Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. This intellectualinvestigation produces a greater understanding of events, behaviors, or theories, and makes practical applications through laws and theories. The term research is also used to describe a collection of information about a particular subject, and is usually associated with science and the scientific method.
The word research derives from Middle French (see French language); its literal meaning is 'to investigate thoroughly'.
NIH Scientists Identify Link Between Brain Systems Implicated in Schizophrenia Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:30:00 -0400 Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have deciphered the complex relationship between three distinct brain circuits implicated in schizophrenia. The researchers determined that one brain circuit acts through an intermediary brain circuit. The intermediary circuit acts like a volume control knob, turning up the electrical activity of still another brain circuit, or turning it down. The finding suggests that schizophrenia could result from a malfunction anywhere in the link between these three brain circuits. NIH Launches New Web Site for Parents on Medical Research Studies for Children Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0400 A new Web site from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), "Children and Clinical Studies" (www.ChildrenAndClinicalStudies.nhlbi.nih.gov), offers parents and health care providers an insider's guide to children's medical research. Scientists Identify Gene Variant Involved in Isolated Cleft Lip Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:30:00 -0400 About 20 percent of isolated cleft lip, one of the world’s most common birth defects, may be due to a one-letter difference in the DNA sequence of a gene involved in facial development, researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health report.
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Ancient sport helps breast cancer survivors Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:23:15 -0400 Dragon boat racing dates back to ancient China, but some modern-day participants are breast cancer survivors who are using the sport to paddle their way back to physical and emotional health.
AIDS, cancer scientists scoop medicine Nobel Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:43:19 -0400 Two Frenchmen and a German won the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries of viruses that cause HIV and cervical cancer, the organization's Web site said Monday.
Ocular Rosacea. - Signs, Symptoms, and Tear Studies Before and After Treatment with Doxycycline [Abstract, Jan Arch Dermatol. 1997;133:49-54] (c) AMA 1997
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