The document discusses three emerging medical technologies: cancer immunotherapy, magnetic nanoparticles, and robots. Cancer immunotherapy works by undermining a cancer cell's defenses to allow the immune system to attack. Magnetic nanoparticles can be precisely delivered to areas needing bone regeneration. Robots are being used for surgical procedures and nanorobots may one day deliver drugs through the bloodstream. While these technologies show promise, their effectiveness varies and costs need to remain reasonable.

1. B Y M A T T L I T T L E
Technology will Save our
Minds and Bodies

2. Introduction
 We all know that the speed of science is often
excruciatingly slow.
 But over the last decade we as a society has made
significant strides in medical research, disease
treatment which can improve a patients’ quality of
life.
 The overall access information and education
continues to improve which means breakthroughs in
medical technology.

3. Introduction
 Over the years there has been many major
breakthroughs in medical technology.
 As we work relentlessly towards scientific progress
and the information gathered is helping with these
advancements.
 For this presentation I'm going to be focusing on
only three technologies.
 Cancer Immunotherapy
 Magnetic Nanoparticles
 Robots

4. Cancer Immunotherapy
 The fight against cancer has always been
complicated , but medical developments may have
changed treatment of cancer.
 The problem with chemotherapy is that it not only
kills cancerous cells, but also healthy cells in the
body .
 Cancer immunotherapy allies with a patients
immune system by targeting specialized receptors in
the immune system and the cancer cells

5. Cancer Immunotherapy
 The Immunotherapy drugs work by undermining a
cancer cells “camouflage” that protects it from the
patients’ immune system.
 With the cancer cells defense down the cancer
snuffer's immune system can then attack the cancer
cells
 This treatment is still in its infancy medical
researchers are still confident that it will be a major
player in cancer treatment for years to come.

6. Cancer Immunotherapy Pros/Cons
 Pros
 Major advantage of immunotherapy over traditional
treatment is few side effects.
 Side effects can vary from one patient to another
 Side effects also can vary based on the type of therapy
 Cons
 Different cancers will respond to different types of
treatment.
 Also people with the same type of cancer will respond
different to immunotherapy.

7. Magnetic Nanoparticles
 Bone trauma has been problems throughout human
history, and medical researchers believe they have
found a new tool in the arsenal for this condition
 It is magnetic nanoparticles which are covered with
targeting proteins they can ignite bone regeneration
with stem cells.
 Bone growth happens through staged
releases of protein growth stimulant.

8. Magnetic Nanoparticles
 The precisely controlled magnetism delivers these
particles to areas where the patient needs them most.
 Historically and even now bone conditions are
treated with surgical grafts and plates and screws.
 This is invasive and often unpleasant procedure with
long recovery times.

9. Magnetic Nanoparticles Pros/Cons
 Pros
 Tissue Reconstruction- Nanoparticles can regrow bones
but it can also be used to for tissue reconstruction
 Diagnostics and Imaging- this technology can help
doctors see how bones repair and regrow which can help
with future research.
 Cons
 Safety Concerns- Nanoparticles aren't fully understood
and they can cause health risks.
 Public Misunderstandings- Because the information for
nanoparticles the public maybe scared to use this
technology.

10. Magnetic Nanoparticles
 Stage B and C are bone repair happening D is
repaired bone

11. Robots
 Robots are becoming more popular for medical
procedures such as:
 Robotic Surgical Systems
 Nanorobots
 Exoskeletons
 Robots are minimally invasive can be controlled by
the surgeon, precision-driven.

12. Robots
 Nanorobots are showing great promise in the
treatment of some medical conditions
 Nanorobots are tiny robots that can swim through
the blood stream
 The hope is that they can help in measuring health
perameters, diagnosing diseases, and delivering
drugs

13. Exoskeletons
 As we learned before in are medical media
assignment the technology of exoskeletons is giving
people the ability to walk.
 To walk the brain sends signals through the spinal
cord to a muscle in the body in paralyzed patients the
spinal nerve structures are damaged.
 The exo suit can pick up these signals through
sensors on the patient’s skin and set the suits motors
in motion

14. Robots Pros/Cons
 Pros
 Three-dimensional vision- allows doctors to get a
accurate depiction of what the doctors need to see.
 Telesurgical Capability –Instructions from computer
console can be sent to a remote location
 Cons
 High Costs- Robotics have extremely high costs and
the maintenance costs can be expensive.
 Rapidly Changing Field- Current equipment may
soon become obsolete.

15. Conclusions
 All of these technologies have their place in the
medical field.
 The problem is we have some of these technologies
are relatively new so they aren’t totally proven yet.
 The future is bright in medicine if we keep advancing
with these technologies but costs for the patients
need to be kept reasonable.

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