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The BMJ has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch…

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Misconduct Detection — Evolving Methods & Lessons from 15 Years of Scientific Image Sleuthing - Volume 53 Issue 1

The discovery raises serious concerns about the integrity of the research in the papers and highlights flaws in academic publishing.

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Springer Nature surveyed a total of 7,871 researchers in Australia (993), the UK (1,078), the USA (1,962), India (659), Japan (1,190), China (1,008), and Brazil (981), to explore understanding of rese...

by Csaba Szabo, Columbia University Press, 2025  This is a rollicking good read, written in an informal style, and enlivened by cartoons, wh...

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A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.