Google and Disease Targeting

I was reading the Telegraph newspaper from the UK about some of the technologies that Google is creating in the war on cancer. They recently filed for a patent in what they call "Nano-particle Phoresis", which is a wearable device that can automatically target modify or destroy blood cells that have adverse health effects. The targeted blood could include enzymes, hormones, proteins, cells or other molecules that when present in the blood may affect a medical condition or the health of the person wearing the device. The wearable device can me modified to target cells and destroy them through transmitting energy into the blood vessels. The various energies could be radio frequency pulse, time-varying magnetic field, acoustic pulse, infrared or visible light signal. The energy creates a physical or chemical change in the targeted cells with the intent of reducing or possible eliminating  adverse side effects. A good example is Parkinson's disease, it creates certain proteins. This wearable device could be used to target these proteins thus slowing the development of the disease. According to the patent information filed by Google this could also be used to target the growth of some cancer cells.

This is not the first indication that Google is investing in the fight on cancer. In October 2014, it was in the process of developing a pill that could detect cancer and other diseases. This pill which is comprised of iron-oxide nano-particles that enter the bloodstream and can identify cancer tumor cells which give off biochemical signals when they (iron) comes in contact with the cells. It in essence paints the infected cells which travel around the body. The wearable device that is worn on the wrist creates a magnetic field and draws the the particles to be detected and counted.Google states that this technology is in the near future.

In my opinion this research of nanotechnology is constantly evolving and targeted therapy is the future. The development of nano-diagnosis to internally diagnose patients is a definite possibility. Only the imagination can limit the developments.