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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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FEB 23, 2015Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
New images from NASA's NuSTAR and ESA's XMM-Newton have finally given astronomers proof that space winds coming from sup ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 23, 2015Plants & Animals
In the wild, animals mature faster than humans, often mating and producing offspring even as young as a year old. The li ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 22, 2015Plants & Animals
Several crocodile relatives amuse themselves by splashing water and giving each other piggyback rides, a new study says. ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Dawn spacecraft will have plenty of mysteries to investigate when it begins orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres next ...Written By: Don CruikshankFEB 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The gradual modification of a species' structures and features, otherwise known as the principle of adaptation, is one o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 13, 2015Neuroscience
While tens of millions of people have abnormal, leak-prone sproutings of blood vessels in the brain called cerebral cave ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 09, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Health professionals have long known the effects of stress on the human body. Stress can cause cardiac problems, high bl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
Despite having lost some of it's critical guidance systems, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope recently located a star with t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have always relied on simulations to map the universe and discover how galaxies are formed. While some of th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 07, 2015Health & Medicine
With all of the concern about fast food and obesity contributing to health problems, a recent study puts a whole new spi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJAN 05, 2015Immunology
While our immune system counts on the production of antibodies to spot and sap bacteria and viruses, it does not stockpi ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeDEC 19, 2014Technology
Ever since Albert Einstein revolutionized science with his Theory of Relativity, scientists have believed that major eve ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 15, 2014Plants & Animals
For years animal researchers have struggled with the problem of observing species in the wild. The very act of trying to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2014Neuroscience
Pilots are trained to guard against vertigo: a sudden loss of the sense of vertical direction that renders them unable t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderNOV 24, 2014Cancer
A protein linked to neurological disorders is also associated with head and neck cancer in people who are infected with ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderNOV 19, 2014Space & Astronomy
The possible existence of Earth-like binary planets was described and discussed recently at the American Astronomical So ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 20, 2014Space & Astronomy
For centuries, every civilization on Earth has looked skyward to the sun and depended on it for energy, heat, light and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 26, 2014Earth & The Environment
Anyone who's made the trek to Mammoth Lakes, hiked Mount Whitney, or explored the vast beauty of the Eastern Sierras, ha ...Written By: Jessica GonzalesSEP 19, 2014Neuroscience
A study at the UCLA School of Nursing concluded that what may be damaging the brain in people with the sleep disorder is ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 10, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new study from the University of Pennsylvania and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research published ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 05, 2014Cancer
Many adults may find popping a baby aspirin a day lessens the chance of a heart attack.
Researchers have now ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 04, 2014Neuroscience
You've probably seen them. The pudgy wrinkled man walking his bulldog down the street, the lean elegant woman with her c ...Written By: Peter MicheliAUG 20, 2014Neuroscience
Only about 1% of Americans have schizophrenia, but the agitation, hearing of voices, and paranoia it causes can lead to ...Written By: Peter Micheli
FEB 23, 2015
Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 23, 2015
Space & Astronomy
New images from NASA's NuSTAR and ESA's XMM-Newton have finally given astronomers proof that space winds coming from sup
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 23, 2015
Plants & Animals
In the wild, animals mature faster than humans, often mating and producing offspring even as young as a year old. The li
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 22, 2015
Plants & Animals
Several crocodile relatives amuse themselves by splashing water and giving each other piggyback rides, a new study says.
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 22, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Dawn spacecraft will have plenty of mysteries to investigate when it begins orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres next
...
Written By:
Don Cruikshank
FEB 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The gradual modification of a species' structures and features, otherwise known as the principle of adaptation, is one o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 13, 2015
Neuroscience
While tens of millions of people have abnormal, leak-prone sproutings of blood vessels in the brain called cerebral cave
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 09, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Health professionals have long known the effects of stress on the human body. Stress can cause cardiac problems, high bl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 26, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Despite having lost some of it's critical guidance systems, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope recently located a star with t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have always relied on simulations to map the universe and discover how galaxies are formed. While some of th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 07, 2015
Health & Medicine
With all of the concern about fast food and obesity contributing to health problems, a recent study puts a whole new spi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 05, 2015
Immunology
While our immune system counts on the production of antibodies to spot and sap bacteria and viruses, it does not stockpi
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
DEC 19, 2014
Technology
Ever since Albert Einstein revolutionized science with his Theory of Relativity, scientists have believed that major eve
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 15, 2014
Plants & Animals
For years animal researchers have struggled with the problem of observing species in the wild. The very act of trying to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 05, 2014
Neuroscience
Pilots are trained to guard against vertigo: a sudden loss of the sense of vertical direction that renders them unable t
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
NOV 24, 2014
Cancer
A protein linked to neurological disorders is also associated with head and neck cancer in people who are infected with
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
NOV 19, 2014
Space & Astronomy
The possible existence of Earth-like binary planets was described and discussed recently at the American Astronomical So
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 20, 2014
Space & Astronomy
For centuries, every civilization on Earth has looked skyward to the sun and depended on it for energy, heat, light and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 26, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Anyone who's made the trek to Mammoth Lakes, hiked Mount Whitney, or explored the vast beauty of the Eastern Sierras, ha
...
Written By:
Jessica Gonzales
SEP 19, 2014
Neuroscience
A study at the UCLA School of Nursing concluded that what may be damaging the brain in people with the sleep disorder is
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 10, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new study from the University of Pennsylvania and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research published
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 05, 2014
Cancer
Many adults may find popping a baby aspirin a day lessens the chance of a heart attack.
Researchers have now ...
Researchers have now ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 04, 2014
Neuroscience
You've probably seen them. The pudgy wrinkled man walking his bulldog down the street, the lean elegant woman with her c
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
AUG 20, 2014
Neuroscience
Only about 1% of Americans have schizophrenia, but the agitation, hearing of voices, and paranoia it causes can lead to
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli