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US Congress Cautions NIH on Clinical Trials Policies
The US Senate has instructed the National Institutes of Health to acknowledge the behavioral science community’s opposition to classifying basic research with humans as clinical trials.
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Stop Blaming Mental Illness
APS Fellow Alan Leshner, who has held some of the most prestigious scientific leadership positions in the United States, calls on policymakers to support research into the real causes of mass shootings instead of scapegoating people who struggle with mental disorders.
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NIH Delays Some Clinical Trials Requirements Imposed Earlier on Basic Behavioral Research
The National Institutes of Health is delaying for two years some of the clinical trials requirements it earlier attempted to impose on basic research.
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New Report Illustrates Impact of Evidence on Policy
A new report titled “Evidence Works: Cases Where Evidence Meaningfully Informed Policy” presents 20 case studies describing instances in which evidence was used for government policymaking at the federal, state and local levels, and where policymaking processes were designed to incorporate evidence.
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WHO Working Group Turns to PSPI Report as Part of Vaccination Research Initiative
The World Health Organization has turned to recent report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest to help assess vaccination practices across the globe.
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APS Urges Increased Funding for National Science Foundation
APS has joined many scientific organizations, other groups, and lawmakers in calling for more support for NSF in the upcoming year.
