Freedom of information sharing is a right we take for granted in science. And in biomedical research we felt secure about that right, until this year. This is the year everything changed. Information sharing is the subject of a new National Academies Press publication, just out and freely available at the link: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13295 . The experts debate the best … Continue reading »
Are men and women different? When it comes to the body, yes. Aside from the obvious, we have differences in diseases. For example, the H1N1 flu affected pregnant women more than other people during the pandemic. And women have more cases of lupus and osteoporosis than men. The health and disease of our heart, muscles, … Continue reading »
In science experiments, you do it once and it works, maybe you were lucky. You do it twice, it might be a real result. But when you describe how to do it, and someone else successfully repeats it – that’s a paper. Making it clear enough for someone else to get it, is a requirement of science journal publication. … Continue reading »
