The Decline of Basic Science Publications in Major Emergency Medicine Journals and Research Conferences

A recent publication reported on the decline of basic science publications in major medical journals in the past 20 years, making reference to the growing disconnect between basic science and clinical medicine.1 Story Landis, former director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, also noted a striking decrease in grant applications for basic science projects in the same time period.2 In the 1980s and 1990s, a number of...