Document Detail


Nanotechnology and molecular homeostasis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16131356     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Molecular nanotechnology is a rapidly emerging field that will allow for the precise and purposeful arrangement of matter atom by atom and eventually the building of submicron-scale medical sensors and therapeutic devices. These tools will provide the means to analyze, understand, and precisely control the molecular machinery of the human body. This will allow for the detection and correction of any undesired structural changes (disease or aging) at the finest level of detail and the earliest possible time. Genuine rejuvenation followed by the indefinite maintenance of an optimal physiologic state, or molecular homeostasis, may ultimately become possible. Current progress is rapid and accelerating, with a wide array of early nanoscale medical technologies under active development at the present time.
Authors:
Christopher Wiley
Related Documents :
11110636 - Virtual reality in telemedicine.
2602916 - Theoretical and empirical problems in the assessment of alternative medical technologies.
10827296 - Economic studies and 'technical' evaluation of telemedicine: the case of telemonitored ...
10144456 - Role of the biomedical engineering department in william beaumont hospital's technology...
16862536 - Implementation of a data management program in a pediatric cancer unit in a low income ...
15325716 - Medical aspects of biologic toxins.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0002-8614     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Geriatr Soc     Publication Date:  2005 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-08-31     Completed Date:  2005-11-10     Revised Date:  2008-03-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503062     Medline TA:  J Am Geriatr Soc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S295-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. chris.wiley@hitchcock.org
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aging / genetics,  physiology
Disease
Homeostasis / genetics*,  physiology
Humans
Molecular Biology
Nanotechnology*
Regeneration / genetics,  physiology
Rejuvenation / physiology
Wound Healing / genetics,  physiology

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Telomere biology in aging and cancer.
Next Document:  Future longevity-demographic concerns and consequences.