Journals under fire
The recent spate of high profile scientific shams has left many wondering whether what appears in the world's most prestigious medical journals can be believed. |
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Cloning study fabricated?
A former colleague of South Korean stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk is charging that some of Hwang's human cloning work may have been "fabricated." |
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More studies fudged
A Norwegian doctor who last week said he fabricated a mouth cancer research article has confessed to faking data for two additional studies. |
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Journals tighten rules on trials
In an attempt to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding clinical trials, several of the world's leading medical journals announced Wednesday that researchers must publicly register all trials if they want any of them published.
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Apologies for stem cell scandal
Disgraced South Korean stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-Suk has apologised, but insists that junior researchers were really to blame for fake findings published last year. |
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Funding determines findings
In many studies comparing antipsychotic drugs, the findings favour drugs made by companies funding the studies, says a new report. |
