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Medical research

Medical research (or biomedical research), also known as health research, refers to the process of using scientific methods with the aim to produce knowledge about human diseases, the prevention and treatment of illness, and the promotion of health. Medical research encompasses a wide array of research, extending from "basic research" (also called bench science or bench research), - involving fundamental scientific principles that may apply to a preclinical understanding - to clinical research, which involves studies of people who may be subjects in clinical trials.

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