Big data may make "living a long life" a reality
At a recent forum, a well-known American scientist said that the medical profession is quietly starting a revolution: relying on meticulous big data analysis and modern science and technology, the myth of the average life expectancy of human beings may be rewritten once again to reach the age of 100. around 100 years old. Craig Venter, co-founder of the American medical technology company Human Longevity, also found that through genetic sequencing and big data analysis, it is possible to roughly outline a person's genetic code information, and can help them find ways to extend their life expectancy, which has made a lot of people who hold the hope of "living a long life" excited!
While scientists do not yet have a complete understanding of the causes and evolution of many diseases, there is hope that they can be controlled and the probability of their occurrence reduced. Perhaps one day, scientists can break through the secrets of human aging, and humans can really fulfill the desire to live a long life. In this, the development of medical big data will play a crucial role.
In recent years, the degree of attention paid to medical big data has increased dramatically, and the topic of using this technology to extend life expectancy has also received more and more attention.
Viktor Mayer Sch?nberg, the renowned data scientist who caused a sensation in the world, described in detail in his book "The Age of Big Data" the story of Steve Jobs, the legendary president of Apple, who used big data to sequence his genes after he was stricken with cancer. According to the article, Jobs had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars during his lifetime to have all of his DNA and tumor DNA sequenced and compared through big data medicine. Doctors used drugs based on Jobs' specific genetic makeup and analyzed it through big data to administer drugs for their desired effect. If a cancerous lesion causes a drug to fail, doctors can promptly replace it with another drug, a method that has extended Jobs' life by years.
When Human Longevity co-founder Craig Venter first started studying human genes 15 years ago, he had no way to compare one set of genes with another. And now, scientists have learned through big data that 3 percent of the DNA in humans is different from the 6.4 billion sets of DNA inherited from their parents. In addition, we have been able to predict how long a person will live by their genetic profile. To this day, scientists know that human genetic coding is constantly changing; for example, the Y chromosome in a man's body will begin to diminish in his 40s and 50s.
Not only that, but in China, research on extending the human lifespan as a result of big data and artificial intelligence*** acting together has also seen considerable growth. In October of this year's 2015 China Computer Conference, there are experts proposed that "with the life sciences big data plus artificial intelligence, can eventually realize the forward-looking management of people's health, to reach the limit set by the life program for each person - 150 years old. " It is understood that the current domestic research in this area is making rapid progress, but there is still a long way to go from the theoretical realization.
When the concept of "Internet +" and precision medicine is more and more widely noticed with the application of big data in which the importance of the position occupied by more and more people can not be ignored.
Particularly in China, the cumbersome procedures of traditional medical care sometimes make patients suffer, and this negative medical experience may come from queuing up for registration, orderly payment and other formalities, and may also be caused by uncomfortable means of various tests, information asymmetry and incomplete medical records of the patient so that doctors and patients can not be in the process of medical care to obtain the best experience. However, with the continuous development of big data, the diagnosis and treatment data of each patient will be further categorized, and the medical concept will shift from the crude big medicine and big health to a more personalized service, which will make precision medicine possible. Utilizing big data in conjunction with evolving technological means, the level of medical care at home and abroad has greatly progressed, and the prospects for the application of big data are becoming more and more promising.
Future, the traditional medical model exists in the hospital archives in the diagnosis and treatment records and patients in the hands of the medical records, will be all data into the system for accurate analysis, in order to intervene in a timely manner in the medical needs. The resulting data will not only provide convenience for patients and doctors, but also provide a solid theoretical and data foundation for scientific research and public institutions.
According to a recent report by McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, healthcare organizations and consumers could save as much as $450 billion by fully and effectively utilizing big data resources.
In March this year, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Outline of the National Healthcare Service System Plan (2015-2020)," a plan that said we should utilize "big data" to improve healthcare services. The plan said it would improve the allocation of information resources with the help of "Internet+" and big data. It proposes to carry out the Healthy China Cloud Service, actively apply new technologies such as mobile Internet, Internet of Things, cloud computing and wearable devices, promote health information services and smart medical services for all people, promote the application of big data for health, gradually change the service model, and improve the service capacity and management level.
In such a general trend, such as the emergence of an endless stream of startups will also aim at the online registration, pharmaceutical e-commerce, door-to-door delivery of medicines and other segments of the development prospects of the field of intelligent health care is attracting more people to dig for gold, the government's support and a high degree of sensitivity of the enterprise for the development of the medical big data industry plays a particularly critical role in accelerating the development of the industry.
But at the same time, we have to admit, although the medical big data accounted for all the "timing, location, people and" the rapid development, but from the maturity and perfection is still far away, the realization of intelligent health care is also still in the "on the road" stage.
In the future, the process of healthcare informatization will continue to accelerate, and the type and scale of medical data will grow at an unprecedented rate. In the long run, it seems that the development of "big data +" will not only solve the mystery of human longevity, but also bring radical changes to the development of health care for the entire human race.