New drug combination delays lung cancer progression in major breakthrough
The Guardian - 04-Oct-2024Clinical trial shows treatment extends survival for patients with advanced lung cancer by over 40%
Personalised Medicine
Some medicine may work better for you - or not work at all. Efficacy of most drugs is remarkably poor - and that's before taking into account pharmaceutical companies only publish positive studies. Across a broad population, some drugs struggle to beat the efficacy of a placebo but may still inflict detrimental side effects.
We're finding more and more that some drugs work better for for people with certain characteristics in their DNA and even gene expression, as well as broader factors such as sex and health. Today, a doctor has to prescribe one drug, wait to see if it works, and then prescribe another one and another one until the most effective drug is found (no fault of the doctor - they have no way of knowing the best match). Soon they will be able to take a one drop of blood, perform an instant analysis, and select the best drug for you. And beyond that, rather than selecting the best matching drug for you, medicines may be designed for you exact condition and tailored perfectly to your individual body.
Personalised Medicine News
Antisense oligonucleotides: A personalized treatment approach for rare diseases
PHG Foundation - 07-Aug-2024Breakthrough for the rarest of rare genetic diseases that affect only a few patients
Radar therapeutics emerges with $13.4M to develop smart anti-ageing medicines
Longevity Technology - 24-May-2024Programmable mRNA tech promise precise & safe treatment for disease and age-related conditions
3D-printed meds for precise and personalized treatment
European Pharmaceutical Review - 26-Apr-2024Fewer doses, better taste & improved adherence for rare diseases and beyond
Personalised Medicine Resources
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Longevity World Forum (LWF)
17-Oct-2024
Congress that addresses healthy ageing and medical longevity (Alicante, Spain)
The Age of Scientific Wellness
Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and in Your Hands, written by Leroy Hood and Nathan Price
Oxford Immune Algorithmics (OIA)
Applying Artificial General Intelligence to deliver decentralised precision health and predictive medicine
Biofourmis
Global leader in digital therapeutics that combines the power of AI with wearables data to enable personalized care
FabRx
Specialist biotech company developing 3D printing technology for pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
26-Oct-2023
Oxford Immune Algorithmics developing AI-driven precision medicine for all – site visit report
Algocyte platform uses algorithmic inverse problem solving to aid clinicians in their diagnosis
29-Oct-2014
Why I've just voted for DMI in the Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE
Adrian reviews a range of finalists trying to track cancer, blood oxygenation, retinal scans, and cardiac health
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