Ophthalmology, Medicine, Science

Do weight-loss drugs cause serious complications? What does the science say?:

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Science — especially curiosity-driven research — is, at its heart, a creative act. It needs space to breathe and the capacity to fail.”

The recently announced changes to how research funding will be awarded in the United Kingdom — including a potential consolidation of money into bigger research groups — could stifle original ideas and deter international talent, argues immunologist John Tregoning. (Nature | 5 min read)

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The findings are not comparable, but both examples are instructive. In any case, they are worth reading.