Brendan Borrell

1 week ago | retractionwatch.com | Brendan Borrell

A Bangladesh-based organization focused on development economics and its founder have been churning out papers filled with misstatements, inconsistencies, ethical lapses and “statistically improbable data,” according to researchers involved in an ongoing effort to replicate the work. One journal has already retracted a paper for falsely claiming to describe a randomized, controlled trial and data collection that failed to adhere to the journal’s ethical guidelines.

3 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Brendan Borrell

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1 month ago | thetransmitter.org | Angie Voyles Askham |Calli McMurray |Charles Piller |Brendan Borrell

Three researchers who served as scientific advisers to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) were removed from their positions this week, The Transmitter has learned. At least one adviser to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) was also terminated this week. The researchers each received a letter this week from Matthew Memoli, acting director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), dated 21 March.

1 month ago | thetransmitter.org | Angie Voyles Askham |Calli McMurray |Charles Piller |Brendan Borrell

Three researchers who served as scientific advisers to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) were removed from their positions this week, The Transmitter has learned. At least two advisers to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) were also terminated this week. The researchers each received a letter this week from Matthew Memoli, acting director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), dated 21 March.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Brendan Borrell |Mark Abramson

Inside the burn zone, the federal government is overseeing the removal of debris along with the top six inches of soil to reduce toxins. The E.P.A. has said it won't retest the soil after the cleanup - even though soil remediation and rebuilding efforts can stir up potentially harmful particles that had already settled.