In the last issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, Dr. Reza Afshari raised the question of what are the best scientific areas of focus of toxicology for “low income countries and how such research might be achieved (1). South-south collaboration, in which developing countries share resources, was one of the proposed solutions. Rather than limit discussion to “low income” coun...

OBJECTIVES There is concern regarding the possible health effects of cellular telephone use. We examined whether the source of funding of studies of the effects of low-level radiofrequency radiation is associated with the results of studies. We conducted a systematic review of studies of controlled exposure to radiofrequency radiation with health-related outcomes (electroencephalogram, cognitiv...

The Industrial Research Promotion Fund (Forschungsförderungsfond, FFF) is Austria’s most important source of finance funding R&D projects carried out by business enterprises. However, the decision on the level of R&D subsidies will be affected by both the funding agency's objectives and firm characteristics. This paper analyzes the factor explaining the intensity of R&D subsidies as well as the...

1. Gamboa P, Sanchez-Monge R, Sanz ML, et al. Sensitization to C. sativa caused by a novel allergenic lipid transfer protein, Can s 3. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007;120:1459--60. 2. De Larramendi CH, López-Matas MA, Ferrer A, et al. Prevalence of sensitization to cannabis sativa. Lipid-Transfer and Thaumatin-Like proteins are relevant allergens. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2013;162:115--22. 3. Nay...

Compared to the money dedicated to cancer and cardiology, funding for neuroscience research has lagged behind for decades. But things are starting to change. From the White House's Brain Initiative to the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS to some recent sizeable gifts to universities, money for brain research appears to be on the rise. But, as our author explains, research and development funding fr...

A mbitious plans to build one of the world's deepest underground laboratories have suffered a serious setback. The US National Science Board (NSB) has refused to continue to fund the design of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL), leaving some 1,000 researchers hoping to do science there uncertain about its future. The lab is set to be housed in Homestake, a former go...