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New therapy teplizumab could delay type 1 diabetes by years – if caught early https://theconversation.com/new-therapy-teplizumab-could-delay-type-1-diabetes-by-years-if-caught-early-259814?utm_source=mastodon…

New therapy teplizumab could delay type 1 diabetes by years – if caught early
A new drug hits pause on type 1 diabetes before symptoms even begin.

I had an old portfolio site for my writing (it was never very complete and omitted my Film/TV/stage work as I was under the impression corporate gigs wouldn't want to see that).
It was never getting visited.
I replaced it with "Please go to https://stuff.davidaugust.com/ for current artic…

David August
Stories, serious articles, satire, tech trends, how to guides and ideas from David August. Actor. Writer. Acting coach.

Apple unveils the A19 chip, with a 6-core CPU and 5-core GPU, the A19 Pro, with a 6-core CPU and 6-core GPU, the N1 networking chip, and the C1X modem (Tom's Hardware)
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry

Apple debuts A19 and A19 Pro processors for iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro
New phones, new chips, more cooling.

Diabetic Man With Gene-Edited Cells Produces His Own Insulin—No Transplant Drugs Required
https://gizmodo.com/diabetic-man-with-gene-edited-cells-produces-his-own-insulin-no-transplant-drugs-required-2000640127

Parameterized Diffusion Optimization enabled Autoregressive Ordinal Regression for Diabetic Retinopathy Grading
Qinkai Yu, Wei Zhou, Hantao Liu, Yanyu Xu, Meng Wang, Yitian Zhao, Huazhu Fu, Xujiong Ye, Yalin Zheng, Yanda Meng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04978

Parameterized Diffusion Optimization enabled Autoregressive Ordinal Regression for Diabetic Retinopathy Grading
As a long-term complication of diabetes, diabetic retinopathy (DR) progresses slowly, potentially taking years to threaten vision. An accurate and robust evaluation of its severity is vital to ensure prompt management and care. Ordinal regression leverages the underlying inherent order between categories to achieve superior performance beyond traditional classification. However, there exist challenges leading to lower DR classification performance: 1) The uneven distribution of DR severity leve…

Richard Sherman doubts J.J. McCarthy after Vikings' comeback at Bears, questions letting Sam Darnold leave

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/richard

Almost 10 years ago, I wrote an article about consolidation in movies, and the vertical integration perils of movie studios owning the movie distribution channels.
4 years ago, I republished it, because the trend continued.
Now, the trend keeps going. Not great for the industry or the audience.
https://

What’s Old Is New Again: Antitrust
will consolidation change TV and film streaming

Barbie with Type 1 Diabetes Makes Her Debut, Comes with Pink Glucose Monitor and Insulin Pump
https://www.yahoo.com/news/health/conditions/endocrine-system/articles/barbie-type-1-diabetes-makes-200000094.html

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Big NFL preseason debuts, Cubs-Cardinals and more

https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/tod

In late 2020, I wrote an odd little musing of thoughts. Just re-read it today, and I like these lines:
"Love must have compassion and empathy at its beck and call.
As uncomfortable as truth can so often be, it remains true without any believers, without any champions arguing its case.
Pain is, heartrendingly, unavoidable. Misery is an option we can choose willfully by thinking we know everything and have nothing to learn."

Midas Touch but for Pain
some people have the ability to diminish all they touch