German Science Policy 2006

German Industrial Policy: an Overview

Health policy and outcomes 2006.

Health policy and health outcomes research are closely linked covering the field of research that studies the impact of health care on patients and populations using a whole range of outcomes including mortality, physical and psychological impairment, participation, quality of life and health economics. This article reviews articles and policy documents published over the last year that cover i...

German Medical Science: Editorial 2014

At the end of the year 2013 the open access portal “German Medical Science” (gms) has attained a well-established stage of development documented by the number of published articles and abstracts and by the electronic visits to the portal. Meanwhile 3,208 articles and 46,800 abstracts have been published. The portal will this year integrate a section for electronic books, the first project pend...

Science 6 January 2006:Vol

Depression is a mood continuum, ranging from normal but temporary "bad days" to a completely disabling clinical condition characterized by overwhelming despair that lasts for weeks or months. A popular theory is that a breakdown in signaling by the brain neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) is critically involved in the symptoms of clinical depression, but the nature of this d...

Informing policy with science.

e recently witnessed the peaceful—if controversial—transition of the United States presidency. As with any major change in federal government, the scientific community has concerns about new directions and priorities that may affect the way science is conducted, funded, and used in the United States and elsewhere. Of particular note with this new administration are concerns that President Trump...