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Bold Goals: The Biomedical Science of Tomorrow
![New Era for Alzheimer’s Disease?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/772f4126-a2b5-4782-8f41-ec28b72c42a6/52998983235_2ae2225201_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=1152%2C0%2C3661%2C5504&w=400)
The world has renewed hope that impactful treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias may finally be on the horizon. While previous therapies have modestly improv...
![In Search of a Cure: The Power of Patient Activism](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f196dd1a-e720-48b3-9ea6-016fef0b4dea/52997126374_347742c9ac_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C448%2C5504%2C3098&w=400)
Advances in health and medicine no longer rest entirely in the hands of scientists and clinicians. Patients and citizen activists are stepping up to influence research priorit...
![Does the Future of Medicine Lie in Space?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/49f630c0-e55d-4280-83e3-811cd5d81391/52997838775_d845b34459_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5472%2C3080&w=400)
When it comes to biomedical research, Earth’s gravity can be an obstacle, making it harder to program stem cells into viable organs, obscuring the crystalline structure of pro...
![Health Tech Showcase](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/320852a7-03f5-4a15-94a4-9b8bac29dce0/52997834255_2e2fd28b10_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C8%2C5472%2C3071&w=400)
The belief that the paralyzed will walk and the deaf will hear is a staple of religion, literature, and myth. Now, technology is actually making that happen. Zeen has designed...
![Clinical Trials Thrive on Speed and Diversity](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/c829f2c9-c5ab-4e97-9d35-f4a60da4e501/52997124369_67e6aaac63_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=1720%2C0%2C3677%2C5504&w=400)
Although essential to ensure the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and devices, clinical trials tend to be costly and slow to reach conclusions, and there is often an imb...
![Moonshots to Transform Health](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/48785ae0-3830-41ae-afc4-e5299255a759/52997848900_8baaf9912e_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C114%2C5472%2C3078&w=400)
Research that can generate transformative, high-impact biomedical and health breakthroughs, from the molecular to the societal, is gaining traction as the Advanced Research Pr...
![AI in Medicine](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/ce4984e2-65f3-415f-9964-c93f1476560b/52997671309_7f113ce927_o1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C322%2C5472%2C3080&w=400)
Will AI bring in robot doctors? Chat GPT: “Yes, these robots can assist in various healthcare tasks, such as diagnosing illnesses, performing surgeries, or providing personali...
![Hope in the War Against Cancer](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/335afb1d-7a3b-46c8-94c9-f34906727964/52997676429_323e6e55f4_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5472%2C3080&w=400)
Declining cancer death rates, promising research, and innovative technology suggest the tide may be turning in the long war against cancer. Clinical trials using CRISPR techno...
![Pursuing Global Vaccine Equity](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d08a37a9-c0d8-483a-9334-91e463b90d51/52994959615_12454b5a97_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=4079%2C0%2C4177%2C2352&w=400)
An entire generation of children in some of the world’s poorest countries are now protected against deadly infectious diseases, thanks largely to Gavi: The Vaccine Alliance. I...