A day after @RetractionWatch contacted the firm for comment about the workplace conditions, @MDPIOpenAccess adjusted its performance targets for employees.
Happy to announce that we've launched a new round of the @GoodSciProject - JHU MA in Science Writing Fellowship. https://t.co/1f1U6Fg3nG
👉$5,000 Reporting Grants
👉Open to all journalists!
Tune into #TWICpodcast tomorrow. I will discuss and agree with this proposal to change an ossified paradigm. It could save a lot of heart muscle. (And we also learn about "incorporation bias")
My new investigation for @newsfromscience: Did a top @NIH official manipulate Alzheimer's/Parkinson’s research for decades? Neuroscientist Eliezer Masliah found to engage in scientific misconduct; 132 of his papers fall under suspicion
https://t.co/gF4fcjDipJ
In July 2023, the European Medicines Agency announced an investigation into reports that GLP-1 receptor agonist weight loss drugs, like #ozempic, might increase the risk of suicide and self-harm. Is this link plausible? New data is just out. Brief 🧵...
9/24 at 7:30 PM | Journalist @lynnepeeps explores how the emerging science of circadian rhythms could impact our sleep, health, and happiness. https://t.co/b76Dv8ee9S
Vaccine season is rapidly approaching, so I was intrigued by this article, in @JAMA_current that examined the long-term outcomes of people who suffered post-vaccine vs. post-covid myocarditis. Brief 🧵
".@ivanoransky emphasised that the problem was not just paper mills, but a broader academic culture which pushes researchers to 'publish or perish'." https://t.co/JNumHJYfHS
Regenerative Medicine. It's an amazing pitch. Let's harness your bodies own cells - stem cells no less - to heal what ails you. Worldwide, harvesting cells from one part of your body and injecting them into another is a 35 BILLION dollar industry. But is it, you know, real?
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