NIMH to Screen Studies for Science and Human Risks

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Director Steven Hyman of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) believes that a review panel is needed to screen participants in clinical studies on psychiatric disorders. He plans to recommend such a panel for NIMH-funded studies. Psychiatric case studies previously have been criticized by ethicists and patient activists. Especially controversial were studies that involve needless patient risk.

Standards, Officials and employees, Clinical trials, Interview, Ethical aspects, United States. National Institute of Mental Health, Psychiatry, Hyman, Steven

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DNA Studies Challenge the Meaning of Race

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Geneticists maintain that a growing body of data indicates that there are no boundaries between races, making ethnic and racial categories meaningless. The emerging view is that genetic differences among racial groups are a continuum. In spite of this discovery, some activists oppose research on genetic diversity.

Demographic aspects, Genetic aspects, Human genetics, Race

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Embargoes: Good, Bad, or `Necessary Evil'?

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An embargo arrangement is general successful in keeping science news out of the press until it is formally published by a journal. However, the embargo system is increasingly under attack, and journals are revising their policies. The World Wide Web is a major cause of the changes.

Management, Safety and security measures, Scientific literature, Science literature, Science publishing

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