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Brain Waves: Personalised Medicine and Our Genes

Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Neurogeneticist | Dr Ruth Chia, Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging

08-Sep-22 16:00

Brain Waves: Personalised Medicine and Our Genes

Personalised medicine tailored to the individual’s health needs is not exactly new, but it’s a field that’s rapidly growing and garnering much attention in various fields of health, especially in cancer treatment. On this episode of Brain Waves, we break down the role of genetics in personalised medicine and the future of personalised medicine in neurological diseases, with Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, neurogeneticist, and Dr Ruth Chia from Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


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Categories:  medical advancesmanaging disease

Tags:  neurological diseasebrain wavesgeneticspersonalised medicineprecision medicine





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