Therapies
The use of chemical agents in the treatment or control of disease or mental disorder
Chemotherapy
The technique of making unconscious or involuntary bodily processes (as heartbeat or brain waves) perceptible to the senses in order to manipulate them by conscious mental control
Biofeedback
a scientifically controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutic agent (as a drug or vaccine) using consenting human subjects
Clinical trial
The spread of a disease-producing agency (such as cancer cells or bacteria) from the initial or primary site of disease to another part of the body
Metastasis
The treatment of disease by means of radiation (as X-rays)
Radiation therapy
An artificial device to replace or augment a missing or impaired part of the body
Prothesis
The treatment of disease by physical and mechanical means (as massage, regulated exercise, water, light, heat, and electricity)
Physical therapy
area of biomedical research that seeks to use tools from the field of nanotechnology to improve health
Nanomedicine
an inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (as a drug)
Placebo
variant DNA sequence in which the purine or pyrimidine base of a single nucleotide has been replaced by another such base
SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism)
Therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life (self-care skills, education, work, or social interaction) especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities despite impairments or limitations in physical or mental functioning
Occupational therapy
Utilizing electricity generated by muscle
Myoelectric