Journal Editors Are Urged To Demand More Evidence
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Editors of scientific journals should beef up their level of skepticism about high-profile papers submitted to them and demand solid evidence that the work was completed as described, according to a review of the editorial procedures that led to the publication of fraudulent scientific papers by...
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More research is needed to show that alternative therapies such as acupuncture and herbal supplements work and this may mean changing laws that protect the industry, a committee of experts said on Wednesday.
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The countryâs top experts on tuberculosis called for a vast increase in federal research dollars and asked for expanded authority to restrict travel by infected persons.
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The authors of a U.N. panelâs report on climate change are being inundated with tweaks ahead of tomorrowâs release.
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Some chemicals should be re-assessed after new evidence that they accumulate in food chains, scientists say.
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One of the most respected journals in the world will soon have a new editor-in-chief, but Science seems unlikely to change its course to support open access, which would make journal content free, under the new leadership.
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A recently published compendium of Robert Frost's personal notebooks is coming under attack from two critics who say that the editor of the volume mistranscribed hundreds, if not thousands, of Frostâs words.
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&quot;...the agencyâs senior management is more concerned with external appearance than rigorous science.&quot; -- Dr. Richard Horton, editor, The Lancet.
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A debate over a hypothesis that cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells could affect the path of research.
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Healthcare experts call for more funding, better training, and changes in institutional culture.
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You can learn a lot from writing a newspaper column, especially when a reader calls in to say that you're wrong. I've just received a revealing critique that foreshadows a nasty new escalation in the battle over our digital rights.
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Doctors are being urged to think twice before prescribing certain painkillers in light of new evidence suggesting they may increase cardiovascular risk.
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There isn't enough evidence to tell if most treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder work, says a scientific review that highlights the urgency of finding answers as thousands of suffering veterans return from Iraq.
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Recently we have seen dis- cussions by the president and first lady and two op-ed pieces about stem cell research, one on Aug. 12 by Richard Cohen and one on Aug. 15 by Michael Kinsley. Only the column by Mr. Kinsley came anywhere close to presenting the ...
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Two provocative books criticizing homework came out recently. Both are by reputable, well-informed authors, so I was surprised to find these good people trying to get away with hyperbole and incomplete data unworthy of them.
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Editors of major medical journals joined forces on Wednesday to make researchers and companies register all clinical trials when they
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Editors of major medical journals  joined forces on Wednesday to make researchers and companies  register all clinical trials when they begin so unflattering or  unclear results cannot later be covered up.