Examples of Ohio's Contributions to Biomedical Advances Ohio's Biomedical Research Today we can expect to live twenty years longer than we could have earlier in this century. We enjoy a life style which has been enriched by product and environmental safety research. Our companion animals now live longer and healthier lives thanks to product safety and biomedical research. In laboratories throughout Ohio, research contributes to the prevention and treatment of disease.
Research also protects our health and safety at home, at work and in the environment.
Here are some medical advances from Ohio research that have not only saved the lives of humans and animals but have improved the quality of life. In an adult the total surface area of the lungs' membranes is about one-half the size of a tennis court. In order to live, oxygen must move across this membrane into our blood for transport to all parts of our body. Production of surfactant begins at the seventh month of pregnancy and increases as a baby grows and matures. Premature babies, especially those delivered before the seventh month of pregnancy, have too little surfactant.