21 news posts in Medicine

Blindfolded training could help doctors save young lives

Doctors’ leadership in pediatric resuscitation improved most when they wore a blindfold during simulation training; Frontiers in Pediatrics

Life sciences

15 Sep 2017

New method for producing malaria drug at large scales

A study in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology shows that genetically engineered moss can rapidly produce artemisinin at an industrial scale.

Neuroscience

13 Sep 2017

Personalized treatment for chronic pain relief?

A study of antidepressant drugs used to treat chronic pain, published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, shows that some individuals might better tolerate certain side effects than others, pointing the way for personalized medicine.

Frontiers news

13 Jan 2017

Professor Cheng wins innovation award for startup

Frontiers Editor’s startup Yiviva, developing therapeutics inspired by botanical medicines, wins Innovation Award at the USA-China Health Summit

Frontiers news

06 Apr 2016

Interdisciplinary Collaboration is key to successful medical education

The medicine of the 21st century is moving from the “one-size-fits-most” practice to a targeted personalized approach, tailored to the specific characteristics and needs of an individual. The rapidly changing field of medicine and healthcare increasingly adopts scientific and technological innovations, making interdisciplinary collaborations especially important. The implications of these changes for medicine and the key components of successful interdisciplinary programs are discussed in Prof. Michel Goldman’s «Education in Medicine: Moving the Boundaries to Foster Interdisciplinarity». In his Field Grand Challenge for Frontiers in Medicine, Prof. Michel Goldman emphasized the importance of translational medicine to interdisciplinary collaborations. “Translational medicine can be defined as the interdisciplinary science that will cover this continuum, from basic research to preclinical and clinical research, development of new medicines and medical devices, and ultimately patient-centric care.” As medicine becomes increasingly interlinked with other fields, medical education needs also to evolve towards a more interdisciplinary approach. Prof. Goldman highlighted the need for a new taxonomy of diseases, novel trial designs, adapted regulatory policies and guidelines and patient-centricity as essential components of medical education. “Collaboration between healthcare stakeholders will be essential to address the complex scientific, regulatory, societal and economic challenges related to precision medicine. This will require […]

Frontiers news

18 Jan 2016

Frontiers in Medicine welcomes Prof Michel Goldman as Field Chief Editor

Interdisciplinarity, collaboration and translational approach: these are the three key principles inspiring Professor Michel Goldman in his new role as Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Medicine. “As we enter the new era of precision medicine, it is essential to disseminate as efficiently as possible the advances that catalyze the translation of scientific breakthroughs into patient care. I am very excited to join Frontiers in Medicine to make this journal a key part of this endeavor” – Prof Goldman Michel Goldman, MD, PhD is Professor of Immunology and Pharmacotherapy at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In his career as clinician scientist, he was always particularly passionate about the translational aspects of medical research. This led him to become in 2009 the first Executive Director of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a partnership between the European Commission and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries aiming at building networks of industrial and academic experts to boost pharmaceutical innovation in Europe. Prof Goldman is now leading the Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Healthcare (I3h) in Brussels, whose mission is to foster research, education and outreach networks for the benefit of patients and other healthcare stakeholders. “I accepted with enthusiasm the invitation to become […]