#personalized-medicine

#personalized-medicine

A group of scientists monitored 92 people with diabetes in Japan during their first year of treatment with weight-loss drugs and discovered that the patient's psychology can affect the success of these therapies. People who overate at the sight or smell of tasty food were more likely to respond well to the drugs over the long term, while those who overate for emotional reasons were less likely to do so.

You simply referenced a body mass index (BMI) table and found the weight that placed you in the "green" 18.5-24.9 BMI range (BMI values of 25.0-29.9 represented "overweight" and values of 30.0+ represented "obesity"). Coined by the famous nutrition researcher, Dr. Ancel Keys, in the 1970's, the BMI was a ratio of a person's weight versus their height (technically weight (kilograms) / [height (meters) 2].

"Going through it ourselves showed us how isolating the journey can be," Selina says. "We wanted to create something that gives people hope, but also a real, personalised path forward."

NICE recommends prioritizing personalized treatment for type 2 diabetes and expanding access to SGLT-2 inhibitors to prevent complications and save lives.

Factors like obesity, high cholesterol, and alcohol intake, often seen as harmful, may predict better survival in patients developing cancer or cardiovascular disease, highlighting the complexity of health and wellness.

The future of medicine will be personalized, taking patients' specific medical history into account when prescribing care. Hand-tailored treatment plans are especially crucial for issues as nuanced as obesity.

Luke Hartelust stated that MNLY combines AI with home-based testing for diagnoses and nutrition solutions tailored to men, improving access to proactive healthcare.

Imagine it's the middle of the night, and your child is seriously ill. You rush to the hospital, bracing for mountains of paperwork, long waits, and an overburdened staff.

The transformation in medicine driven by personalized gene therapies promises cures for many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and autoimmune conditions, but widespread application may take decades.