Review of longevity technology in Passengers (movie)
Has a clever Autodoc chamber to diagnosis treat disease - would be surprising if it couldn't reverse ageing too by then
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Early diagnosis can improve your chances of survival massively, and is also a big opportunity to new technology to help as shown in the Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE entries. When visiting a GP it can be hard (maybe impossible) for them to determine whether you have a bacterial or a viral infection. Some ailments (e.g. pneumonia, diarrhoea) can be caused by both.
Hopefully one day (and not some distant time in the future) you will be able to be quickly scanned for a wide variety of diseases and infections - many more than could realistically be considered by a doctor considering general symptoms such as fever, nausea and pain - of course they have to assume its the most common ailments first so could be months before all the other possible causes are tested for and discounted.
Of course, even when the tests are available, it's still a matter of cost. However with new technologies prices could be slashed, permitting regular, wide sweeping tests. Imagine if every time you visited a GP, while you were waiting for your appointment, a point-of-care diagnostic instrument was able to run a hundred tests from a small blood sample - checking whether there were any serious ailments that needed to be dealt with. Catching a disease early inevitably makes the treatment significantly cheaper and, more importantly, more successful for the patient.
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Prize given to development of a Tricorder device that diagnoses 13 health conditions and captures vital signs
Prize given to sensing technology developed for any of the principal medical sensing domains
Global leader in metabolomics for precision medicine, biomarker discovery, and advancing microbiome research
2bPrecise brings the power and promise of genomics and precision medicine directly into the clinical workflow
Non-profit organization that designs and hosts public competitions intended to encourage technological development
Health-scanning device that collects health data and send it to mobile app
Manufacturer and developer of lateral flow immunoassay rapid diagnostic test and reader solutions
Has a clever Autodoc chamber to diagnosis treat disease - would be surprising if it couldn't reverse ageing too by then
Skin growth as an example of where early diagnosis could save money, and put patients' minds at rest
In the 2040s we could all have swarms of sensors monitoring every part of our bodies
Including nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery, nanofiber sensors, and personalized nerve cells
Star Trek style device to measure heart rate, body temperature, oxymetry, respiratory rate, blood pressure, ECG and stress
Nanomedicine - 07-Feb-2023
Advancements could enable early detection of various cancers via membrane proteins in urine
Read more...Stanford University - 21-Dec-2020
Provides quick and accurate blood profile of any protein & improves patient care
Read more...Science Business - 17-Dec-2020
Aim to intervene in ageing-related diseases before they cause harm. Sounds like curing ageing!
Read more...BBC - 27-Nov-2020
NHS to offer this test to 165,000 people next year for detecting cancers early
Read more...Cedars-Sinai - 17-Nov-2020
Identifying early changes will help diagnose patients early and treat better
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