Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Researchers Accused of Manipulating Data
Four senior researchers at Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have been accused of forging data through “duplications of blots, bands, and plots within images.”
Four senior researchers at Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have been accused of forging data through “duplications of blots, bands, and plots within images.”
The p value plays into the human need for certainty and has led to the reproducibility crisis in may fields. Some researchers want to tweak the system of analysis, while others want to overhaul it.
In this essay mathematician Paul Lockhart makes the argument that math is an art form, and should be taught like one.
More evidence emerges that the use of statins to lower cholesterol may be counterproductive in preventing heart failure. Though cholesterol levels may be lowered, statins can inhibit vitamin K production, a substance critical to preventing plague buildup in arteries.
After a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Journalist Neil Barsky initially followed his doctors advice and began insulin injections. He also did his own research and found a community already aware of the root of the problem. After cutting out the carbs, he dropped his A1C, got off medications, and now considers himself cured.
A research-rating system has identified gaps in studies that assess the connection between diet and various health risks.
While placebos are meant to be benign, drug companies frequently use “active” placebos, meant to mimic the side effects of the real drug. The specifics of the placebos are rarely disclosed, and their effects may decrease the reliability of trial data.
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