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Terminology Matters in Parents' Willingness to Enroll Their Children in Research
March 18, 2011 — When presented with different terms to describe a clinical trial, parents were far more likely to consent to enroll their child if it was called a "research study" than if it was called a "medical ... > full story -
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Human Gender Roles Influence Research on Animals, Swedish Biologists Argue
March 18, 2011 — Biologists have shown that animals' and plants' traits and behavior in sexual conflicts are colored by a human viewpoint. They want to raise awareness of the issue and provoke discussion among their ... > full story -
Newer Antimalarials More Effective Than Quinine Against Severe Malaria
March 16, 2011 — Quinine should no longer be the drug of choice for treating severe malaria, according to an updated systematic review. It is now evident that the antimalarial drug artesunate, which is derived from ... > full story -
Association Found Between Industry Funding and Promotional Pieces on Menopausal Hormone Therapy
March 15, 2011 — There may be a link between receiving industry funding for speaking, consulting, or research, and the publication of apparently promotional opinion pieces on menopausal hormone therapy. Furthermore, ... > full story -
Conflicts-of-Interest in Drug Studies Sneaking Back Into Medical Journals, Say Investigators
March 8, 2011 — Hidden financial conflicts-of-interest are sneaking into published drug research through the back door, warns an international team of ... > full story -
One in Three Doctors Afraid to Report Underperforming Colleagues, UK Study Finds
March 7, 2011 — Almost one in five UK doctors has had direct experience of an incompetent or poorly performing colleague in the past three years, finds a survey of professional ... > full story -
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Higher Job Performance Linked to People Who Are More Honest and Humble
March 1, 2011 — The more honesty and humility an employee may have, the higher their job performance, as rated by the employees' supervisor. A new study that found the honesty-humility personality trait was a unique ... > full story -
Surgeons Predict the Future of Nanomedicine in Practice
March 1, 2011 — A new review explores how nanotechnology may provide powerful new tools that could have a marked impact on the therapeutic and diagnostic measures available to ... > full story -
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'Universal Standards' for Research Integrity May Have Unintended Consequences
February 19, 2011 — The global scientific community is capable of policing its own behavior and should resist creation of a central oversight body to enforce "universal standards" that may have unintended consequences, ... > full story -
Why Innocent Suspects May Confess to a Crime
February 18, 2011 — Why would anyone falsely confess to a crime they didn't commit? It seems illogical, but according to The Innocence Project, there have been 266 post-conviction DNA exonerations since 1989 -- 25 ... > full story
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