It permeates everyday life. Yet the understanding of advances in biomedical science is limited at best. Few people make the connection that biomedical science is medicine and that biomedical scientists are working today for the medicine of tomorrow. Our weekly five-hundred word newspaper column and two-minute radio show provide insights into a broad range of biomedical science topics. Medical Discovery News is dedicated to explaining discoveries in biomedical research and their promise for the future of medicine.
Each release is designed to stimulate listeners to think, question and appreciate how science affects their health as well as that of the rest of the world. We also delve into significant biomedical discoveries and portray how science (or the lack of it) has impacted health throughout history.
Today, there’s no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, but there’s hope that if people can be diagnosed years, maybe even decades before symptoms appear, we can stop or dramatically slow it down. A new test developed in Japan and Australia could bring us closer to that goal. .. More »
We don’t hear as much about RA, short for Rheumatoid arthritis, because new drugs are pretty effective. But their side effects can be serious, so a new gene therapy that only targets problem joints is ideal... More »
