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Medical research
Basic, applied or translational research conducted to aid and support the study in the field of medicine.
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Medical research
T-DM1 Herceptin
Medical; Medical research
T-DM1 is an experimental treatment method to deliver new classes of cancer drugs that may be more effective and less toxic than currently existing treatments. The treatment harnesses antibodies, ...
Human Genome Project
Medical; Medical research
A research project that studies and tries to identify all of the genes in humans.
Jenner
Medical; Medical research
British doctor who discovered in the late 18Th century that vaccines can be used to prevent diseases.
Sanger
Medical; Medical research
British scientist who explained the structure of hormone insulin in 1955. He made it possible to make insulin in laboratories.
Ventricular fibrillation
Anatomy; Allergies and allergens
An erratic, disorganised firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with ...
Galen
Medical; Medical research
Greek doctor who described the parts and functions of the human body, based mostly on knowledge that he gained from dissecting animals.
Gorgas
Medical; Medical research
American army surgeon who stopped the spread of yellow fever in Cuba and Panama in 1898.
