Researchers discover new salivary glands in the human head

Post by et2o » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 1:23 PM UTC

crispyporkbites wrote: post #46

garbagetime wrote: post #18

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Imagine the following. Here's the spectrum of medical knowledge: ----------------------------------------- Here's where we were in the dark ages: --|-------------------------------------- Here's where we are now: -------|--------------------------------- Here's where people like to think we are: ------------------|---------------------- In this scenario it seems like what you're saying and what your parent said are b…

People can only see progress and have no idea where we actually are until they look back in retrospect, so I think it's more accurate to say: Here's where we were in the dark ages: -|--------------------------------------- Here's where we are now: ---|------------------------------------- Here's where people thought we were in the dark ages: ----------------------------|------------ Here's where people like to think…

Post by wadkar » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 1:24 PM UTC

simonh wrote: post #85

NiceWayToDoIT wrote: post #45

I find this weirdly amazing, as to this day I was reading some medical news and documentaries where it was said that entire human bodies were sliced by millimetre slices. So, somehow I always imagined that each part of body and tissue is 100% known and that only left is to find out what are inner workings on the nano-meter scale, deep molecular levels or genetic level. But in 2018 there was a similar news about Inter…

We know there's stuff there, but we don't necessarily know what all of it does. In this case the tissue in question was probably thought to be part of a known larger structure, but now it turns out it has a distinct function. Slices aren't going to tell you that.

Post by tomatotomato37 » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 1:26 PM UTC

rbanffy wrote: post #70

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> I've suspected for some time that medicine is actually closer to the dark ages than we like to think it is What does that even mean? Nobody's claiming that modern medicine is anywhere close to perfect but the "dark ages" medicine was Humorism, blood letting and faith healing. Surgeons didn't start washing their hands before childbirth until the 19th century. It's really weird to look back at the mind-boggling progr…

> medicine was Humorism, blood letting and faith healing. I suspect the doctors of the 23rd century will be similarly horrified by their 21st century counterparts practices.

Post by halfmatthalfcat » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 1:28 PM UTC

et2o wrote: post #89

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I'm reminded of the scene in Mad Men where Roger says something to the effect of "I did everything they said for my ulcer, I drank the buttermilk. and now I have a coronary!" Also, in the book "The King of Hearts" which describes the history of open heart surgery, the first open heart surgeries were done by sewing the circulatory system of two people together (usually mother and child). that was in the recent past.

We have advanced incredibly far in both treatment of CAD and ulcers. And in CAD, still making tremendous improvements within the last ten years. You don’t really know what you’re talking about at all, citing a TV show.

Post by wadkar » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 1:29 PM UTC

crispyporkbites wrote: post #46

garbagetime wrote: post #18

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Imagine the following. Here's the spectrum of medical knowledge: ----------------------------------------- Here's where we were in the dark ages: --|-------------------------------------- Here's where we are now: -------|--------------------------------- Here's where people like to think we are: ------------------|---------------------- In this scenario it seems like what you're saying and what your parent said are b…

People can only see progress and have no idea where we actually are until they look back in retrospect, so I think it's more accurate to say: Here's where we were in the dark ages: -|--------------------------------------- Here's where we are now: ---|------------------------------------- Here's where people thought we were in the dark ages: ----------------------------|------------ Here's where people like to think…