In some areas of medicine, advanced research and modern day capabilities can save lives and provide a viable future for those that would have been doomed a couple of years ago. In other areas, however, the situation is still dire as research for medication, and medical solutions are still in a state where a lengthy and resource consuming process often yields little to no benefit. Take for example the ongoing research for acute stroke medicine. It’s an incredibly long process which costs a great deal, and not just money. At the end of this process, the most common result is very disappointing and more than that, daunting. Scientists and medical experts are discouraged out of engaging in further research based on these poor results.
Luckily, modern-day science operates on multiple scales, and our salvation may yet come in a form that no one had expected: automated technology. The pure innovation behind implementing automated solutions within a variety of medical departments such as behavioral neuroscience and clinical research, in general, has made it possible to hope for a not so distant future where today’ challenges would become rather trivial concerns.
Automated mazes for rodents accelerate clinical trials
This is an example of how automated tech works towards achieving improved results and fast forwarding research while also improving efficiency. These automated mazes manage to take a broad spectrum into concern ranging from base efficiency all the way to reducing fear and anxiety in the test subject. A device like the Automated 8 Arm Radial Maze provides security and ultimately allows testers to work more efficiently. Here’s a neat video example of how automated technology and cognitive automation in mazes provide a tremendous boost:
Encouraging progress in stroke medication through innovative solutions
Circling all the way back to our example about stroke medication research feeling like a black hole for testers and researchers, we now look at the situation through the lens of automated tech and what it can do for stroke victims.
Researchers from MIT have been working on a robot that would allow drug development to become a much more efficient process. This is done through the usage of this robot to determine a lot earlier on whether or not current endeavors are leading to a fruitful result regarding medication development and research furthering.
Creating automated dossiers thanks to cloud computing
Assessment and management of collected data is a vital part of clinical research, but when paired with manual labor it becomes a much slower and less efficient process. With the help of online tools and platforms made available by cloud computing such as Electronic Data Capture (EDC) software packages, researchers can use automated dossiers and a highly efficient basis of knowledge to speed up end point endeavors considerably. Even at a data management level, automated tech can provide invaluable assistance in making research more potent.
There is still a long way to go, but with the help of automated research, many believe it will reach new heights shortly. With obvious and satisfying results apparent already, it’s encouraging to think of the yet untapped potential this form of tech can provide.
