Understanding some of the basics of the science of pharmacology will help answer these questions, and many more, about your body and the medicines you take. Some pharmacologists study how our bodies w...Understanding some of the basics of the science of pharmacology will help answer these questions, and many more, about your body and the medicines you take. Some pharmacologists study how our bodies work, while others study the chemical properties of medicines, Others investigate the physical and behavioral effects medicines have on the body. Since medicines work in so many different ways in so many different organs of the body, pharmacology research touches just about every area of biomedicine.