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...The preliminary idea behind translational medicine, conducting biological research to treat diseases, is not a new concept. But, scientists have been serious about placing the patient at all levels of the research process – right at the basic science level phase and ...

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...Translational medicine or translation research is an umbrella term that covers specific research in biological sciences whose main goal is to increase human life expectancy by keeping us healthy (from better ideas to better health). It’s s...

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...Summary..…………………………………………………………………………………………3 1. From astrological and herbal medicines to translational medicine…………………………....3 Bridge to modern translational research………………………………………………………….4 a. Before the 21st century…………………………………………………………………....4 b. In the 21st century………………………………………………………………………....

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...pidemic in the United States. First, the book shows the origins of obesity and how it blew out of proportion to become a crisis in an era of advanced medicine. The books precisely describes the factors of obesity, which are multipronged: the food producers, government, the food marketing experts, the food distributors and the restaurants, and even the victims themselves: t...

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...ebate on whether the U.S. should embrace universal health coverage (UHC), also called Medicare-for-all or a single-payer system, or even a socialized medicine modeled after the U.K.’s health care system. At each end of the spectrum, proponents and opponents make their case using, of course, different arguments. The former think that health care should be made a fundamental...

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...S. Population’s Health Against Potential Economic Recessions and High Unemployment and the Endemic Inflation of Health Care Costs Promote Preventive Medicine or Health Literacy and the Valorization of Communities……………………….......................................................184 Put Emphasis on the Role of Culture in Health Literacy and the Valorization of Communities ...

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...…………………………………………………………………...5 • DNA……………………………………………………………………………………….5 • HLA……………………………………………………………………………………….6 • Pharmacogenomics or personalized medicine ...…………………………………...……..7 • Biometrics…………………………………………………………………………………8 • Tattooing…………………………………………………………………………………10 • Big five personality traits………………………………………………………………...11 3. The environmental or social you…………...

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...logy Revolution………………………………………………………………………………………………………204 1. The Human Genome Project…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………207 2. Molecular Medicine………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….209 3. DNA Testing…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….211 CHAPTER XII: Transhumanism or Human Enhancement Thanks to Science………………………………………………………………...