Life Sciences and Medicine - Advances in Cancer Cure & Aid
Via Big Data
WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT
Medicine has made big
strides in recent decades, but there are many serious problems that still
threaten lives. Antibiotic resistance is one of the most serious, and a new
class of antibiotics is always good news.Cancer rates are increasing too, but
new immunotherapy drugs are showing great promise. Gene editing can create
novel creatures one day, but the immediate applications are in biology and
medicine.3D printing can cause disruptions everywhere, but it can make
manufacturing easier for the healthcare and pharma industry. And probably
reduce barriers to entry.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2016
At the end of last year,
former US President Jimmy Carter announced he was cancer free. New
immunotherapy drugs got rid of metastatic skin cancer cells in his body,
including in his brain. New cancer therapies will continue to grab the
headlines this year, and there will be more good news. But a full cancer cure
is not round the corner. The other major advance will be in gene editing, and
new techniques will provide biologists with disease models that can help them
understand diseases much better. There will be progress and setbacks in the
fight against bacteria. New techniques will emerge to fight infections, even as
the situation becomes more serious. 3D printing will revolutionise healthcare,
right from drug manufacturing to surgical care. Big data will advance too,
providing good decision support systems for doctors. So will gene sequencing,
especially in cancer treatment.
WHAT HAPPENED IN 2015
Teixobactin became the
first antibiotic to be discovered in 30 years
New cancer drugs showed
immense promise in the lab and the clinic
Gene editing tools matured,
promising applications in many areas
3D printing made inroads
into medicine, as the first 3D printed pill is developed
TL5JAN16
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