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Almost a quarter of faculty evaluation documents from US and Canadian universities mention Journal Impact Factor and often imply that it measures research quality.

Studies of medaka and other ricefishes in the wild could provide insights in fields such as evolutionary biology, development and cancer research.

The impacts of grief are long-lasting, but support from colleagues provides some relief.

Analysis of data on drug-gene interactions suggests that decentralized collaboration will increase the robustness of scientific findings in biomedical research.

Historical texts offer researchers in neuroscience, philosophy and literature the opportunity to work together to explore mysteries of the mind and human behavior.

Traveling to conferences with children presents a number of logistical and financial challenges.

An analysis of more than 3000 randomized controlled trials published in JAMA, the Lancet and NEJM has identified 396 medical reversals.

Data are reported for the monthly number of uploads to and downloads from bioRxiv, and for the number of preprints that are later published in peer-reviewed journals.

Colleagues, funders and institutions can support pregnant researchers in a variety of ways.

The interactions between communities of microbial species and their human hosts raise questions about the nature of health and disease.