Waiting time
A lot of current work is focused on developing sensors that detect diseases and tiny capsules that take medicines to where they're needed most in the body.
But it could be a long time before we see the benefits. All new medicines have to go through long trials to make sure they're safe. So you'll have to wait years for most nano-sized healthcare to reach doctors' surgeries and hospitals.
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| Future medicines may be able to home in on specific locations in your body. |
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