Millennials can’t catch a break. Not only do their elders repeatedly accuse them of being narcissistic, lazy and entitled, but now a new study pulls the sheet off their sex lives, revealing that there isn’t as…
Month: April 2018
Potential Reporting Bias in Neuroimaging Studies of Sex Differences
Abstract Numerous functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have reported sex differences. To empirically evaluate for evidence of excessive significance bias in this literature, we searched for published fMRI studies of human…
Study reveals how bacteria communicate in groups to avoid antibiotics
In a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found that the bacterium Pseudomonas…
Scientists Have Observed Epigenetic Memories Being Passed Down For 14 Generations
The most important set of genetic instructions we all get comes from our DNA, passed down through generations. But the environment we live in can make genetic changes, too. Last year, researchers discovered that…
LISTS OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS INDEXED IN WEB OF SCIENCE AND SCOPUS
The newest list of scholarly and scientific journals indexed in Scopus was published in June, 2014 and is available to download in Excel format here. The list also includes more than 2930 of open access…
How does it feel to have your scientific paper plagiarized? And what can you do about it?
Plagiarism is a frequent reason for retraction. Today, we’re pleased to present a guest post by Marya Zilberberg, a physician health services researcher and faculty member at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst School…
Brachial plexopathy after stereotactic body radiation therapy for apical lung cancer: Dosimetric analysis and preliminary clinical outcomes
Abstract Purpose The treatment of apical lung tumors with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is challenging due to the proximity of the brachial plexus and the concern for nerve damage. Methods and materials Between June 2009 and February…
Cancer researchers push to relax rules for clinical trials
US government examines whether criteria for participating in drug studies unnecessarily exclude some people. Nearly 20% of publicly funded cancer clinical trials in the United States fail because investigators are unable to…
Researcher loses battle with Cell over wording of retraction notice
For months, a researcher has wrestled with a journal over the wording of an upcoming retraction notice. It appears that she has lost. Earlier this week, Cell retracted the paper, despite the protests of…
Chinese Government to Review Cancer Papers Retracted by Academic Journal
(Beijing) — China’s education ministry and the national health commission will review over a 100 research papers taken down by an international academic journal after finding possible irregularities including plagiarism, according to…