The extent to which the benefits of science can be fully realized depends critically upon the quality of the connection between researchers themselves and between researchers and members of the public. We believe that it is now possible to improve these connections on a community-wide and even world-wide basis through the use of an appropriate information management system. In this paper we exp...

Research is needed to better understand and respond effectively to people who are suicidal. Involving people who are suicidal in research poses some ethical and pragmatic problems. The ethical problems and difficulties in obtaining approval to involve people who are suicidal in research has contributed to the current paucity of research that explores the suicidal experience. To explore some of ...

In the past few years, factor analysis (FA) has been increasingly used to examine the relationship between variables known to be associated with asthma health status including spirometry, atopy, inflammation, symptom frequency, quality of life, b-agonist use, and exacerbations. FA is a multistep analytic process that seeks to define the underlying latent constructs among a larger set of observe...

In my three decades with the Associated Press, I interviewed thousands of physicians and scientists. Most were gracious and generous with their time. But occasionally, I felt like an attorney taking a deposition from a reluctant witness. And who could fault their lack of enthusiasm? I like to think that reporters are not especially unpleasant to deal with, although their need to work quickly, o...

This article presents the observations of a virtual panel of research experts who have conducted significant research on music and the brain. Their answers to questions posed by the moderator (the author) give unique insights into their findings and conclusions. This panel comprises real people who have given permission for their observations (originally given in separate interviews with the au...