You Buy Research You Can't See
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The Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress is funded by taxpayers to the tune of $100 million annually. But the reports are not public information. In 27B Stroke 6.
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In the shadowy world of opposition research and not-for-attribution dossiers, things can get confusing.
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It can be incredibly difficult for patients to ferret out studies of experimental drugs that offer hope to threat their disease. There is no comprehensive database of ongoing clinical trials, but specialists offer advice for the search:
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Many clinical cancer trials are not published in order to keep industry secrets. A British cancer research group calls for all studies to be published -- even those with marginal results -- so doctors are not misled.
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To get grants, be an energy researcher. Leading universities are increasingly partnering with private sector companies to fund research.
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The hidden truth behind those apparently generous buybacks.
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NOAA is leading a project to let natural resources professionals find data that isn't accessible to search engines.
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Buy what you know? That's just half of the story.
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If you buy things on the Web--or even just browse--you could be at risk from prying eyes and sloppy security. Some people want to change that.
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By James Daley The internet has proved both a blessing and a curse when it comes to shopping around for the best financial products. While consumers now have instant access to more information than ever before, this has also made it much harder to find exactly what you're after.
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Researchers say results aren't necessarily transferable to human beings.
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Next time you empty your mailbox, study the junk mail closely. It offers a sense of where you're pigeonholed by market researchers. Commentary by Momus.
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SCIENTISTS at Sheffield University last week made an unexpected discovery: an alternative to Scotland - s tax-dependent model for commercialising academic research.
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Researchers claim to have solved the mystery of the people who simply do not count. It could be because they are lost for words.
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Legal and research expenses drag its bottom line down.
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By The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Jun. 13--The merits of spending-transparency initiatives are not in  Washington anymore.    The concept of databases that put government expenses at citizens'  fingertips is not new.
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Net law professor Michael Geist takes a look at how open access is reshaping the way research becomes available.