Precision Medicine and Human Health.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahdi, Farzana.

Contributor:

Mahdi, Abbas Ali.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Precision medicine.

Genomics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2024.

Summary:

Precision Medicine and Human Health covers several aspects of precision medicine in 20 edited reviews by researchers and healthcare professionals. The breadth of information provided by the contributors aims to familiarize readers with basic and applied research in personalized therapy. Starting with an overview of the subject and its relationship with epigenetics, the book progresses into advanced topics that explain its wider applications. The use of precision medicine in treating different diseases such as protein misfolding disorders, gut ulcers and their effect on the gut microbiome, cancer treatment (for hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, and oral cancer), fibromyalgia, high altitude sickness, and multiple sclerosis is explained. The book also covers modern therapeutic techniques to administer personalized therapy, including epithelial-mesenchymal therapy (EMT), circadian clock modulation, and artificial intelligence and phytoconstituents. The next chapters cover advanced technologies that are crucial to precision medicine, such as nanomaterials and advanced drug delivery systems. A concluding chapter on the therapeutic use of tannins in precision medicine rounds up the contents. Key Features: - Features 20 focused chapters contributed by scientific experts - Introduces readers to basic concepts in precision medicine - Covers the application of precision medicine in treating different diseases - Showcases several techniques used in experimental and clinical precision therapy - Explains modern technologies in precision medicine - Caters to a wide readership with introductions, structured headings, and references This is an informative reference for healthcare professionals in clinics and hospitals and any scholar who wants to learn about basic and applied knowledge in precision medicine. Readership Healthcare professionals and scholars

who want to learn about basic and applied knowledge in precision medicine.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

End of user license

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Dedication

List of Contributors

Personalized Medicine (PM) A Critical Appraisal

Syed Tasleem Raza1,*, Saliha Rizvi2, Allal Ouhtit3, Farhan Ali4 and Sher Ali5

INTRODUCTION

ORIGIN AND CONCEPT OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE (PM)

ISSUES RELATED TO PM

Shift the Emphasis in Medicine from Reaction to Prevention Because Prevention is Better than Cure

Susceptibility Prediction of an Individual to Diseases

Pre-empt Disease Progression

Customization of Strategies for Disease-prevention

Prescribe more Effective but Economical Drugs

Development of Smart Drug Strategies for Patients

Strict Exclusion of Drugs with Possible Side Effects

Broad Based Intelligent Clinical Trials with Reduced Time, Cost, and Failure Rate of the Pharmaceuticals

Drug Titration

Psychosomatic and Spiritual Health

Civility of the Patients and their Family Members

Skill Up-gradation

Health and Hygiene

Advanced Scientific Approach

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PM

GENETICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BASIS OF DISEASE Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

981-5223-58-5

OCLC:

1441723791