{"product_id":"the-trajectory-of-discovery-what-determines-the-rate-and-direction-of-medical-progress-paperback-9781009354431","title":"The Trajectory of Discovery; What Determines the Rate and Direction of Medical Progress? (Paperback) 9781009354431","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Trajectory of Discovery\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhat Determines the Rate and Direction of Medical Progress?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the forces determining the trajectory of medical progress, bringing together scientific policy, economics, sociology and innovation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark P. Khurana (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009354431, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 April 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.5 x 1 cm, 0.27 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A compelling route into the contemporary world of science. With plenty of illuminating examples from biomedical research, Khurana gives us an insider's view into how prizes, important discoveries, easily-accessible tools, funding bubbles, temporary emergencies and crises have long-term effect on what scientists study, and contribute to determine whether science will ultimately progress or sluggish. It shows how patients' groups, philanthropic institutions, corporate lobbies and governments can have a say into what gets prioritized and discusses how some of the current obsessions of science, such as having positive findings, publishing first and cumulate citations pose additional frictions. The final portrait is a world where little room, if any, is left to academic freedom.' Chiara Franzoni, Professor of Applied Economics, School of Management, Polytechnic University of Milan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMedical research works in trajectories. Scientists and researchers must choose to pursue certain scientific pathways and omit others, limited by resources, attention, and time. The trajectory of medical progress is therefore characterized by two crucial characteristics: rate and direction. These two components form the foundation for this book - what are the forces that determine the rate and direction of progress in medicine? This book brings together the worlds of scientific policy, economics, sociology, philosophy, and innovation to describe why the world of medical research looks the way it does. The book also addresses fundamental contemporary issues in medicine, how they influence progress, and how we might improve medical research going forward. The contemporary issues discussed include: flawed incentive structures, a concentration of power and resources among few actors and disease groups, the potential distortionary effects of lobbying by different scientific actors, and missing novelty in drug development.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Incentives, Context and Capital: 1. Citations as currency\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hacking statistics\u003cbr\u003e 3. The allure of prizes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Streetlight effects\u003cbr\u003e 5. Patented and regulated progress\u003cbr\u003e 6. Teams and diversity\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Financial Determinants of Discovery: 7. The research marketplace\u003cbr\u003e 8. Winners take all\u003cbr\u003e 9. Public service\u003cbr\u003e 10. The medici model\u003cbr\u003e 11. The goldilocks zone\u003cbr\u003e 12. Kindling creativity\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Bending the Arc: 13. Lobbying for change\u003cbr\u003e 14. Scientific elasticity\u003cbr\u003e 15. Death of a star \/\/ new kids on the block\u003cbr\u003e 16. Great emergencies\u003cbr\u003e 17. Fraudulent findings\u003cbr\u003e 18. Serendipity\u003cbr\u003e 19. Converging paths\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Reflecting on the Trajectory: 20. Civic engagement\u003cbr\u003e 21. Uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e 22. Commercialization and power\u003cbr\u003e 23. 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