Basic science research in medicine

Basic science research in medicine.

The utility of research in basic sciences is not discernible to the casual observer, as most of it is undertaken to answer scientific questions rather than with the goal to cater to the needs of a particular discipline. The relevance of basic sciences to medicine is not immediate, as decades pass before the relevance of a particular research can be recognized. One recent example is Robert Edwar...

Developments in basic science research.

The 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections featured a strong basic science program that provided new findings on the nature of HIV disease as well as surprises regarding the antiviral action of innate restriction factors.

Evolution : medicine ’ s most basic science

12 Acknowledgement. Thanks to the Berlin Institute for Advanced Study for providing a fellowship to RMN that made preparation of this chapter possible. Essentials The role of evolutionary biology as a basic science for medicine has been expanding rapidly. Some evolutionary methods are already widely applied in medicine, such as population genetics and methods for analysing phylogenetic trees. N...

Common Statistical Pitfalls in Basic Science Research

T he analysis of clinical samples, population samples, and controlled trials is typically subjected to rigorous statistical review. This fact is understandable, given that the results of clinical investigation will often be used to inform patient care or clinical decision making. One would not want to predicate patient advice on research findings that are not correctly interpreted or valid. For...

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