2012-05-24T14:34:43Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/biology-and-life-sciences.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB597.html Mar 22, 2012 Mar 22, 2012

This exploratory study investigates the characteristics of publications cited on clinical guidelines, and the funding sources they acknowledge, in order to better understand how research is translated into changes in policy and practice.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP659.html Dec 2, 2011 Dec 2, 2011

Documents RAND's responses to proposed changes in the Common Rule, which regulates Institutional Review Board protection of human research participants.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/03/07.html Mar 7, 2011 Mar 7, 2011

Project Retrosight analysed 29 case studies of cardiovascular and stroke research in Australia, Canada, and the UK, and found that clinical research has greater societal impact over a 15-20 year timescale, while basic research has greater academic impact.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1079.html Mar 7, 2011 Mar 7, 2011

Project Retrosight analyzed 29 case studies of cardiovascular and stroke research in Australia, Canada, and the UK, and found that clinical research has greater societal impact over a 15–20 year timescale, while basic research has greater academic impact.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR925.html Mar 6, 2011 Mar 6, 2011

This work explores impacts of cardiovascular and stroke research funded 15–20 years ago and draws out aspects associated with high or low impact. It describes 29 case studies of grants from Australia, Canada and UK. Methodology volume.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9573.html Mar 6, 2011 Mar 6, 2011

Project Retrosight analysed 29 case studies of cardiovascular and stroke research in Australia, Canada and the UK, examining the diversity of impact produced by this kind of research and identifying factors associated with various levels of payback.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR918.html Dec 23, 2010 Dec 23, 2010

This comparative analysis of English and U.S. forensic DNA databases and profiling attempted to confirm what many senior U.S. law enforcement officials believe: that the English criminal justice system has capitalized more fully on the crime-fighting potential of DNA evidence.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP319.html Oct 1, 2010 Oct 1, 2010

This paper highlights key points from a high-level Forum organised and facilitated by the Office of Health Economics and RAND Europe that discussed spillover effects from biomedical and health research, and strategies to realise their benefits.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB591.html Jan 12, 2010 Jan 12, 2010

<p>This documented briefing provides an overview of biomedical and health research in Singapore.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB590.html Dec 23, 2009 Dec 23, 2009

<p>This documented briefing provides an overview of the health and medical research system in France. The report is supported by the Department of Health (England).</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB588.html Dec 23, 2009 Dec 23, 2009

<p>This documented briefing provides an overview of the European Research Area and explores whether such an integrated research area exists in health and biomedical research. The report is supported by the Department of Health (England). </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090323.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>The bespoke process to procure the biomedical research centres resulted in relatively low transaction costs, compared to more traditional routes into funding research centres.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB571.html Nov 17, 2008 Nov 17, 2008

<p>Provides an overview of health and medical research in Japan, describing the sectors that performs such research, how it is funded, how health research priorities are set, and current and emerging health research issues in Japan.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB564.html Oct 17, 2008 Oct 17, 2008

<p>Presents an overview of health and medical research in New Zealand.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB531.html Jan 28, 2008 Jan 28, 2008

<p>Provides an overview of health and medical research in Australia. The report is part of a series of country-specific reports available from RAND Europe&rsquo;s Observatory on Health Research Systems. The report describes the structure of Australia&rsquo;s health research system, the processes and performance of the Australian health research system, and an outlook which considers current and emerging health research issues in Australia.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB536.html Jan 28, 2008 Jan 28, 2008

<p>Provides an overview of ethics and ethical reviews in biomedical research. The purpose of the document is to brief non-specialists on the key aspects of the evolution and current debate of biomedical research ethics and assessment of proposed research by ethics committees or review boards. The briefing highlights principle areas of consensus and tension, and outlines different approaches to the formal ethical scrutiny of proposed research.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB535.html Jan 28, 2008 Jan 28, 2008

<p>Provides an overview of health and medical research in the UK. The report is part of a series of country-specific reports available from RAND Europe&rsquo;s Observatory on Health Research Systems. The report describes the structure of UK&rsquo;s health research system, the processes and performance of the UK health research system, and an outlook which considers current and emerging health research issues in the UK.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB532.html Jan 28, 2008 Jan 28, 2008

<p>Provides an overview of health and medical research in Canada. The report is part of a series of country-specific reports available from RAND Europe&rsquo;s Observatory on Health Research Systems. The report describes the structure of Canada&rsquo;s health research system, the processes and performance of the Canadian health research system, and an outlook which considers current and emerging health research issues in Canada.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB534.html Jan 28, 2008 Jan 28, 2008

<p>Provides an overview of health and medical research in the U.S. The report is part of a series of country-specific reports available from RAND Europe&rsquo;s Observatory on Health Research Systems. The report describes the structure of the U.S. health research system, the processes and performance of the U.S. health research system, and an outlook which considers current and emerging health research issues in the U.S.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB533.html Jan 27, 2008 Jan 27, 2008

<p>Provides an overview of health and medical research in Sweden. The report is part of a series of country-specific reports available from RAND Europe&rsquo;s Observatory on Health Research Systems. The report describes the structure of Sweden&rsquo;s health research system, the processes and performance of the Swedish health research system, and an outlook which considers current and emerging health research issues in Sweden.</p>