Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the
basic research or
applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of
medicine. Medical research can be divided into two general categories: the evaluation of new treatments for both safety and efficacy in what are termed
clinical trials, and all other research that contributes to the development of new treatments. The latter is termed
preclinical research if its goal is specifically to elaborate knowledge for the development of new therapeutic strategies.
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