Cardiovascular research is thriving in China

Thriving in Multidisciplinary Research: Advice for New Bioinformatics Students

The sciences have seen a large increase in demand for students in bioinformatics and multidisciplinary fields in general. Many new educational programs have been created to satisfy this demand, but navigating these programs requires a non-traditional outlook and emphasizes working in teams of individuals with distinct yet complementary skill sets. Written from the perspective of a current bioin...

political economy of china in central asia

this research is about the political economy of china in central asia. in this research the political & economic interactions affected on chinas political economy in central asia are examined. chinas goal of presence in central asia including political-security, economic and energy goals is described in one part. in another part, the trade relations between china and central asian countries ar...

President's page: cardiovascular research--is something missing?

One has only to compare the 1980 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session program to the 1997 program in Anaheim to be amazed at the marked increase in the number of scientific abstracts presented (400 compared with 2,138). Why, then, is there widespread concern about the future of cardiovascular research in the United States? (1–4). Before addressing this question, it is ...

gene therapy in cardiovascular research

The Learning Styles Myth is Thriving in Higher Education

The existence of 'Learning Styles' is a common 'neuromyth', and their use in all forms of education has been thoroughly and repeatedly discredited in the research literature. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that their use remains widespread. This perspective article is an attempt to understand if and why the myth of Learning Styles persists. I have done this by analyzing the current resear...