Researchers lately are growing lab-made brain organoids from blood cells of patients. This is simply to study the way brain cells of an individual respond to various drugs. The approach basically is to model biology of each person. This will help treatments to be tested in labs before testing on patient.
If things go as assumed it may reduce months or years of trial-and-error prescribing. This can also cut down on harmful side effects as it identifies better matches earlier. The work is currently highly promising. However, it is still mainly at the research stage. It is not yet a ready clinical service yet.
People living with schizoaffective disorder may now hope for more personalized as well as less brutal treatment pathways. Ethical issues, costs and access will also be simultaneously important.
Has anyone here heard about it? Would you trust lab-based testing of meds on your cells first? Share your views.
If things go as assumed it may reduce months or years of trial-and-error prescribing. This can also cut down on harmful side effects as it identifies better matches earlier. The work is currently highly promising. However, it is still mainly at the research stage. It is not yet a ready clinical service yet.
People living with schizoaffective disorder may now hope for more personalized as well as less brutal treatment pathways. Ethical issues, costs and access will also be simultaneously important.
Has anyone here heard about it? Would you trust lab-based testing of meds on your cells first? Share your views.