Federal policy for biomedical and behavioral research.

The states "race" with the federal government for stem cell research.

This article presents an innovative study of the effect of individual states and private institutes in pushing forward stem cell research despite a federal ban on creating new stem cell lines. The author analyzes the impact of state legislation, proposing that states are reacting to federal policy by serving as laboratories for what is traditionally federally funded biomedical research.

The nation's changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropr...

Protection of human subjects: Institutional Review Board; report and recommendations of National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.

Implications of Behavioral Economics for Monetary Policy

I want to congratulate the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for organizing a fascinating and thought-provoking conference. I applaud the Bank’s decision to establish a center to promote and support research in behavioral economics and concur wholeheartedly with the judgment that motivates these initiatives—that research in behavioral economics is broadening and enriching our understanding of deci...

Determination of Secretary Regarding Recommendation on Psychosurgery of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Federal Register 1978 November 15; 43(221): Part VI: 53242-53244