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Observation Study
An observational study is done by observing individuals and/or measuring a given outcome. In observational studies, no attempt is made by the researchers to intervene or alter the outcome. An example of an observational study is surveying a random group of individuals about what they eat for breakfast and determining if their breakfast habits impacted body weight.
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SEP 20, 2015Cancer
The risk of acute leukemia in children living close to heavily used roads has been the focus of a recent study by Inserm ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 19, 2015Neuroscience
The abnormal behavior of two genes (BDNF and DTNBP1) is related to the underlying cause of schizophrenia, providing a ne ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
While things like distance and size are difficult to really comprehend when it comes to outer space, astronomers do keep ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2015Cancer
A team at the University of Pennsylvania reported that a multiple myeloma patient whose cancer had stopped respondi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 13, 2015Neuroscience
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to get better in the winter and worse in the summer, so a group led by Francisc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 08, 2015Neuroscience
Washington State University researchers have determined that the timing of an animal's sleep can be just as imp ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 08, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’ ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 08, 2015Neuroscience
People who have type 2 diabetes could be at greater risk for the buildup of tangles of protein in their spinal fluid, ir ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 08, 2015Videos
What started as some good-natured Tweeting between an ecologist and a professor of carnivore conservation, turned into a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 03, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract – our microbiome – have a major impact on ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 03, 2015Earth & The Environment
When song birds detect a threat they make an alarm call called a seet call. It’s named that because that’s b ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
Just last month, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft sent back a pretty clear picture of one of Saturn’s moons known a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 29, 2015Cancer
Viruses can be involved in the development of serious diseases. A case in point is liver cancer, which often develops in ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 28, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Microbial consortia are described as assemblages of different species of microbes in physical as well as biochemical con ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 27, 2015Neuroscience
Massachusetts General Hospital has been investigating the neurobiology underlying the effects of general anesthesia. Tho ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
A NASA study recently revealed that, on average, sea levels around the world have risen almost 3 inches in less than 25 ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The immune system not only responds to infections and other potentially problematic abnormalities in the body. It also c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 24, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though it's awesome, science isn't perfect. Despite the fact that science involves math, an absolute ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 20, 2015Space & Astronomy
In yesterday’s Part I of this article I explained how there are potentially huge numbers of planets drifting throu ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 18, 2015Plants & Animals
There are two images most people have of bears. One is that of a teddy bear, cuddly, cute and fun to have around. Anothe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 12, 2015Neuroscience
Losing a critical receptor in a special class of inhibitory neurons in the brain may cause neurodevelopmental disorders, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 07, 2015Plants & Animals
In modern science, studies have to be conducted so that results can be verified and reproduced if necessary. There is a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2015
Cancer
The risk of acute leukemia in children living close to heavily used roads has been the focus of a recent study by Inserm
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 19, 2015
Neuroscience
The abnormal behavior of two genes (BDNF and DTNBP1) is related to the underlying cause of schizophrenia, providing a ne
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 14, 2015
Space & Astronomy
While things like distance and size are difficult to really comprehend when it comes to outer space, astronomers do keep
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 13, 2015
Cancer
A team at the University of Pennsylvania reported that a multiple myeloma patient whose cancer had stopped respondi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to get better in the winter and worse in the summer, so a group led by Francisc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Washington State University researchers have determined that the timing of an animal's sleep can be just as imp
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 08, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 08, 2015
Neuroscience
People who have type 2 diabetes could be at greater risk for the buildup of tangles of protein in their spinal fluid, ir
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 08, 2015
Videos
What started as some good-natured Tweeting between an ecologist and a professor of carnivore conservation, turned into a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract – our microbiome – have a major impact on
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 03, 2015
Earth & The Environment
When song birds detect a threat they make an alarm call called a seet call. It’s named that because that’s b
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
SEP 02, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Just last month, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft sent back a pretty clear picture of one of Saturn’s moons known a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2015
Cancer
Viruses can be involved in the development of serious diseases. A case in point is liver cancer, which often develops in
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 28, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Microbial consortia are described as assemblages of different species of microbes in physical as well as biochemical con
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Massachusetts General Hospital has been investigating the neurobiology underlying the effects of general anesthesia. Tho
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 27, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A NASA study recently revealed that, on average, sea levels around the world have risen almost 3 inches in less than 25
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
AUG 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The immune system not only responds to infections and other potentially problematic abnormalities in the body. It also c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 24, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though it's awesome, science isn't perfect. Despite the fact that science involves math, an absolute
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 20, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In yesterday’s Part I of this article I explained how there are potentially huge numbers of planets drifting throu
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
AUG 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
There are two images most people have of bears. One is that of a teddy bear, cuddly, cute and fun to have around. Anothe
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Losing a critical receptor in a special class of inhibitory neurons in the brain may cause neurodevelopmental disorders,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 07, 2015
Plants & Animals
In modern science, studies have to be conducted so that results can be verified and reproduced if necessary. There is a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim