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This page is the article about the concept. For the Wikipedia policy, see Wikipedia:Original research. For the suburb of Melbourne, Australia, see Research, Victoria. Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. This intellectual investigation produces a greater understanding of events, behaviors, or theories, and makes practical applications through laws and theories. The term research is also ...
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- Brain and Spinal Tumors Information Page
... Brain and spinal cord tumors are abnormal growths of tissue found inside the skull or the bony spinal column, which are the primary components of the central nervous system (CNS). Benign tumors are no... - Captions for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers
... Captions are words displayed on a television screen that describe the audio or sound portion of a program. Captions allow viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing to follow the dialogue and the action ... - Chairs, Houses & Visual Clutter: Watching the Brain at Work
... Watching the Brain at Work Is the brain hard-wired for houses? When NIMH neuroscientists Dr. James Haxby and colleagues flashed pictures of faces, houses and chairs in front of subjects while their me... - Gene Hunting
... Many years of research have demonstrated that vulnerability to mental illnesses—such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, early-onset depression, anxiety disorders, autism, and attention deficit hype... - Handout on Health: Atopic Dermatitis
... This booklet is for people who have atopic dermatitis (often called "eczema"), parents and caregivers of children with atopic dermatitis, and others interested in learning more about the disease. The ... - How Biological Clocks Work
... Anyone who has traveled has experienced jet lag—that groggy realization that while your day is beginning in Washington, DC, the night you just left in San Francisco is hardly over. Jet lag is an inc... - How to Find Medical Information
... After contacting the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) or the NIAMS Information Clearinghouse, you may want to find additional information on a disease or d... - Ménière's Disease
... The symptoms of Ménière's disease are associated with a change in fluid volume within a portion of the inner ear known as the labyrinth. The labyrinth has two parts: the bony labyrin... - Protect Your Ears
... - Seeing Our Feelings
... Imaging Emotion in the Brain In the last few years, there has been a revolution in the study of emotions. Our emotions—love, fear, anger, desire—give coloration and meaning to everything in life. ... - Stress and the Developing Brain
... It is well known that the early months and years of life are critical for brain development. But the question remains: just how do early influences act on the brain to promote or challenge the develop... - Stroke: Hope Through Research
... More than 2,400 years ago the father of medicine, Hippocrates, recognized and described stroke-the sudden onset of paralysis. Until recently, modern medicine has had very little power over this diseas... - Teenage Brain: A work in progress
... New imaging studies are revealing—for the first time—patterns of brain development that extend into the teenage years. Although scientists don't know yet what accounts for the observed changes... - What We Learned From Songbirds
... The Adult Brain Can Generate New Nerve Cells Once, neuroscientists believed that our complement of nerve cells was created prenatally and during the first years of life, and that no new neurons could ... - Women Hold Up Half the Sky
... Women and Mental Health Research Mental illnesses affect women and men differently—some disorders are more common in women, and some express themselves with different symptoms. Scientists are only n...
Resources
- 1998 Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates - National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports (Division of Reproductive Health, NCCDPHP, CDC)
- 2001-2002 Alzheimer’s Disease Progress Report (Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center, NIA, NIH, HHS)
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