Found a temporary workaround. This problem is mainly due to my dependence on weird resolutions that fit within the viewable area of my TV which is so crappy that uneven parts of it are cut off by plastic on the sides. A lot of modern TVs have built-in resizing that can fix the issue but, again, my TV is too crappy to have that feature. As an adequate workaround for anyone else with this problem, I recommend trying resolution 1228x690 which fits properly and leaves just the smallest sliver of the research button to click.