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We are delighted to present "Making science work for health", the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses with a PHG Foundation policy analyst, the underpinning science, the ambitions for improving population health and the impact it could have on patients, on society and on the people delivering your healthcare.
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Tanya Brigden discusses the ethical implications and regulatory challenges that should be considered in the innovative area of genome editing. In recent years, the potential of somatic genome editing has elicited both excitement and caution among researchers, clinicians, patients, and ethicists. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the P…
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Electrogenetics: another tool for precision medicine?
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A developing area in synthetic biology, electrogenetics is hoped to become a new avenue in precision medicine, helping with the treatment of certain chronic diseases. Chaitanya Erady talks about what electrogenetics is and the ambitions for its use. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most pr…
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A look at gene therapy for type 1 diabetes
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Type 1 diabetes is a complex disease affecting millions of people across the world. Though insulin has been discovered as a treatment for patients, research is still being done to find additional and alternative methods to treat and perhaps cure type 1 diabetes. Hayley Wilson discusses how gene therapy is being used as one potential method of treat…
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Digital twins for health care and research
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Bhavya Krishnan and Dr Elizabeth Redrup Hill discuss the applications of digital twins in the healthcare system, why there is growing interest, and some questions that they would like to see be explored in order to make digital twins an effective tool for healthcare and medicine. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation po…
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Chantal Babb de Villiers, Senior Policy Analyst at the PHG Foundation, talks us through bacteriophages, otherwise known as phages, their growing interest, their current usage and what might be needed for phage therapy to take the next steps towards public healthcare. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that ex…
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Can long-read sequencing transform genetic diagnoses?
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Heather Turner, Policy Analyst at the PHG Foundation, explains for you long-read sequencing, its potential applications and how this new technology measures up against traditional short-read sequencing. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their impli…
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Polygenic scores – one size does not fit all
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Dr Sowmiya Moorthie, Senior Policy Analyst at the PHG Foundation, explains polygenic scores, their potential - and their limitations – in predicting risk of common diseases. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In ea…
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Gene editing animals for organ transplants to humans
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Dr Chantal Babb de Villiers discusses gene editing animals for organ transplants to humans, otherwise known as xenotransplantation. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses w…
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Precision medicine for inflammatory bowel disease
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Dr Hayley Carr discusses inflammatory bowel disease and current research into improving patient care using genetics-driven precision medicine. Welcome back to Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo …
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We are delighted to present Making science work for health, the PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. In each episode, host Ofori Canacoo discusses with a PHG Foundation policy analyst, the underpinning science, the ambitions for improving population health and the imp…
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