M i s h e l & R o t h s t e i n , e d i t o r s In The Class Size Debate, two eminent economists debate the merits of smaller class sizes and the research methods used to measure the efficacy of this education reform measure. Alan Krueger (Princeton University) maintains that smaller class sizes can improve students’ performance and future earnings prospects. He challenges Prof. Hanushek’s wi...

In the June 2013 issue of this Journal, we described compelling evidence for the use of three novel anticoagulants, including Dabigatran, on the basis of recent large multi-centre trials. We acknowledged the approval of NOACs over warfarin in the ESC update and ACCP guidelines, and foresaw the greater usage of these newer, promising, therapies for stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibril...

William T. Golden Treasurer Richard S. Nicholson Executive Officer John Abelson Frederick Alt Don L. Anderson Stephen J. Benkovic Gunter K-J Blobel Floyd E. Bloom Henry R. Boume James J. Bull Kathryn Calame Charles R. Cantor Ralph J. Cicerone John M. Coffin Robert Dorfman Bruce F. Eldridge Paul T. Englund Federic S. Fay Harry A. Fozzard Theodore H. Gaballe Roger 1. M. Glass Stephen J. Goff Core...

After years of inactivity over the problem of research misconduct in the United Kingdom, there is now an enthusiasm and drive to do something. But how should medical fraud be tackled? Representatives from medical journals (both British and American), the Medical Research Council, a medical school and a medical charity, and a member of the Danish Committee on Medical Dishonesty give their views ...

Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus is renowned for countering almost any antibiotic challenge. Its history since the advent of penicillin is one of increasing resistance to antibiotics. Methicillin was the first semisynthetic penicillin resistant to penicillinase to be derived from the penicillin nucleus and was a major advance in the treatment of staphylococc...

In his Foreword to my book Haldane’s Daedalus Revisited, Nobel laureate Joshua Lederberg (1995) correctly emphasized the difficulty of making accurate scientific predictions. Nevertheless, I agree with M. S. Swaminathan (2012) that the current concerns of biosafety will soon give way to an appreciation of the potential benefits of the new genetics including the GMO technology. I have reviewed t...

Some devalue recess because they assume it to be a waste of time. There is no theory or empirical evidence to support this point of view. There is, however, abundant and clear evidence that recess has beneficial effects on children’s social competence and academic performance. The author tells how his interest in standardized tests led him to years of recess study, compares recess survey findin...

One of the oldest arguments in the history of psychology is the Nature vs Nurture debate. Each of these sides have good points that it's really hard to decide whether a person's development is predisposed in his DNA, or a majority of it is influenced by this life experiences and his environment. As of now, we know that both nature and nurture play important roles in human development, but we ha...

Efficient regimes for spectrum management have been a research focus since the earliest days of radio communications, but the mix of technologists, lawyers, and economists that has emerged in recent years has produced a new and lively debate. Unfortunately, the different approaches and languages of these researchers have made communication difficult, and no solid conclusions have emerged. Tradi...