Is social media a friend or foe of science? An opinion piece published in JAMA last week suggests the latter: Protecting the Value of Medical Science in the Age of Social Media and ‘Fake News‘ The authors argue social media poses a threat to science in several ways: Unfettered publication of unvetted information by sources… Read More »
Laboratories – Benefits You Get From A Good One There are a lot of companies that make use of laboratories for scientific researches because it is the only place where they can do all of the experiments safely. You need a laboratory that has everything you need to make the research easier like a particle… Read More »
Pain is one of medicine’s greatest mysteries. When farmer John Mitson caught his hand in a baler, he cut off his trapped hand and carried it to a neighbor. “Sheer survival and logic” was how he described it. “And strangely, I didn’t feel any pain.” How can this be? We’re taught that pain is a… Read More »