Biomedical sciences

Biomedical sciences, are a set of applied sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to develop knowledge, interventions, or technology of use in healthcare or public health. Such disciplines as medical microbiology, clinical virology, clinical epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, and biomedical engineering are medical sciences. Explaining physiological mechanisms operating in pathological processes, however, pathophysiology can be regarded as basic science.

Roles within healthcare science

There are at least 45 different specialisms within healthcare science, which are traditionally grouped into three main divisions:

  • Specialisms involving life sciences
  • Specialisms involving physiological science
  • Specialisms involving medical physics or bioengineering
  • Life sciences specialties

  • Analytical toxicology
  • Anatomical pathology
  • Blood transfusion science
  • Cervical cytology
  • Clinical biochemistry
  • Clinical embryology
  • Clinical immunology
  • Electron microscopy
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    Latest News for: biomedical science

    Education roundup: 5 Stark students receive Timken scholarships

    Canton Repository 09 Mar 2025
    Andrew is a senior at Hoover High School and plans to study biomedical engineering and pre-dentistry at The Ohio State University ... He plans to study computer science and biomedical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    Cedar Rapids Prep charter school opens for fall enrollment as Transamerica building renovation nears completion

    The Gazette Cedar Rapids 09 Mar 2025
    With state-of-the-art facilities and off-campus learning opportunities, the school will offer a robust catalog of elective courses across categories like biomedical science, computer science and engineering.

    In an age of misinformation, it's time to stand up for science | Opinion

    The Newport Daily News 08 Mar 2025
    Biomedical program at Juanita Sanchez Life Science Institute. The Juanita Sanchez Life Science Institute has a biomedical program that seeks to create a pipeline for Black and Latino healthcare workers.

    UNL researchers helping develop bird flu vaccine for cattle in Nebraska

    Beatrice Daily Sun 08 Mar 2025
    Researchers at UNL's School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have been helping develop a potential vaccine to protect dairy cattle from the bird flu ... .

    Washington’s science cuts are a gift to Beijing

    The Hill 07 Mar 2025
    China’s gains should stir Washington to intensify its own efforts to strengthen science and technology development in the U.S ... In 1986, for example, China established the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the for which came from the U.S.

    In Plain Sight: From Dolly Parton to Kendrick Lamar, UCLA librarians make knowledge accessible

    Daily Bruin 07 Mar 2025
    “The more that I thought about it, the more that I realized that it was something that I wanted to do,” said Rios, the open science and collections librarian at the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library.

    AI Agents in DeepSea: Privasea’s AI Network

    Bitcoinist 07 Mar 2025
    On the enterprise level, DeepSea AI agents can be deployed in various sectors, such as biomedical research, Decentralized Science (DeSci) using encrypted genomic data, Web3 advertising campaign ...

    Six local residents earn degrees at EKU

    The Kentucky Standard 07 Mar 2025
    Morgan, bachelor of science, criminal justice; Noah Scott Parkey, bachelor of science, biomedical sciences; Tyler Jesse Perkins, bachelor of science, occupational safety; ...

    Trump's NIH funding cuts halt Indiana's life-saving research | Opinion

    IndyStar 06 Mar 2025
    The sledgehammering of NIH funding will derail American biomedical science for a long, long time ... and Karen Bumb Lauer Distinguished Professor of Natural Sciences and Professor of Biology at Ball State ...

    First HKU dean of medicine joins HKUST’s bid for third medical school

    Hong Kong Standard 06 Mar 2025
    “With HKUST’s strong foundation in science and technology, particularly in AI, biomedical, and engineering sciences, the university can play a vital role in the future of medicine and to ...

    (Pet Talk) Sharing is not always caring with communal water bowls

    Cullman Times 06 Mar 2025
    Lori Teller, a clinical professor at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, helps take the guesswork out of ...

    NIH funding cuts leave Stanford researchers “in limbo”

    Stanford Daily 06 Mar 2025
    Fordyce emphasized that the large return on federal investment in biomedical research ... biomedical research is like a jewel,” Fordyce said ... Overall, Soro remains optimistic that the field of science will get back on track eventually.

    CityU cancer fighters close in on innovative platform

    Hong Kong Standard 06 Mar 2025
    Led by CityU senior vice president (innovation and enterprise) Michael Yang Mengsu and chair professor of biomedical sciences Yeung Kin-man, the groundbreaking research project aims to create a ...

    Development agenda lauded as a global win

    China Daily 06 Mar 2025
    James Crabbe, a supernumerary fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford University, whose research spans biomedical and environmental sciences, has collaborated with Chinese scientists for two decades, loves ...
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