March 11, 2014

The virtual autopsy table

The virtual autopsy table https://t.co/ZkUkr2Drlx #anatomy #visualization #HCI pic.twitter.com/cblwBJJnzc
— Jason H. Moore, Ph.D (@moorejh) March 22, 2014

"Robot surgeons, BART trains, 3D printers and drones, oh my!"

#Robot surgeons, BART trains, #3Dprinters and drones, oh my! @carlbass #sxsw #RobotRev pic.twitter.com/dHsCZ0iZ9s
— Autodesk (@autodesk) March 8, 2014

Toys and games company @MakieLab makes 3D printed toys that are game enabled

Toys and #games company @MakieLab makes #3Dprinted toys that are game enabled: http://t.co/DpUUVVdVET pic.twitter.com/TgoQVSBeBE
— Autodesk (@autodesk) March 19, 2014

A pinprick of blood may be all that is needed in the future to gather enough material to grow replacement organs

"A pinprick of blood may be all that is needed in the future to gather enough material to grow replacement organs." http://t.co/GZekrgUeia
— NSC Institute (@NeuralStemCells) March 21, 2014

"We Got a Mystery to Solve."

"We Got a Mystery to Solve." a jacket for @SterlingHIT on the hunt for assisted living placement. #theWalkingGallery pic.twitter.com/9InZBx6F7U
— Regina Holliday (@ReginaHolliday) March 21, 2014

Harvard Research Reveals EarlySense Monitoring System Reduces Length of Stay in the Hospital and ICU

Harvard Research Reveals EarlySense Monitoring System Reduces Length of Stay in the Hospital and ICU #HealthIT http://t.co/PYzlRlxzak
— Rasu Shrestha MD MBA (@RasuShrestha) March 21, 2014

IBM et son Watson en France, une interview de Jean-Michel Billaut

Watson remplacera-t-il les médecins ? http://t.co/URGc4k9Vm0

— Jean Michel Billaut (@Billaut) March 21, 2014

http://billautshow.tv/Pascal-Sempe-Ibm

Merci beaucoup à Jean-Michel Billaut et à Pascal Sempé pour cette interview passionnante !

Livre dédié à Jean-Michel Billaut : "Cliffhanger, le monde en 3013"

CLIFFHANGER PDF French Version

#SDL2014 Le monde & ses technologies dans 1.000 ans! "Cliffhanger", par @cp92isa et @cathcoste livre dédié à @Billaut http://t.co/uK6toNbKeR
— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 21, 2014

Auteurs : Isabelle Provost, enseignante en Histoire & Géographie, globe-trotteuse, spécialiste de l'Inde, du Pakistan et Bangladesh. Catherine Coste, diplômée du MIT en génomique.

Version anglaise en cours, avec l'aide de deux de mes profs du MIT. Cette version sera différente de celle française. Enrichie, augmentée, revue.  

"Citizen Science Project Markets Test for Damaged DNA "

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/citizen-science-project-markets-test-for-damaged-dna/

"Physicians often share their patients’ sorrow, but rarely their joys -- A Wedding in Intensive Care"

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/a-wedding-in-intensive-care/?ref=opinion

"In today’s outcome-driven, efficiency-obsessed medical world, it’s easy to forget that healing patients isn’t just about treating diseases and relieving symptoms. There are things doctors and nurses can do, meaningful interventions — like helping patients fulfill final goals or spend quality time with their families — that cannot be documented in a discharge summary or be converted into a blip on a screen."

An inspirational, human touch story for all doctors and nurses http://t.co/FNDi8Hlw6c Wedding in the ICU
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 20, 2014

A Wedding in ICU Care http://t.co/xhQWijkTLq A friend of mine dying of pancreatic cancer,83YO,would like2 see new grandchild BB due in June
— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 20, 2014

Larry Page: "Making our medical records open for sharing will save 100,000 lives a year"

http://mhealthinsight.com/2014/03/20/larry-page-making-our-medical-records-open-for-sharing-will-save-100000-lives-a-year/

From Why Doctors Still Use Pen and Paper http://t.co/JqtBYcLWqp @DavidBlumenthal @TheAtlantic to the Sharing Model http://t.co/gl5TF79QkN
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 20, 2014

IBM Watson Helps Fight Cancer At New York Genome Center

.@cejj @MariaWinans Loved the live streaming of presentation and the #NYGCWatson TL on Twitter! Thx & hi from London. pic.twitter.com/d748eT4rMT
— CATHERINE COSTE (@cathcoste) March 19, 2014

IBM partners with the NY Genome Center to boost genomic research with Watson #IBMWatson #NYGCWatson http://t.co/3Mdilu7PwT
— IBM Watson (@IBMWatson) March 19, 2014

Thanks to everyone who tuned into #NYGCWatson livestream! Missed it? Catch the replay. @darnelr intro at 13:00 http://t.co/RkyAMc2N5k
— IBM Research (@IBMResearch) March 19, 2014

What Can IBM's Watson Tell Cancer Doctors About The Genes Driving Tumors? http://t.co/8KU57Xfkw0 via @forbes

— Matthew Herper (@matthewherper) March 19, 2014

Gene sequencing? Yeah, Watson can help with that too -- IBM Watson Welcomes You To The Digital Era Of Biology

Gene sequencing? Yeah, Watson can help with that too #IBMWatson #NYGCWatson http://t.co/NwC5hnjL95
— Maria Winans (@MariaWinans) March 19, 2014

Nice feature, review on RNA editing @sciam by @cgorman http://t.co/nyuGk1f6uM #genomics pic.twitter.com/ST4CYaYGtU

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 19, 2014