Goal of much medical research (4)

I believe the answer is:

cure

(Other definitions for cure that I've seen before include "Remedy or preserve" , "Make healthy, preserve" , "Preserve by smoking - make better" , "Restore to health or preserve with salt" , "priest from 22 [ALSACE]" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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