NDM Post 18

Google is developing a cancer and heart attack-detecting pill

Google is developing a new pill containing thousands of magnetic nanoparticles, which is a new field in medical technology, that is able to detect whether an individual has a disease or illness such as cancer or an imminent heart attack before any symptoms become visible, Illnesses now calm only be treated if symptoms of the disease is present because it confirms whether they have it how ever the pill if successfully developed it'll be able to be treated before it starts to harm the body. The pill is still in the very early stages and the lab developing the pill already has around 100 scientists working in Googles X Lab. The scientists still have to discover how many nanoparticles are required and the coating to make it bind to cells still need to be developed. Google have made the medical study public because they require other medicine lab to collaborate on the product and help with the developments.

- More than £100bn a year is spent on the National Health Service in Britain.

- Magnetic particles are approximately 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.

- Because the cores of these particles are magnetic, you can call them somewhere and ask them what they saw using devices like the smart watch.

The development of the product is a big step in the field of medicine however it is just another big money making pill just like any other, It doesn't actually help cure an illness that can be bought once, its a pill that needs to be bought repetitively thus resulting in Google making a lot on money, Medicine developments is one of the richest work fields in the world and for Google to join this industry is a very good step financially if they are successful.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/29/google-cancer-heart-attack-detecting-pill