Last fall, a year after the anthrax attacks sounded a bioterrorism alarm, Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, promised that he would strive to ...

Across scientific disciplines, psychology being no exception, a distinction is often made between basic and applied research. Basic research, as this distinction goes, is ivory-tower research, with no ...

When President Obama said in his Inaugural Address, “We will restore science to its rightful place,” the scientific community breathed a deep sigh of relief, shed tears of joy, and gave itself a ...

Housing a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, Shandong First Medical University (SDFMU) has quickly become a leader in disease research and treatment. With innovative approaches to skin, ...

The basic researcher is driven by curiosity and a desire to explore unknown territory. Basic research includes theoretical research and early-stage investigations in the laboratory or field. A ...

As the federal administration has moved to slash public funding for research and education at all levels, and as the government now enters into what could be a prolonged shutdown, many researchers are ...