Are there theories of medicine that are under the umbrella of Physical Sciences?

[robotkid786]

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Are there theories of medicine that are under the umbrella of Physical Sciences

I have an interest in cosmology but I’m also super interested in genetics. The nature of genetic mutation and effects on the CNS medically especially.

Do you guys know any famous medical theories that have developed with a start in physics that have becoming accepted in Biology/Medicine?

I’m just curious. I actually tried to contact the Crick Institute (London) about research in genetics with a physics foundation but they said they weren’t offering any non paid studentships in the field so I assumed it wasn’t a reality.

 

[pinball1970]

TL;DR Summary: Are there theories of medicine that are under the umbrella of Physical Sciences

I have an interest in cosmology but I’m also super interested in genetics. The nature of genetic mutation and effects on the CNS medically especially.

This is very broad question. A huge amount is known about genetics, mutation and disease for example.

With respect to physics, Clinical and diagnostic medicine springs to mind, ultrasound, X ray, MRI, Radiotherapy, laser surgery.

Huge amount of cross over and technology taken from physics principles (and Chemistry, genetics, pharmacology, etc etc)

 

[BillTre]

Some old ones:

1. Much of Watson's and Crick's breakthrough with DNA was based upon the physics of the molecule (1953).
2. Schrödinger's Book "What is Life" (1943?) takes a very physics based approach to living processes.
3. Electrochemistry (kidney and neuron membrane physiology) has a lot to do with physics.

 

[robotkid786]

Love it guys, thank you!!

 

[pinball1970]

Love it guys, thank you!!

One last thing.

Radionuclides, I will let you do the deep dive.

 

[tech99]

Harvey, the circulation of the blood. The physics of pressure and flow.

 

[Astro Student]

Many biophysics departments do research in the field of computational biology (i.e. bioinformatics). Researchers are often more focused on things like molecular biology (e.g., RNA biology) and hardly clinical, but it's a good way to start exploring your interests.