AvatarJackWhen Not to Google: Searches You're Better Off Making Elsewhereverified_publisherLifehacker - Kevin PurdyFor the searching you do every day, go ahead and use the powerful, convenient, ever-improving Google. But for certain queries, other search engines …
AvatarJackFunding crisis at Brazilian science agency could leave 80,000 researchers and students without paysciencemag.orgA major budget crisis at Brazil's leading science funding agency could disrupt the lives of thousands of students and early-career scientists. In …
AvatarJackHow a Data Detective Exposed Suspicious Medical Trialsscientificamerican.com - David AdamIf John Carlisle had a cat flap, scientific fraudsters might rest easier at night. Carlisle routinely rises at 4.30 A.M. to let out Wizard, the …
AvatarJackA Drug Meant For Narcolepsy Can Boost Brain Functionverified_publisherPopular Science - Alexandra OssolaIn addition to keeping you awake In 1998, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug modafinil as a treatment for narcolepsy, a condition in which the brain has trouble regulating its sleep-wake cycle that results in sudden “sleep attacks” where a person falls asleep at unwanted or …
AvatarJackPioneering ‘live-code’ article allows scientists to play with each other’s resultsnature.com - Jeffrey M. PerkelThe online journal eLife has created its first “computationally reproducible” article, in which figures are integrated with the software, data and …
AvatarJackTwo Huge Studies Have Just Revealed The Actual Benefits of Fish Oil And Vitamin Dverified_publisherScienceAlert - LENNY BERNSTEINTwo major studies released Saturday provide evidence that medications derived from fish oil are effective in protecting people from fatal heart …
