House passes bill that could lead to a TikTok ban
The US House of Representatives has voted for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest its ownership of the app or face a nationwide ban.
Nanorobots are very tiny machines composed of DNA molecules, proteins, and various biological components that are capable of performing multiple tasks and have the ability to enter and exit cells, which gives them great resolution power in the field of medical treatments.
Until the end of 2023, nanotechnology was advancing at a magnificent pace and it is expected that by 2024 it will continue to gain ground in the fight against diseases such as cancer.
One of the hopes of nanorobotics in medicine is the administration of drugs when they cannot reach the cells or organs on which the treatment is to be applied and even this possibility could substantially reduce the possible side effects that different medications can generate when they are applied orally or intravenously.
Another important aspect about the study of the uses of nanotechnology in the field of health is about diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, since nanorobots can easily cross the blood-brain barrier, improving motor skills and dopamine levels in some cases in Parkinson’s and attacking the accumulation of amyloid material in the brain that generates Alzheimer’s.
And finally, nanotechnology is also advancing in the fight against Diabetes, whose numbers reach 37.7 million people in the United States, according to Diabetes Research figures, and 422 million people in the world according to the World Health Organization. Health.
In the case of this disease, nanotechnology has already been able to work as precise glucose sensors, allowing real-time detection of blood sugar levels, early detection of diabetes, controlled release of insulin, and enabling the development of vaccines and alternative treatments based on the so-called Gene Therapy, which is a technique in which one or more genes are used to treat, prevent, or cure a disease or medical disorder.
In summary, we are facing a world of magnificent possibilities in the field of medicine with the use of nanotechnology, which would take preventive medicine to a place of honor.
Dr. Carlos G. Cruz H. is a physician and author of the column “Health and Quality of Life” that is published in Texas, Arizona, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina.
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