Contradicting/negative results in clinical research: Why (do we get these)? Why not (get these published)? Where (to publish)?

Why Do We Need It ? How Do We Get It ?

ECURITY EXPERTS FREQUENTLY REFER TO PEOPLE AS “THE WEAKEST LINK IN THE CHAIN” OF SYSTEM SECURITY. Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick revealed that he hardly ever cracked a password, because it “was easier to dupe people into revealing it” by employing a range of social engineering techniques. Often, such failures are attributed to users’ carelessness and ignorance. However, more enlightened researchers...

Why monkeys do not get multiple sclerosis (spontaneously)

The goal of this review is to apply an evolutionary lens to understanding the origins of multiple sclerosis (MS), integrating three broad observations. First, only humans are known to develop MS spontaneously. Second, humans have evolved large brains, with characteristically large amounts of metabolically costly myelin. This myelin is generated over long periods of neurologic development-and pe...

Why and Where Do Academics Publish?

INTRODUCTION Social and behavioral research is a complex activity that takes place in an ambiguous environment. This environment is more ambiguous than most researchers are aware, and it is changing more rapidly than most researchers realize. In fact, focused on their own activities and struggling with the very unclear messages from their environments, most researchers have very limited perspec...

Evolutionary Medicine: Why do humans get bunions?

Evolutionarily medicine Why do humans get bunions?

Hallux valgus is the most common forefoot problem in adults. It is characterized by an anatomical deformity involving lateral deviation of the hallucial phalanges and medial prominence of the first metatarsal head, commonly known as a bunion. This acquired deformity is often correlated with foot pain, imbalance and impaired gait, falls in older adults and decreased healthrelated quality of life...