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California Leads United States in Exonerations of Wrongfully Convicted
October 24, 2012 — Two hundred or more wrongful convictions have been thrown out since 1989 in California, costing those convicted more than 1,300 years of freedom and taxpayers $129 ... > full story -
Voter ID Debate: Do Photo ID Requirements Promote Security or Suppress Participation?
October 23, 2012 — Will new voting laws, including photo ID requirements, create barriers to voting? Will they impose an unequal burden on participation by some groups of American voters? Are they justified by the need ... > full story -
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World Science Academies Release Report to Promote Research Integrity
October 17, 2012 — To encourage researchers around the world to adhere to universal science values and ethical behavior, a new report on responsible science has been ... > full story -
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Children With ADHD Find Medication Frees Them to Choose Between Right and Wrong, Study Suggests
October 17, 2012 — Children living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder tend to feel that they benefit from medication to treat the condition and do not feel that the medication turns them into "robots", ... > full story -
Clinical Trials: Around Half of New Treatments Perform Better Than Existing Treatments, Review Finds
October 16, 2012 — On average, new treatments perform better in clinical trials only slightly more often than existing treatments, according to a new systematic review published in the Cochrane Library. The fact that ... > full story -
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'Large and Dirty' Companies Adopting Greener Strategies to Earn More Green
October 15, 2012 — Large industrial firms aren't typically known for embracing eco-friendly policies. But lately they've recognized that going green at the factory is one way of adding green to the bottom ... > full story -
Programs for Treating Addiction in Doctors Pose Ethical Issues
October 15, 2012 — State physician health programs (PHPs) play a key role in helping doctors with substance abuse problems. But the current PHP system is inconsistent and prone to potential conflicts of interest and ... > full story -
Making Crowdsourcing More Reliable
October 10, 2012 — Researchers in the UK are designing incentives for collection and verification of information to make crowdsourcing more ... > full story -
The Good, the Bad, and the Guilty: Anticipating Feelings of Guilt Predicts Ethical Behavior
October 10, 2012 — From politics to finance, government to education, ethics-related scandals seem to crop up with considerable regularity. As whistleblowers and investigative journalists bring scandals to light, one ... > full story -
NIH–sponsored Workshop Calls for More Detailed Reporting in Animal Studies
October 10, 2012 — A workshop sponsored by NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has produced a set of consensus recommendations to improve the design and reporting of animal studies. By making ... > full story
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