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.
By now, eighty percent of you who made New Year’s resolutions to lose weight have failed. That’s discouraging, but predictable given our stress and food temptations which are everywhere, compounded by our pitiful willpower. Well, there’s a new weight loss approach being studied that shrinks fat even as you eat the same amount of food...More »
Today’s story is for the CSI fan. Researchers are learning about the various microbes present in and on our bodies after death. This means there’s a sort of microbial clock that reveals when and how a person died...More »
Even though millions of people have diabetes, we don’t fully understand all the causes of this illness. Now a discovery is raising more questions... More »
