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We are on the edge of a new era of drug discovery and decades of research into the basic science of biological systems is starting to bear fruit. Within the next 10 years new drugs tailored to individuals that will be both safer and more effective are set to appear on the market. New additions to the bathroom cabinet will include powerful statins to cut cholesterol, enzymes to promote digestive health and new classes of painkillers geared to personal pain receptors. Patients will have access to stem cells from which new tissue can be grown, and DNA profiling setting out their risks of developing or passing on inherited disease, and tests for predicting individual drug response.Gene therapy for certain childhood blood conditions such as severe combined immunodeficiency disorder has already proved effective, heralding a revolution in treatments for inherited disease.

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