Research and statistical analysis help us understand how the world works, how effective medications and treatments are, what influences our health, the best approach for business practices, and much ...

"We think we can make something better or find out what is going on in this interesting area if we try a bunch of things and apply several sophisticated techniques to study this." These proposals are ...

Researchers design studies that might disprove what’s called their null hypothesis – the opposite of the claim they’re ...

Does email substitute for or augment in-person and phone contact? Since the internet became popular, analysts have wondered about the relationship between email and other means of social contact. Some ...

Alzheimer’s disease is by far the most common cause of dementia, a progressive decline in brain function most common among the elderly. In America more than 6m people live with the disease, at a cost ...

Biologists at Georgia Tech have provided scientific support for a controversial hypothesis that has divided biologists for two years. Biologists at Georgia Tech have provided scientific support for a ...

New findings contradict previous notions about sugar's role in the onset of diabetic cataracts. Using an animal model that more closely recapitulates type 2 diabetes in humans, the research team found ...