Now, Google develops nanoparticles to sniff out cancer
October 29, 2014 | UPDATED 13:32 IST
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part of an ambitious project, Google is developing nanoparticles that
can be injected into the bloodstream in order to sniff out early signs
of cancer.The technique is expected to help detect diseases like cancer and various heart ailments etc. in the early stages so that the patients get timely treatment.
The technology is being developed at Google's laboratory.
"Much of the improvement in cancer survival rates over the last 30 years is due to earlier detection, like skin cancer screening and Pap smears," the Mail online quoted Google as saying.
"Yet for many serious diseases, there still aren't good enough diagnostics to help doctors catch them in their earliest stages, when they're most treatable," Google said while announcing the project.
Google's engineers hope to harness the chemical signals given off by cells as they become diseased.
Google researchers are exploring whether the tiny nanoparticles in the bloodstream and a wearable device equipped with special sensors could work together to help physicians detect a disease that's starting to develop in the body, according to Mail.
"Although we're still in the early stages of scientific exploration, we can imagine many different applications of this technology," the company said.
It plans to license the technology to medical firms to develop the finished tests.
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