There are many ways that trust plays a crucial role in science, both between researchers
and between researchers and various communities impacted by their research. Scientific …

Scientists are trained to evaluate and interpret evidence without bias or subjectivity. Thus,
growing evidence revealing a gender bias against women—or favoring men—within …

Despite low rates of home birth throughout most Western countries, the topic generates
considerable debate. This is reflected by the differing positions on home birth adopted by …

Parents in the US and other societies are increasingly refusing to vaccinate their children,
even though popular anti-vaccine myths–eg 'vaccines cause autism'–have been debunked …

Much of the literature on values in science is limited in its perspective because it focuses on
the role of values in individual scientists' decision making, thereby ignoring the context of …

Background Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive neuromodulatory
technique that has broad diagnostic and therapeutic potential across a range of neurological …

Even if the “value-free ideal of science”(VFI) were an unattainable goal, one could ask: can it
be a useful fiction, one that is beneficial for the research community and society? This …

Objective to explore the influences on women who chose a publicly-funded home birth in
one Australian state. Design a constructivist grounded theory methodology was used …

Medical apps have featured in popular websites and mainstream news media in recent
months. However, there has been almost no mention of these tools in journals focusing on …

Background Low back pain is often accepted as a “normal” part of pregnancy. Despite
research suggesting that quality of life for women who are pregnant is adversely affected …