Amazing healthcare advances forecast for next two decades
March 16 2008 / by futuretalk / In association with Future Blogger.net
Category: Health & Medicine Year: General Rating: 9
By Dick Pelletier
We often think nostalgically of our past as the “good old days,”
but projected scientific and technological breakthroughs suggest
the greatest and most exciting times are yet to come. Today,
breakthroughs in healthcare rush at us with amazing speeds, but the
golden ages of biotech, 2010-2020, and molecular nanotech,
2020-2030, promise even greater advances in human health. 
Legendary biologist Leroy Hood predicts that in the next decade, we will understand genetic predispositions for most sicknesses and develop tools for preventing them. “We’ll move from a mode that’s largely reactive to one that’s predictive and preventive,” he says.
Between 2010 and 2020, research labs will place strong focus on regenerative medicine with its amazing prospect for re-growing organs and tissues from inside the body. According to a recent government report, this new technology promises to radically improve health, restore a more youthful appearance to aging seniors and ‘boomers, and eliminate most deaths from cancer, heart disease, obesity, and many other illnesses.
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