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Medical research encompasses many fields of investigation focused on determining the cause, prevention, and treatment of disease. This includes genetics, microbiology, immunology, pathology, virology, clinical and surgical studies, and pharmacology, among others.

Medical research has cured disease, developed treatments, identified the genetic basis of disease, and is at the center of the fight against cancer, developing an HIV/AIDS vaccine, new surgical interventions and technological advances, and bringing obscure diseases to light.

by Richard G. Lanzara

The "bio" in biomedical refers to the biological sciences. Since the discovery of proteins and subsequently the genetic molecules of cells, the biological sciences have become one of the most diverse ...read more
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by Rohit Kulkarni

Genetic Engineering or recombinant DNA technology is a method of artificially manipulating the genes of an organism. A gene is basically a segment of the DNA which specifies the protein sequence. Prot...read more
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Have you...

Have you participated in medical research?
Yes, as a patient or subject
No, I am pretty sure I haven't
No, but I know someone who does
Yes, as part of my graduate studies
Yes, as a researcher or clinician

Yes

by Roger Cunard

With more than one billion people worldwide living without access to safe drinking water, several so...read more
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No

by Nadia Promi

Two basic facts related to water determine our lives: most of the human body is made up of water and...read more
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What field of medical research interests you the most?
HIV/AIDS in general
Technology
Infectious diseases
Disease prevention/public health
Cancer in general
Stretching the life-span
Genetics
Pharmacology/toxicology

Yes

by Gary C. Gibson

What is 'carte blanche', and should scientists have it in experiments? Carte Blanche was at one time...read more
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No

by Michael Stonecipher

From the blurred beginnings of human history, man's survival has been dependent upon his ability to ...read more
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by Ben Yeo

A genetic disorder is a disease caused by an abnormality in a person's genetic material. This can be due to a single mutation in a gene, such as cystic fibrosis, or due to a chromosomal abnormality, s...read more
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Alicia M Prater PhD
Posted on: Feb 28, 09 at 06:19 PM
Thanks, Olivia. Hi Mechelle, I like to discuss health questions, but I also always add the caveat that a person should talk to their doctor before taking my advice :)
Mechelle McCarrell ICS.LPN
Posted on: Feb 21, 09 at 09:51 AM
great page do you answer health questions?
Olivia Bredbenner
Posted on: Feb 06, 09 at 12:28 AM
Hi Alice, A great site to keep up with everything. Very well done! Olivia

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by Henri Zimand

Cancer is not one illness as most people might think. When we speak of Cancer research it is researc...read more
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by Richard Heath

During the 19th century, cholera and yellow fever epidemics were reaching American shores by passeng...read more
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by Matthew Christopher

DEC. 20, 2007 - An experimental HIV vaccine, meant to protect against the deadly disease which destroys the body's defenses, appears to have done the opposite. Trial subjects given the vaccine appear ...read more
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