Personalised Medicine

Health & Medicine

3D bioprinting is pushing the boundaries of human tissue engineering

A new way to 3D print human tissue is revolutionising how we create and test medical treatments

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This is how healthcare should be

Person-Centred Value-Based Health Care shifts the focus from treating a condition to treating a person, by focusing on their values, goals and preferences

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Could your GP prescribe a Parkrun instead of a pill?

‘Social prescribing’ is a growing area where health professionals connect patients to non-medical services and activities to benefit their wellbeing

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Using the right test for the right person to detect bowel cancer

A new online tool uses personalised risk to detect bowel cancers earlier and with greater precision

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Explaining AI’s role in precision medicine

Adding Artificial Intelligence research to precision medicine is the future – but any collaboration between AI researchers and clinicians must include the human factor

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Exercise really is medicine

Research untangles how mitochondria – our cellular powerhouses – respond to exercise, opening the pathway for personalising fitness to maximise health benefits

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Unmasking cancers with hidden identity

Cancer treatment is largely based on where it originates in the body, but when a primary site can’t be found, genomics is helping guide diagnosis and treatment for cancers of unknown origin

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The Global Cancer Atlas

Scientists around the world have collaborated to create the most comprehensive map of whole cancer genomes to date, improving our fundamental understanding of cancer and how to treat it

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Personalising blood sugar targets

In a new era of personalised medicine, technology can help doctors offer more tailored healthcare for diseases like type 2 diabetes

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Rethinking gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis

The reliance on colonoscopies for cancer diagnosis is unsustainable, and while exciting new and simpler techniques are coming, we need to better use our humble stool test