OMG unbelievable 10 amazing technologies that we can't trust easily are going to lunch this year
By Shayne Bevilacqua | 09-08-2014
Life expectancy has been increasing for some time now, mostly due to the advances in the medical field that some of our greatest minds have conjured. As we progress in both our understanding of the human body and our mastery of technology, it’s only natural that we use our know-how to alleviate the medical conditions that have plagued us since the dawn of man.
If you pay attention to Harvard theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, you might know that there are 3 Types of civilization. While we are still below Type 1. If, or when, we ever get to Type 2, we’ll be able to control disease, sickness and physical maladies through the use of technology. That is a long time from now — thousands of years — but perhaps these four technologies are the start of that path to a future that will be free of illness…
Neurotrack
While it’s currently not available to the general public yet, Neurotrack is an Alzheimer’s screening test based on 30 years of research at Emory University. The technology lies in a computer-based visual recognition test that can detect early onset of the disease up to six years before more severe symptoms begin showing. The goal of the computer test is to recognize “perturbations” in the hippocampus that can lead to advanced treatment before physical maladies associated with the disease manifest.
GE Ultra-Fast CT Heart Scan
Unveiled earlier this year, GE’s new heart scan technology will revolutionize the way medical facilities diagnose heart-associated illnesses and issues. The CT scan can “capture a motion free image of the human heart in just one beat.” Over 60% of patients who need a scan are turned away, either because their heart rate is too fast, or because they are too young to hold their breath. This new GE tech will make it easier to see certain portions of the heart, allowing physicians to diagnose and treat problems that were almost impossible to confront with previous technologies.
