{"id":1437,"date":"2016-04-27T06:57:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T06:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2016-04-28T07:04:32","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T07:04:32","slug":"future-medicine-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/future-medicine-already\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of medicine is already here"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world of medicine and technology are constantly evolving. Researchers find new ways to treat different diseases and conditions every year. When these are approved by medical boards they are accepted as official forms of treatment. One day, this is how we will get a cure for cancer or HIV<\/a>. There are people who believe that the cure for these diseases already exist. But pharmaceutical companies won\u2019t give it up because they know how much money they make off cancer treatment. While this isn\u2019t true, it is clear that we are closer than we might realize to finding the cure to untreatable conditions. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some of the ways that medicine could change in the future. Some of these concepts are already being used in research and are in active development.<\/span><\/p>\n

GENE ALTERING MEDICINE<\/b><\/p>\n

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Gene editing has numerous advantages. Genes are the reason why some people are more susceptible to picking up diseases than others. It\u2019s why some people will get <\/span>lung cancer<\/span><\/a> without smoking a single cigarette. While others can smoke their entire life without any problem. This is all to do with the genes that make up your DNA. So, if we could alter someone\u2019s genes it would be a huge step forward. We could remove and replace resistant genes to allow someone immunity from a deadly and dangerous disease. In the future, this could be used to treat several forms of cancer. But the fact is this technology is already here. You might want to have a look at <\/span>therapy options online here<\/span><\/a>. Then you\u2019ll get a better understanding of what these new advances in medicine could mean.<\/span><\/p>\n

ROBOTICS<\/b><\/p>\n

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Robotics are going to play a huge part in <\/span>the future of medicine<\/span><\/a> in several ways. There are nanotechnology, exoskeletons and robotic procedures. As you\u2019re about to discover the future of medicine might not be in human hand at all. It\u2019s amazing when you think that all of these ideas have shown up in science fiction films at one point or another. Now, they are fast becoming a reality. Nanotechnology used to be embedded in fiction and fantasy. But now we are reaching the point where nanotech could be used to fix internal injuries in the body. With an injection of nanorobots, you might be able to treat almost any injury.<\/span><\/p>\n

While <\/span>exoskeletons<\/span><\/a> could provide the cure to paralysis, we have been searching for, for decades. Again, you might think this idea is pure fiction. But it\u2019s not. The research is occurring in labs across the country right now. And it\u2019s not just skeletons. Prosthetic limbs are about to take a huge leap forward. The latest developed are just as powerful as the original human body part.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then there are surgical procedures. One of the biggest issues in medicine is human error. With a simple case of human error, a patient could be put in a life threatening position. That\u2019s why doctors and developers are keen to introduce new robotic tech. This technology is capable of conducting surgery without human input. It\u2019s being used in hospitals right now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Incredible, yet true, this is the future of medicine. And it\u2019s already here.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One day, this is how we will get a cure for cancer or HIV. There are people who believe that the cure for these diseases already exist. But pharmaceutical companies won\u2019t give it up because they know how much money they make off cancer treatment. While this isn\u2019t true, it is clear that we are closer than we might realize to finding the cure to untreatable conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":1440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,35],"tags":[842,841,19,840,20],"class_list":["post-1437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlight","category-wellness-2","tag-future-of-medicine","tag-genotyping","tag-health","tag-robotics","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1437"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1442,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437\/revisions\/1442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}