Modern technologies move medicine towards new discoveries and high-quality services for the population. What innovations are used in the industry and what are their advantages, read the article.
Modern technologies in medicine are not only the latest medical equipment, but also industry-specific software that automates all work processes. The latest technologies allow carrying out the most complex operations, examinations, speeding up the processing of laboratory tests, consulting and examining patients at a distance, and much more. With the help of special programs for medical centers, work with clients is built, their health status is recorded, the interaction of structural units is ensured, the warehouse of drugs is controlled, settlements with patients and staff are carried out, etc.
Application of modern technologies in treatment
Modern diagnostic equipment
One example of the use of computer technology is a computed tomograph. The results obtained when the patient is irradiated are processed by special programs, and three-dimensional images of the examined organs and tissues are created. According to them, the doctor makes accurate diagnoses, assesses the development of the disease and recovery after operations. Another example is radiovisiographs in dentistry. They allow you to display dental images on a computer, rather than on film. The image accuracy is much higher, you can study the problem in detail from different angles, enlarge the picture, make accurate measurements of the root canals, etc. In this case, the radiation load on the patient is reduced by several times.
With the development of technology, it became possible to carry out laparoscopic operations instead of open ones. With the help of special equipment with cameras, the doctor performs manipulations through the smallest incisions on the body. Such operations are much easier to tolerate, after them the recovery process goes faster, they have fewer side effects, the stitches are almost invisible.
The processing of laboratory analyzes on modern equipment has become faster and more accurate, and this affects the speed of diagnosis, the effectiveness of treatment, and the processing of large volumes of biomaterials.
Telemedicine
With the help of computer technology, it has become possible to provide assistance to patients at a distance, and this makes medical services more accessible. Such online consultations are necessary for residents of remote areas, in emergency situations, for patients with disabilities or in a confined space. The doctor can conduct a virtual examination, get acquainted with the results of examinations and analyzes, prescribe treatment and regularly monitor the state of health.
In addition, telemedicine includes online conferences, meetings, training, rapid exchange of scientific discoveries, emergency patient commissions, etc.
Medical programs
Specialized programs for medical institutions automate the work of clinics - from registration to settlements with insurance companies. For example, industry-specific solutions for medicine based on 1C from the First BIT company are being developed for multidisciplinary centers and specialized offices. In particular, there are computer programs for dentistry, ophthalmology, and even programs for veterinary clinics.
The advantages of automating medical activities:
- electronic document management (electronic patient records, data exchange between departments);
- the paperwork of doctors is minimized;
- standardization of the work of medical staff;
- the efficiency and quality of services increases;
- control over the warehouse of drugs and materials is simplified;
- transparency of financial activities;
- prompt receipt of reports;
- convenient settlements with patients and employees;
- increasing customer loyalty.
Medical programs include all kinds of mobile applications for clients. With the help of them, you can independently make an appointment, find out information about a medical institution, doctors and ongoing promotions, leave reviews, keep a schedule for taking medications. These functions are available in the BIT.Med mobile application. Using the software, you can create an electronic book of reviews and suggestions, where patients can evaluate the quality of services, leave comments, fill out questionnaires, etc. This function is implemented in the BIT.Quality application.
Software solutions take into account all the nuances of medical specialization and the work of the institution, therefore they are being finalized individually or created on a turnkey basis. This means that special software can be implemented in any branch of medicine and in institutions of different sizes.
In general, modern technologies, like scientific discoveries, stimulate the development of medicine and increase the level of service for the population.
New technology from Stanford University makes internal organs transparent
A team of researchers at Stanford University has developed a way to make the organs of mammals, such as laboratory mice or human bodies bequeathed to science, transparent. Once they are made transparent, scientists can inject chemical compounds into them that attach and illuminate specific structures - for example, different types of cells. The result is a holistic organ that scientists can see from the inside and outside.
Since such imaging is very promising for studying organs, this is not the first attempt that scientists have tried to make the brain transparent. The new technique, called CLARITY, works better with chemical agents and is faster than its predecessors.
To demonstrate its capabilities, its developers at Stanford took several images of the mouse brain: 
CLARITY image of a mouse brain
Part of the mouse hippocampus with different types of neurons stained in different colors
Or take a look at this video from Nature for even more shots, plus a few models:
The production of these images takes eight days. First, a hydrogel solution is injected into the mouse brain. Then the brain and gel are placed in a special incubator. In it, the gel attaches to various components of the brain, with the exception of lipids. These lipids are transparent and surround every cell. When scientists extract this non-aligned fat, they have a clear image of the rest of the brain at their disposal.
Researchers can then add various molecules to it to color the parts of the brain they want to examine and study them under a light microscope.
New glowing antibiotics help detect bacterial infections
Despite advances in technology and the best efforts of doctors, bacteria often manage to invade living tissue on medical implants such as bone screws, where they cause severe, even life-threatening infections. According to a new study published in Nature Communications, it is proposed to use fluorescent antibiotics to detect these types of infections before they become too dangerous. 
As lead author of the study, Marleen van Oosten explained that it is very difficult to distinguish normal postoperative edema from infection - the only way is biopsy, which is itself an invasive procedure. A microbiologist at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands emphasized that such an infection could be a huge problem, as the latter spreads and develops over many years before being finally detected. To better localize bacteria in the body, van Oosten and her colleagues stained the antibiotic vancomycin with a fluorescent dye to help identify affected tissues. If there are no bacteria, then nothing happens, but if it is a bacterial infection, then the drug specifically binds to peptides of the bacterial cell membrane, and, due to the addition of a fluorescent dye, makes the membranes glow. Thus, in essence, vancomycin becomes a marker of infection.
The researchers injected mice with the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, and then gave them a very small dose of the antibiotic - enough to make the bacteria glow noticeably when viewed under a microscope, but not enough to kill the bacteria. And then the scientists implanted metal plates coated with a fluorescent antibiotic into the tibia from a human corpse, 8 millimeters below the skin. Some of the plates were covered with staphylococcus epidermidis, a bacterium that lives on human skin. In this case, the camera, which detects fluorescence, easily identified the glowing plates with the infection.
Bioengineer Niren Murthy of the University of California, Berkeley, a proponent of this method, believes that this method of detecting bacterial infections is urgently needed. But he also points to a possible problem - will the fluorescence be strong enough to be observed in a nascent foci of infection in the human body?
As an optimist, Van Osten believes that this technology will be readily available to a wide range of people in the near future.
New hope for the bald ones
The new method gives hope, but it is far from a panacea.
Gautam Naik 
AFP 2013 Patrik Stollarz
Scientists have invented a way to grow new human hair, continuing their decades-long search for a cure for baldness. The methods available today are unsatisfactory because they do not stimulate new hair growth. With anti-baldness remedies, you can slow down the loss of hair follicles or stimulate the growth of existing hair, but they will not create new hair follicles. They will not arise as a result of hair transplantation, when the bulbs are transplanted from one part of the head to another. On Monday, the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the results of one study, the authors of which showed that it is possible to grow new hair on human skin. "We're trying to replicate what's going on in the embryo," when new hair spontaneously begins to grow, says lead author Professor Colin Jahoda, who studies stem cells at the University of Durham in England. This discovery is far from creating a coveted drug to help stop hair loss and baldness. But scientists have given new hope to those who suffer from the receding hairline that appears with age, as well as baldness as a result of illness, injury or burns. Dermal ridge cells form the basis of the new research. This is a small group of cells at the bottom of the follicle that instructs other cells to create hair. Scientists for more than forty years believed that human dermal ridge cells could be propagated in a laboratory test tube and then transplanted onto the scalp to create new hair. But they did not achieve any results. After transplanting such cells into the skin, they quickly ceased behaving like cells of the dermal crest and became like cells of the skin. And the hair never grew out of them. In a recent experiment, researchers found a way to solve this problem by studying rodents. If the hair follicle of a rodent is transplanted onto its skin, it immediately begins to form hair. An important point, according to Professor Jahoda, is that in a laboratory test tube, rodent cells spontaneously combine and form three-dimensional clusters. And human cells stick to the bottom in a thin two-dimensional layer. Professor Jahoda and his colleagues at Columbia University in New York decided they needed to transform a flat layer of human cells into three-dimensional clusters. Scientists obtained dermal crest cells from seven human donors and multiplied them in the laboratory. “And then we did a very simple thing,” says Professor Jahoda. "We dripped a little of this culture medium, and then turned it upside down, which caused the cells to gather into a ball." Each such sphere contained a cluster of approximately 3,000 cells. These spheres were transplanted into foreskin tissue obtained from newborns, which had previously been transplanted onto the back of mice. For safety reasons, this method had to first be tested on animals. (Since the foreskin is usually hairless, it is best suited for testing this hair growth method.) Due to the bulk of the nutrient medium, the cells have partially regained their hair-growing properties. Six weeks later, in five of the seven grafts, new hair follicles appeared, genetically similar to those of the donors. But scientists need to study this process much deeper before moving on to experiments on humans. They do not yet know exactly how the cells of the dermal crest will interact with the cells of the skin. They also need to understand the control mechanisms that govern the various properties of hair, such as color, growth angle, location, and texture. However, the research results have given a new approach to stimulating hair growth. Scientists can now isolate the main genes that regulate the growth process and try to influence them. Or, by analyzing the action of the cellular spheres, they can find drugs that also affect the functioning of the hair follicles.
Scientists have invented a laser glucometer
To maintain good health, people with diabetes need to constantly monitor their blood sugar levels. Currently, this can be done with portable blood glucose meters. However, the use of these partitions is fraught with a number of unpleasant moments: you need to pierce your finger to take a blood sample, and you also need to constantly buy test strips.
A group of researchers from Germany has developed a new, non-invasive way to measure blood sugar levels. Infrared laser radiation is applied to the surface of the skin, and with its help, the sugar level is measured. According to scientists, this opens up fantastic opportunities for patients with diabetes mellitus - now there is no need to pierce your finger and use test strips. 
Measuring blood sugar with a standard glucometerin a few years may become a thing of the past. German scientists develop non-invasive device for fast and painless measurement
The new non-invasive glucometer uses photoacoustic spectroscopy to measure glucose by how much it absorbs infrared light. When the laser beam hits the skin, the glucose molecules create a special measurable sound that the research team calls "the sweet melody of glucose." This signal allows you to detect blood sugar in seconds.
Previous attempts to use photoacoustic spectroscopy have been hampered by distortions in air pressure, temperature and humidity caused by contact with living skin. To overcome these shortcomings, the development team had to apply new methods of device design.
The device is still experimental and must be tested and approved by the regulatory authorities before it goes on sale. In the meantime, researchers continue to improve the device. The meter is expected to be about the size of a shoebox in three years, with portable versions of the meter coming even later.
Scientists have made muscles for humans and biorobots
Scientists at the University of Tokyo have created fully functional 3D skeletal muscles that can be used in medicine and robotics.
Most muscle-growing experiments have been limited to experiments with two-dimensional tissues that are unable to function without a flat substrate. For the first time, Japanese scientists have made a three-dimensional hotel muscle, moreover, capable of contracting. In addition, the Japanese were not only able to grow muscle, but also "seed" it with nerve stem cells, which allow you to control muscle contraction through the chemical activation of neurons. Cultured muscle has great strength and the same contraction mechanism as natural muscle. Through the use of living nerves, such an artificial muscle can be transplanted and "connected" to the human nervous system.
Moreover, according to the developers, the new artificial muscle could find application in robotics. Modern industrial robots can do incredible things, but their control systems are still very complex. Robots rely on electrical servo drives, and feedback systems require highly accurate optical sensors. Robots with artificial living muscles could simplify the design of robots, increase the accuracy of their movement with a sufficiently large force. 
Nerve cells sprouted into artificially grown muscle
Researchers have tried to build a device based on real nerves and muscles that can work in bionic systems. To make it, scientists used a polymer (PDMS) applied to glass. The polymer served as a scaffold necessary for proper muscle development. The polymer was then coated with muscle stem cells and mouse stem cells (mNSCs), which can turn into neurons and sprout axons into muscle. In the process of muscle development (myogenesis), young cells merge into long multinucleated fibers, the so-called muscle tubules. The result is a bundle of long muscle fibers that can contract in one direction. The connection between muscle fibers and neurons is provided by acetylcholine receptors. The new technology for growing fully functional muscles can be used in medicine and in manufacturing. Of course, living tissue is not as strong and reliable as steel, but in some applications "living manipulators" or living tissue / synthetics hybrid constructs can be very useful.
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The medicine of tomorrow and its latest technologies are confidently entering the present day. Minimally invasive microsurgery and high-precision computer diagnostics are widely practiced; for a long time, no one is surprised by the possibilities of tomography, ultrasound, Doppler and other innovative techniques. And the scientific world is already offering new progressive technologies in the field of medicine, many of which have already been adopted by it in the fight against healthy humanity.
3D printers for implant manufacturing
3D printers have recently entered our lives, immensely expanding human capabilities to create objects not only for engineering and design ideas, but also for medical models. With their help, prostheses and all kinds of implants are already being created - both individual bones and whole amputated limbs.
For bedridden patients, a special underwear Smart-E-Pants has been developed with an electronic "filling" that sends an electrical impulse to the muscles every 10 minutes, making them contract. The system is effective even for long-term paralyzed body parts and almost completely immobilized patients.
Artery stenting
The development of new technologies in medicine and the creation of innovative materials have made it possible to widely introduce balloon angioplasty - the installation of the thinnest metal frames in the lumen of vital arteries narrowed by atherosclerotic plaques. The operation is carried out through a small puncture, is minimally invasive and anemic and refers to the so-called "one-day" surgery.
Glasses that allow you to see the disease
A new message on the topic of innovative medical technologies came from the 2AI Labs research group. The glasses "O2amp" developed by them allow to determine blood oxygen saturation, hemoglobin level, condition of saphenous veins. With their help, it is possible to detect internal vascular injuries and fix pathologies that do not yet give clear symptoms.
The creators claim that glasses allow you to see not only hidden diseases, but even a person's mood.
The penetration of bacteria into the bone screws of medical implants threatens the patient with a severe, life-threatening postoperative infection. Moreover, they are usually detected only when the process becomes irreversible.
Microbiologists at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) have found a way for the early diagnosis of a nascent focus of infection using luminescent antibiotics that give a fluorescent glow to the affected tissues. You can see it using a specially designed camera. Scientists hope that the time is not far off when the practical use of this marker of bacterial infection of implants will become available to a wide range of the world's population.
Tracking blood glucose levels for people with diabetes will become easier with the advent of laser blood glucose meters in the healthcare market. It is a non-invasive, puncture-free, test strip-free method developed by a team of medical scientists in Germany. It is enough to direct the laser beam of infrared rays to the skin area, and the device will determine the glucose level in seconds.
The only drawback of the experimental samples is their volume (with a shoebox), however, in the future, scientists plan to improve the model to a convenient portable size.
Sweat-based glucose measurement chip
Another new method of non-invasive monitoring of blood sugar levels is the development of a chip that can provide the necessary information when it comes into contact with the skin. All he needs to do is a drop of sweat. The disadvantage of the sensor is the impossibility of measuring at rest - you will have to sweat a little to get the data.
Transparent organs
The message about new technologies in medicine came from Stanford University, where scientists have developed a technique that allows you to see the internal organs as if they were transparent. The introduction of certain chemical compounds into them highlights their individual internal structures (cell types) and allows the doctor to see a holistic picture of the state of the organ.
So far, this technique is being worked out on rodents and human bodies bequeathed to science, but the success of these studies allows us to hope for a quick introduction into everyday clinical practice.
Three-dimensional fully functional muscles designed for both robots and humans are a new word in medical technology in this area. The authors of the invention, as expected, became the country of advanced robotics Japan. The artificially grown muscle can contract, has great strength with high accuracy, can be transplanted into the human body and even connect to its nervous system. The mechanism of its work is similar to the natural one.
Toric lenses correcting astigmatism
To replace the glasses correcting this pathology, requiring long-term wearing, and contact lenses of the old generation, which do not guarantee the exact position on the eyeball, toric lenses come, practically devoid of all the previously existing shortcomings. Stable fixation of these lenses is ensured by their uneven thickness, increasing downward and providing prismatic ballast and no displacement during any movement.
Wearing toric lenses minimizes the period of astigmatism correction.
Drills will become a thing of the past
The next breakthrough in medical technology, which is about to happen in dentistry, will affect the widest masses of the population. The biggest fear of patients - the drill - will disappear from dental clinics. Researchers from medicine provide new technologies for the treatment of caries - the restoration of damaged tissues from stem cells. When a jelly-like protein hydrogel, created on their basis, is introduced into a tooth, it begins to transform into a pulp. Scientists claim that stem cells are able to form dental tissues not only in places affected by caries, but also completely grow new teeth.
Every year, science discovers and tests many new methods and technologies in the field of medicine, many of which have already become part of public health care. Quite a few of them are under development and testing, so that tomorrow they will help world medicine save human lives and steadily improve its quality.
Medicine is developing very quickly and advances in medical science and technology have changed our lives significantly. Scientific research, high-tech equipment, and innovative devices have made many of the things possible that only recently seemed unrealistic. We have compiled for you a list of 10 of the latest medical technologies that will help improve the health of humanity in 2017.
1. Intestinal bacteria
Use of gut bacteria for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The bacteria in our body - like the compounds they release - affect the digestion of food and the development of certain diseases. Biotech companies that once focused on the genome are now actively exploring the potential of the gut microbiome, developing new ways to use probiotics to prevent health-threatening gut imbalances.
2. New drugs for diabetes treatment
Half of patients with type 2 diabetes die from complications associated with cardiovascular disease. But now, thanks to new drugs, the chances of diabetics of living to their 65th birthday have increased by 70%. These agents reduce the progression of heart disease with complex effects on multiple organs. Given these positive results, experts predict significant changes in the composition of drugs prescribed for patients with diabetes mellitus, as well as a wave of new research focused on type 2 diabetes mellitus and its accompanying diseases.
3. Cellular immunotherapy
Scientists have developed cellular immunotherapy, by which a patient's immune T cells are removed and genetically reprogrammed to look for and destroy cancer cells. This innovative treatment has shown impressive results in the treatment of leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is believed that cellular immunotherapy could one day replace chemotherapy and save thousands of lives without side effects.
4. Liquid biopsy
The test, known as a “liquid biopsy,” can detect signs of circulating tumor DNA, which is 100 times more abundant in the bloodstream than the tumor cells themselves. "Liquid biopsy" is touted as the leading technology for diagnosing cancer, and while research is still ongoing, the revolutionary test is forecast to generate $ 10 billion in annual sales. Several pharmaceutical companies are already developing test kits to get them to market as soon as possible.
5. Improving the car safety function
Car accidents remain the leading cause of death and disability, not to mention a major expense. New automated safety features promise to significantly reduce the number of dangerous road accidents. These features range from collision avoidance systems to adaptive cruise control.
6. FHIR Health Information Exchange
In today's world, it is becoming increasingly difficult for healthcare professionals to efficiently and safely share patient data. Information technology has become so diverse that today it is increasingly difficult for doctors to communicate with each other. To solve this problem, scientists have developed a new tool - FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) - that will act as an intermediary between the two health systems, allowing the transfer of clinical data and invoicing.
7. Ketamine for the treatment of depression
Scientists are currently investigating ketamine, a drug commonly used for anesthesia, for its ability to suppress depressive disorders. In the vast majority of cases, the results were favorable, demonstrating that 70% of patients with treatment-resistant depression experienced a significant improvement in symptoms within 24 hours of receiving ketamine. Treating severe depression so quickly is critical, doctors say, as depression is a serious public health problem and often leads to suicide. It is likely that in the future, ketamine will be available for the treatment of patients suffering from depressive disorders.
8. 3D visualization and augmented reality
Surgeons usually rely on special cameras to help them perform their operations. However, the outcome of the work and the ability to perform the most accurate tasks also usually depend on the physician's own eyes and the interpretation of the information received. However, a person's peripheral vision is limited, and the muscles of the back and neck are tense during work. To solve this problem, scientists began experimenting with 3D visualization and augmented reality technology that combines the real and virtual world. The developed stereoscopic systems allow the creation of visual templates for surgeons, helping them to perform specific tasks. It is noted that this technology provides additional comfort and enables surgeons to work more efficiently. Several hospitals are planning to test these virtual reality instruments in 2017.
9. Home test for HPV
Most sexually active women have human papillomavirus (HPV). According to statistics, some HPV strains are responsible for 99% of cervical cancers. Despite great advances in the prevention and treatment of HPV, few women have access to HPV tests and vaccines. To expand this access, scientists have developed a self-testing HPV kit that includes a tube and swab. Women can send a sample to a laboratory and be alerted to the presence of dangerous HPV strains.
10. Bioabsorbable stents
Every year 600,000 people undergo surgery to install metal stents to treat coronary artery blockages. The stent remains in the body forever and can cause other complications in the future. To prevent this from happening, scientists have developed the world's first bioabsorbable stent. It is made from a natural polymer and dilates the clogged artery for two years, after which it dissolves like dissolving sutures.
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