Genetics: The Future of Medicine
Vancouver Public Library Central Branch, 350 W. Georgia, VancouverSince their discovery over a century ago, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s have seemed like diseases without a cure. The advent of genetic treatments and biomarkers are changing the outcomes and treatments of these once impossible-to-treat conditions. UBC researchers, Adam Ramzy and Maria-Elizabeth Baeva discuss the potential of genetic therapies for diabetes, and new biomarkers and therapeutics for Alzheimer ’s disease and multiple sclerosis.