Translational Medicine
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Translational Research

Translational research is the process of applying knowledge from basic biology and clinical trials to techniques and tools that address critical medical needs. Unlike applied sciences, translational research is specifically designed to improve health outcomes.Translational research a term often used interchangeably with translational medicine or translational science or bench to bedside an effort to build on basic scientific research to create new therapies, medical procedures, or diagnostics. There are generally two categories of translational research: T1 (basic to clinical) and T2 (clinical to population); however T1, T2, and T3 are often used to represent transitions between to patient-oriented, patient oriented to population-based, and basic to population-based research, respectively Whereas basic research is looking at questions related to how nature works, translational research aims to take what's learned in basic research and apply that in the development of solutions to medical problems.