The use of social media as a recruitment tool for research with humans is increasing, and
likely to continue to grow. Despite this, to date there has been no specific regulatory guidance …

Ethical Payment to Research Participants The authors propose a framework for evaluating
the appropriateness of payments to research participants. They distinguish three acceptable …

There has been significant analysis of the ethical and regulatory issues involved with
paying research participants, but less attention has been focused specifically on paying …

Extracellular adenosine, a key regulator of physiology and immune cell function that is
found at elevated levels in neonatal blood, is generated by phosphohydrolysis of adenine …

We discuss a recent sounding rocket experiment which found charged dust in the Earth's
tropical mesosphere. The dust detector was designed to measure small (5000–10000 amu) …

Institutional review boards, tasked with facilitating ethical research, are often pulled in
competing directions. In what we call the protection-inclusion dilemma, we acknowledge the …

The sudden emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic brought global disruption to every aspect
of society including healthcare, supply chain, the economy, and social interaction. Among …

A challenge in the clinical adoption of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) liquid biopsies for cancer care
is their high cost compared to potential reimbursement. The most common approach used in …

Vaccination is one of the most effective medical interventions. However, optimization of
existing as well as design of new vaccines is still mostly conducted empirically; a rational …

Institutional review boards (IRBs) are permitted by regulation to seek assistance from outside
experts when reviewing research applications that are beyond the scope of expertise …