Research

In this tip sheet, we explain why it's rarely accurate to report that research studies prove anything — even if a press release says so.

Headlines making erroneous claims about the effectiveness of certain drugs and treatments can harm the public. “’Prove’ is a short, snappy word, so it works in a headline — but it’s usually wrong,” says Branch. Another good idea: Editors, including copy editors, could make a habit of consulting with reporters on news headlines about research, science and other technical topics. Many people are unfamiliar with the scientific process, so they need journalists’ help understanding how a single research study fits into the larger landscape of scholarship on an issue or problem. Don’t go only on the abstract to get a full sense of how strong the evidence is. Editors, especially those who are not familiar with the process of scientific inquiry, can easily make mistakes when writing or changing headlines about research. “Some familiar examples are Earth as the center of the universe, the absolute nature of time and space, the stability of continents, and the cause of infectious disease.” Gastel and Branch agree that editors would benefit from science journalism training, particularly as it relates to reporting on health and medicine. [KSJ Science Editing Handbook](https://ksjhandbook.org/) urges journalists to read press releases carefully. What sets mathematicians apart from other scientists is their use of mathematical proofs, a step-by-step argument written using words, symbols and diagrams to convince another mathematician that a given statement is true, explains Scientists typically express themselves in degrees of confidence, he notes. “Don’t go only on the news release.

Publishers aren't feeling their best about revenue or the economy overall. https://digiday.com/?p=489027.

(By comparison, 20% of large publishers said they get a large or very large portion of their revenue from branded content.) Just under a third of large publishers (32%) said they get a large or very large portion of their revenue from video ads, putting the revenue source at No. Nearly two-thirds of large publishers (63%) said direct-sold ads account for a large or very large portion of their revenue, and 42% of small publishers said the same — making direct-sold ads the No. 2 source of revenue for large publishers this year, with 49% of respondents from this group saying they get a large or very large portion of their revenue from programmatic. (Only 11% of small publishers said a large or very large portion of their revenue comes from video ads.) About a third of small publishers (31%) said branded content accounts for a large or very large portion of their revenue, ranking it at No. Meanwhile, large publishers (or those with last year’s revenue at least $50 million) are relying on 7.68 revenue sources on average, compared with 8.02 sources at the start of 2022. Produced in partnership with Marketecture The following article highlights an interview between Mark Douglas, MNTN’s CEO, and Ari Paparo, founder and CEO of Marketecture. 3 for small publishers, with 31% saying programmatic accounts for a large or very large portion of their revenue in 2023. Small publishers (or those with a revenue last year of less than $10 million) get their revenue from an average of 4.83 sources as of Q1 of this year, down from 5.41 a year ago. Additionally, it’s likely the difference between small and large publishers can be attributed to resources, at least in part. Digiday’s survey found that, overall, the number of revenue sources publishers rely on has fallen very slightly since the first quarter of last year.

While the neurotypical mice were able to "filter out" new background odors and identify the target scents, the CNTNAP2 knockout mice struggled to do so. To ...

We speculate that the olfactory bulbs in the mouse model of autism might be more easily overwhelmed by processing new background odors. However, the input signals were very similar between the CNTNAP2 knockout mice and neurotypical mice. While the neurotypical mice were able to "filter out" new background odors and identify the target scents, the CNTNAP2 knockout mice struggled to do so. The neurotypical mice filtered out novel background scents and identified targets, but this complex processing was impaired in CNTNAP2 knockout mice. An imaging technique called intrinsic optical imaging was used to visualize neural activity near the surface of the olfactory bulb. When they successfully identified the target scent, the mice were rewarded with a sip of water.

The most common cause of hearing loss is progressive because hair cells -- the primary cells to detect sound waves -- cannot regenerate if damaged or lost.

"When we checked this process in adult mice, we were able to show that ERBB2 expression drove the protein expression of SPP1 that is necessary to activate CD44 and grow new hair cells," said Dorota Piekna-Przybylska, PhD, a staff scientist in the White Lab and first author of the study. [Materials](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/neuroscience/can-hearing-loss-be-reversed) provided by [University of Rochester Medical Center](https://www.urmc.rochester.edu). "We know from our previous work that expression of an active growth gene, called ERBB2, was able to activate the growth of new hair cells (in mammals), but we didn't fully understand why," said Patricia White, PhD, professor of Neuroscience and Otolaryngology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. That is the ultimate goal," said White. This increase in cellular response promoted mitosis in the supporting cells, a key event for regeneration. The most common cause of hearing loss is progressive because these hair cells -- the primary cells to detect sound waves -- cannot regenerate if damaged or lost.

When young children are around bodies of water, competency includes details like caregivers who know how to swim, how to rescue a drowning child and, when ...

“We hope parents recognize the importance of gaining basic knowledge to keep their children safe from drowning,” Schwebel said. “These dimensions are still important, and they work well for locations like the playground; but near water, we also need to think about the fourth dimension of competency.” Co-authors of the study include William Ramos, Ph.D., Department of Health and Wellness Design, Indiana University-Bloomington; Julie Gilchrist, M.D., U.S. Steps of the chain are: In emergency circumstances, competency can add valuable, lifesaving seconds in the event of a drowning. [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](/news/Centers%20for%20Disease%20Control%20and%20Prevention), there are an estimated 4,000 drownings every year in the United States, an average of 11 deaths per day.