Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Making science work for health
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| Personalised health: treating the person | 16 Jul 2025 | 00:14:02 | |
An approach to healthcare that tailors treatments and preventative measures to individual needs, personalised health is a big topic of conversation. So big that Ofori Canacoo speaks to several members of the PHG Foundation about personalised health. What it means to them, examples of where they see it working, changes that should be considered and what they think the future of personalised health could look like. 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. We discuss 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. If you have any questions about the topic then you can email us at intelligence@phgfoundation.org. | |||
| Host genomics: lessons for infectious diseases | 23 May 2025 | 00:22:49 | |
A complex field, host genomics research aims to identify genetic variants that might explain different individual responses to an infectious disease. A companion piece to our report, Host genomics: lessons for infectious disease, policy analyst and lead author of the report, Heather Turner, discusses the findings of the report and why host genomics matters for the health. 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. We discuss 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. If you have any questions about the topic then you can email us at intelligence@phgfoundation.org. | |||
| Genome editing: a lot to think about | 25 Apr 2025 | 00:25:23 | |
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 PHG Foundation podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. If you have any questions about the topic then you can email us at intelligence@phgfoundation.org. | |||
| Electrogenetics: another tool for precision medicine? | 11 Apr 2025 | 00:16:56 | |
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 promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. If you have any questions about the topic then you can email us at intelligence@phgfoundation.org. | |||
| A look at gene therapy for type 1 diabetes | 10 Mar 2025 | 00:26:48 | |
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 treatment. 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. If you have any questions about the topic then you can email us at intelligence@phgfoundation.org. | |||
| Digital twins for health care and research | 12 Dec 2024 | 00:22:20 | |
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 podcast that explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. If you have any questions about the topic then you can email us at intelligence@phgfoundation.org. | |||
| Phages: a virus on our side? | 05 Dec 2024 | 00:17:54 | |
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 explains the most promising developments in science and their implications for healthcare. If you have any questions about the topic then you can email us at intelligence@phgfoundation.org. | |||
| Can long-read sequencing transform genetic diagnoses? | 08 Sep 2023 | 00:18:14 | |
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 implications for healthcare. If you have any questions about the topic then you can email us at intelligence@phgfoundation.org. | |||
| Polygenic scores – one size does not fit all | 04 Sep 2023 | 00:19:44 | |
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. | |||
| Gene editing animals for organ transplants to humans | 09 Feb 2023 | 00:19:31 | |
Dr Chantal Babb de Villiers discusses gene editing animals for organ transplants to humans, otherwise known as xenotransplantation. | |||
| Precision medicine for inflammatory bowel disease | 17 Nov 2022 | 00:19:49 | |
Dr Hayley Carr discusses inflammatory bowel disease and current research into improving patient care using genetics-driven precision medicine. | |||
| Liquid biopsies for cancer | 28 Sep 2022 | 00:16:17 | |
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. In the first episode, Dr Joanna Janus explains the basics of liquid biopsy, its role as an alternative to solid tissue biopsies, and its potential as a tool for monitoring the success of treatments | |||