Name That Finding; Devalue Those Results
Giving a name to a difficult concept or nuanced research may make it easier to recall but a new study suggests it may also devalue the results.
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It’s Like e-Harmony for Lab Rats
A new federal Web site hopes to match human research volunteers with medical researchers.
Cockroaches and Running Robots
Researchers are using cockroaches as inspiration for robots that run.
Teen Steroid Use Suppresses Submissiveness
New research on hamsters suggests steroid use produces greater long-term behavioral problems in males when the drugs are administered during adolescence.
The Genetics of Political Intensity
Your genes may determine whether you cling furiously to your political beliefs or cast them aside at a shift in the breeze.
This Just In: More Research Needed
Only more and better data will settle a dispute about the possibility that environmental pollution can cause inheritable disease.
10 (Potentially) Cool Innovations from Government
The passing year has brought some technology and good ideas that just may improve the delivery of government services in the United States.
(Wheel) Running Addictions Away
Here's a thought for the New Year: Binge-drinking mice could help pave the way for exercise-oriented alcohol addiction treatments for humans.
Sea Change in Government Science Still Offshore
Many scientists breathed easier as a new U.S. administration took charge, but not all of their hopes have yet been realized.
Rats and That Vision Thing
Stem cells might be able to prevent blindness caused by macular degeneration.