Translational medicine

as a “bridge” between the basic research and clinical medicine

is discussed as a fashionable term and now is being increasingly used to describe the wish of biomedical researchers to ultimately help patients. However

a lack of common understanding about the scope of this dynamic

multidisciplinary approach to research has limited its use. We have introduced the efforts of NIH for promoting the development of translational science and discussed its principles

methods

trends and applications in research and treatment of neurotrauma.