How does research become medicine?
Trace the questions between a biological mechanism, a proposed intervention and its use in a population.
Choose an idea to see what it connects to. Each link says how the two are related; the reading takes you further.
How does research become medicine?
Trace the questions between a biological mechanism, a proposed intervention and its use in a population.
What biological process is the target?
Identify the process being investigated before evaluating a proposed treatment. Does the study examine a mechanism, a disease association or an effect of an intervention?
Connected ideas
← asks about mechanismsHow does research become medicine?→is investigated in a particular settingWhat can a research model tell us?→← can expose new research needsWhat has to happen beyond the laboratory?→Read into this question
What can a research model tell us?
Consider the material used for an experiment. What makes a cell line useful, and which questions require evidence from another setting?
Connected ideas
← asks about research modelsHow does research become medicine?→← is investigated in a particular settingWhat biological process is the target?→limits what can be concludedWhich outcome was actually measured?→Read into this question
Which outcome was actually measured?
Read the study question and outcome together. An association, a change in a risk factor and a clinical benefit are different claims to examine.
Connected ideas
← asks about evidenceHow does research become medicine?→← limits what can be concludedWhat can a research model tell us?→informs questions about useWhat has to happen beyond the laboratory?→Read into this question
What has to happen beyond the laboratory?
Research also enters systems of manufacturing, access and public health. The archive offers a starting point for examining how those systems affect what reaches people.