In terms of advancement in the fields of science and medicine, 2010 was a stellar year.\u00a0 German doctors appeared to have cured a man of HIV.\u00a0 Doctors watched a drug called PLX4032 melt away the tumors of melanoma patients who otherwise were out of treatment options.\u00a0 And scientists created the first “synthetic life.”<\/p>\n
What significant advances can we expect in 2011?\u00a0 Here are seven predictions, provided by experts in these fields.<\/p>\n
PREDICTION 1:\u00a0 Results of a promising HIV vaccine will be announced.<\/p>\n
PREDICTION 2:\u00a0 Many broken hearts will be fixed by freezing them (literally).<\/p>\n
PREDICTION 3:\u00a0 The lowered bar for lap-band surgery will have an impact on the decisions made by millions of obese Americans to be able to have bariatric weight-loss surgery.<\/p>\n
PREDICTION 4:\u00a0 School lunches will get a makeover that will lower obesity in the next generation.<\/p>\n
PREDICTION 5:\u00a0 Restaurant menus that list calories will help us cut our daily total.<\/p>\n
PREDICTION 6:\u00a0 Genomics will find medicines that work for you.<\/p>\n
PREDICTION 7:\u00a0 Genomics will help us understand cancer.<\/p>\n
The exploding field of genomic research and genotyping will continue to benefit millions of people, and it’s just going to get better in 2011!<\/p>\n
HAPPY\u00a0 NEW\u00a0 YEAR!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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