Posts Tagged ‘medical research’
Ghostwriting tarnishes medical ethics
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Academics who lend their names to medical journal articles penned by industry ghostwriters should be charged with professional and academic misconduct and fraud, according to a report by two law professors. Continue…
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Mar 10, 2011 12:19 - 5 Comments
Joint US-UK research cited more often
RICE (US) — Collaborating with international scientists results in greater recognition for U.S. researchers who produce work with more impact that is cited by peers more often. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2011 11:52 - 1 Comment
Why do drug trials boom and bust?
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)/MCGILL (CAN) — The up and down success of drug trials may be due to a kind of myopia in which overly optimistic predictions result from narrowly focusing on a new drug’s performance in pre-clinical studies. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2010 13:50 - 7 Comments
Later, Farmville! A new game’s in town
MCGILL (CAN) — A new online game that launched today allows players to contribute in a significant way to genetic research. (more…)
