Laguna Beach, California – Google is in the process of developing a pill that will allow to infuse microscopic particles in a body’s bloodstream to help identify imminent heart attacks, cancers, and other diseases.
Google X research lab’s life sciences department head Andrew Conrad, revealed last Tuesday morning about the said project at a Southern California conference. Conrad stated that google is trying to develop nanoparticles, which are particles one billionth of 1 meter in overall width. The particles feature a magnetic material that has proteins or antibodies which attaches to and able to detect molecules in the body.
This new urgent care detection or prevention technique will let patients swallow a particular pill that contains microscopic particles, and upon entering the bloodstream will attempt to identify certain molecules that indicate particular health problems. Then, a device uses their magnetic cores in gathering the particles together to read data found.
Conrad added that because the particle’s core is magnetic, they can call them anytime and anywhere, indicating that a wearable device can gather the particles in superficial veins located in the wrist area. He added that these particles can go out and communicate to find out if it found cancer molecules or other diseases.
Many experts see Google’s attempt in developing such pills with said technological microscopic particles a great step in helping many urgent care clinics in determining patient conditions accurately, and proper care would be provided immediately.
Google’s “Nanoparticle Platform,” is a project that is just a part of the company’s wider effort in developing new technologies that are capable of greatly improving health care. Conrad said that the company’s goal is to face big problems and try to find new and clever solutions. He added that the company envisions inverting the paradigm of traditional medicine, which currently is reactive and episodic. The company aims to evolve the paradigm of every urgent care clinic or any medical facility to be proactive and cumulative.
Conrad sees it as using “gizmos” that monitors the health of individuals in new and advanced ways which lessens the need and scare of emergency search of urgent care near me through prevention and early detection.
Andrew Conrad also stated that a good number of evidence shows that these particles are very safe and are used already in some medicines that are available today. He added that such technology is also used in contrast agents that are used in today’s magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests. He also explained that these microscopic particles could be programed to send details over the internet to a doctor so doctors could monitor the health of their patients more consistently.
