Translational

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Translational Medicine is a rapidly growing discipline in biomedical research and aims to expedite the discovery of new diagnostic tools and treatments by using a multi-disciplinary, highly collaborative, "bench-to-bedside" approach. Within public health, translational medicine is focused on ensuring that proven strategies for disease treatment and prevention are actually implemented within the community.

Overview[edit | edit source]

Translational medicine is defined by the European Society for Translational Medicine (EUSTM) as "an interdisciplinary branch of the biomedical field supported by three main pillars: benchside, bedside and community". The goal of TM is to combine disciplines, resources, expertise, and techniques within these pillars to promote enhancements in prevention, diagnosis, and therapies.

Bench to Bedside[edit | edit source]

The term "bench to bedside" describes the process of translating research from the laboratory into clinical practice. This includes preclinical screening and the development of new technologies and models, clinical trials, and evaluation of patient outcomes and implementation of health strategies.

Translational Research[edit | edit source]

Translational research is a critical component of translational medicine and focuses on applying discoveries generated during research in the laboratory, and in preclinical studies, to the development of trials and studies in humans.

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