Scientific Conduct News
June 11, 2025
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Jan. 2, 2025 — A special report outlines opportunities to enhance justice in genomics, toward a world in which genomic medicine promotes health equity, protects privacy, and respects the rights and values of ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Using a new calculation method, researchers found in an international comparative study that investors value corporate environmental performance more than mere information disclosure. In some ...
June 13, 2024 — An analysis of reviews of translational biomedical research reveals that just 5% of therapies tested in animals reach regulatory approval for human use. The umbrella review summarizes other ...
Feb. 26, 2024 — The average researcher thinks they are better than their colleagues at following good research practice. They also think that their own research field is better than other research fields at ...
Jan. 18, 2024 — When you try a new restaurant or book a hotel, do you consider the online reviews? Do you submit online reviews yourself? Do you pay attention if they are filtered and moderated? Does that impact ...
Aug. 1, 2023 — The public funding of science is responsible for many of the biomedical and other scientific breakthroughs on which our lives depend. However, the ...
Apr. 7, 2023 — People around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthcare, work, and housing that online access must now be considered a basic ...
Jan. 11, 2023 — The analysis of ancient DNA allows scientists to trace human evolution and make important discoveries about modern populations. The data revealed by ...
Sep. 27, 2022 — A new report outlines a model law for facial recognition technology to protect against harmful use of this technology, but also foster innovation for public ...
June 28, 2022 — Scientists review recent experiments and find noise regulations may need to be changed to protect porpoises, seals, and other sea-dwelling mammals. Current guidance for seals and porpoises is based ...
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Nov. 4, 2024 — A new study highlights key challenges and tensions in research ethics, particularly in light of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and calls for the adoption of new research ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — A range of different age checks are needed to protect children -- but also to ensure they can take advantages of positive opportunities online -- a new study ...
Mar. 21, 2024 — Researchers have called for a more considered approach when embedding ethical principles in the development and governance of AI for ...
Mar. 18, 2024 — Contrary to some claims, laws that criminalize or otherwise punish drug use during pregnancy are more likely to worsen rather than improve health outcomes. The study is the first to systematically ...
Mar. 14, 2024 — Employers who have introduced team-based rewards systems to foster creativity, collaboration, productivity and sales may want to look again at a system that new research shows can create an ...
Oct. 26, 2023 — A well-established psychological theory states that most of us are less likely to intervene in a bad situation if other people are present, and this 'bystander effect' also applies to ...
Dec. 5, 2022 — Lying to another person to get the better of them in a financial negotiation might win you more money, but you are likely to end up feeling guilty and less satisfied with the deal than if you had ...
Oct. 19, 2022 — Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia, is plagued by political and economic crises. The fall of a president, a military putsch and the crackdown on religious minorities have had an impact not only on ...
Oct. 12, 2022 — Research findings posted online as preprints -- studies made public before undergoing the review and approval of a panel of peer scientists required by most scholarly journals -- often hold up quite ...
Oct. 5, 2022 — The fear of missing out (FoMO) on rewarding and fun experiences is something that most people feel at some point in life. Among college students, the degree to which someone experiences FoMO is ...
Sep. 29, 2022 — Is it ethical to test possible HIV cures by having subjects stop taking antiretroviral therapy and then giving them placebos rather than the experimental treatment? The answer is often yes, according ...