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Human Brain Project：Future Medicine
Every year,tens of millions of European citizens die of migraines,depression,Alzheimer's,Parkinson's,and hundreds of other brain diseases.Brain diseases cost Euro more than cancer and heart disease combined,over 800 billion Euros per year.What we need is a radically new strategy.
Brain diseases are different from other diseases.There are no object lab tests and fewer effective treatments.Drug development is slow and expensive,so expensive that in fact many pharma companies have closed their labs.(https://www.daowen.com)
In the new human brain project strategy,the first step is to federate patient's data in hospitals all over the world,allowing researchers to search for patterns unique to the disease and unique to the patients.Once we consider where our patient land on the map of all the diseases,we'll be able to provide clear diagnosis and personalized treatment.In some cases,we might even be able to stop their diseases before they get off the ground.But that's only the first step.
Our next job will be to configure our brain models with disease signatures.We can then use these models to work out the best treatments,a revolutionary tool for researchers studying brain disease and developing new treatments.This is an effort that goes far beyond human brain project.The human brain project's medical informatics and brain simulation platforms will be open to the whole clinical research community.Working together will develop a better understanding of brain disease and faster,cheaper ways of developing new drugs.Most importantly,we may be able to provide safer,more effective,and more personalized treatments.