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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.
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Michael Lustgarten probes at the science behind living forever in this 2015 TEDx talk
Oncology company focused on the clinical development of new and innovative therapies to treat cancer
Company that develops digital health products to help patients, clinicians and researchers
Providing personalised clinical testing services to the NHS and private customers worldwide
A not-for-profit body of members and partners across the UK physical activity sector & fitness
Personalised Medicine Blog Posts
29-Oct-2014
Recent News
New era of prescribing medicines: new genetic test finds out better and safer drugs
BBC - 29-Mar-2022
NHS to roll out genetic test that is currently able to match 40 drugs to patient's genetic code
Read more...A breakthrough genetic test in the UK offers personalised treatments for incurable cancers
The Guardian - 31-Jan-2022
Identifying faulty genes and matching cancer patients to potential experimential therapies
Read more...Contract award for the supply of DPYD testing kits to NHS Wales
GenomeWeb - 18-Jun-2021
Technology suitable for meeting the lab requirements to deliver the service
Read more...New 3D printing method brings us closer to custom-made pills
The Engineer - 04-May-2021
Personalized porous tablets improve bioavailability of the drug and are much safer
Read more...Genomics to help prevent and treat age-related vision loss
PHG Foundation - 16-Feb-2021
Early but promising results with genomics in diagnosis and treatment of macular degeneration
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