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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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DEC 14, 2017Cannabis Sciences
What's the connection between cannabis use in adolescents and mental health?Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 13, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among young people, and researchers are working to learn what is behind the increase.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history in 2015 when it flew past Pluto and captured the clearest-ever photographs of the dwarf planet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Most people have watched, or at least heard of, the movie Jaws. While it’s a classic fan-favorite film, it also pa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Pitfalls and considerations in all things factoring into identifying and targeting actionable targetsWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
After sifting through oodles of astronomical data accumulated during three separate large area surveys, astronomers beli ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2017Videos
Residing some 26,830 feet (more than 5 miles) below the ocean's surface in a natural depression known as the Mariana Tre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2017Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever seen a scallop before, then you can probably attest to how non-complex they look at first glance. T ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2017Videos
Jealousy is a powerful emotion. When we feel threatened or think that someone else has something we deserve and want, it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 01, 2017Microbiology
As many of us are aware, the antimicrobial resistance crisis is now regarded as a global public health threat. Bacterial ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 01, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Neutrinos are one of the most plentiful yet elusive fundamental particles out there. They are close to the more familiar ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 30, 2017Plants & Animals
Although uncommon, there are a handful of incidents where animal researchers get a chance to study interspecific relatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
Residing some 325 light years away from our solar system is a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet known as WASP-18b. The alien wo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes. Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto Lightning and radiat ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 29, 2017Health & Medicine
Sitting down with a nice cup of coffee is something thousands of people do every day. The science research on it, howeve ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 23, 2017Cardiology
Two diets that independently lower blood pressure have a greater synergistic effect on blood pressure when combined. Fro ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2017Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 22, 2017Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai ...NOV 22, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Good things come in pairs, even in relativistic physics. Recently two independent studies have shown that different meth ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 21, 2017Health & Medicine
There is a quote by Roger Karas that says, "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole" and ma ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 21, 2017Immunology
A new discovery of how specialized immune cells carry out their last resort effort to kill pathogens could help scientis ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2017Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest online publication in the journal Science Advances, a study led by Rice University scientists ha ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 16, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Genome editing, now inspired by yeast, aims to turn a 'hacksaw to a scalpel.'Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
What's the connection between cannabis use in adolescents and mental health?
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 13, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among young people, and researchers are working to learn what is behind the increase.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history in 2015 when it flew past Pluto and captured the clearest-ever photographs of the dwarf planet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Most people have watched, or at least heard of, the movie Jaws. While it’s a classic fan-favorite film, it also pa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Pitfalls and considerations in all things factoring into identifying and targeting actionable targets
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
After sifting through oodles of astronomical data accumulated during three separate large area surveys, astronomers beli
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2017
Videos
Residing some 26,830 feet (more than 5 miles) below the ocean's surface in a natural depression known as the Mariana Tre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever seen a scallop before, then you can probably attest to how non-complex they look at first glance. T
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2017
Videos
Jealousy is a powerful emotion. When we feel threatened or think that someone else has something we deserve and want, it
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 01, 2017
Microbiology
As many of us are aware, the antimicrobial resistance crisis is now regarded as a global public health threat. Bacterial
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 01, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Neutrinos are one of the most plentiful yet elusive fundamental particles out there. They are close to the more familiar
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although uncommon, there are a handful of incidents where animal researchers get a chance to study interspecific relatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Residing some 325 light years away from our solar system is a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet known as WASP-18b. The alien wo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes. Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto Lightning and radiat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Sitting down with a nice cup of coffee is something thousands of people do every day. The science research on it, howeve
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 23, 2017
Cardiology
Two diets that independently lower blood pressure have a greater synergistic effect on blood pressure when combined. Fro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 22, 2017
Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai
...
NOV 22, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Good things come in pairs, even in relativistic physics. Recently two independent studies have shown that different meth
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 21, 2017
Health & Medicine
There is a quote by Roger Karas that says, "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole" and ma
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 21, 2017
Immunology
A new discovery of how specialized immune cells carry out their last resort effort to kill pathogens could help scientis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest online publication in the journal Science Advances, a study led by Rice University scientists ha
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 16, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Genome editing, now inspired by yeast, aims to turn a 'hacksaw to a scalpel.'
Written By:
Carmen Leitch