Studies and Analyses
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Pregnancy study finds strong association between two antidepressants and heart anomalies
Although some of the conditions were serious, others were not severe and resolved themselves without the need for medical intervention, according to a…
Rational or random? Professor models how people send e-mails
But how do people respond to those e-mails? Do they act rationally, responding to the most important first, making sure the process is efficient? Or do they…
When the Stress is Critical, Avoid Pseudoscience
Lohr and colleagues Katherine M. Newbold and Richard Gist evaluated a discredited but well publicized approach that was used for a time by the FBI to debrief…
New report shows the financial and social value of investing in medical research
The report, commissioned by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust and Academy of Medical Sciences, focused on the returns from UK investment into…
Hairspray is linked to common genital birth defect
The study is the first to show a significant link between hairspray and hypospadias, one of the most common birth defects of the male genitalia, where the…
Scientists have invented a machine that sorts pomegranate seeds
The difficulty in peeling pomegranates and separating out the seeds disheartens many consumers when they eat the fruit of the pomegranate (Punica granatum)….