By: Björn

Die Reproduzierbarkeitskrise: Bedrohung oder Chance für die Wissenschaft? (In German)
May 28, 2020

In this Editorial, published in Biologie in unserer Zeit, Martin C. Michel and Ralf Dahm discuss threats and opportunities related to…

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Systematic review of guidelines for internal validity in the design, conduct and analysis of preclinical biomedical experiments involving laboratory animals
May 28, 2020

Several initiatives have set out to increase transparency and internal validity of preclinical studies. While many of the points raised in…

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Variability in the analysis of a single neuroimaging dataset by many teams
May 28, 2020

To test the reproducibility and robustness of results obtained in the neuroimaging field, 70 independent teams of neuroimaging experts from across…

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Covid-19 and the PPV
May 28, 2020

There has been a lot in the news recently about using antibody tests to detect people who have had Covid-19 and…

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Research rigor in preclinical studies on biological effects of whole-body exposure to electromagnetic fields (2G/3G cell phone technology)
May 26, 2020

Various modern technologies are known to bear risks to the human health. In many cases, the society learns about these risks…

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Conflict of interest – Education needed!
May 22, 2020

A “Conflict of Interest (CoI)” is a very special situation of which we are usually reminded about when a famous scientist…

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Fun, fun, fun…
March 31, 2020

A mathematician, a physicist, and a statistician went hunting for deer. When they chanced upon one buck lounging about, the mathematician…

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Sample Size Matters – An App Exploring Sample Size and Power
March 31, 2020

Problems with statistical analysis and data visualization in published papers (REF1, REF2, REF3, REF4) have led to calls to improve training for biomedical scientists….

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The Embassy of Good Science – An online platform fostering research integrity
March 31, 2020

By Iris Lechner The field of research integrity is growing substantially. An increasing number of guidelines and initiatives to foster responsible research…

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Data analysis – Issues, challenges and solutions
March 31, 2020

The first official meeting of the Preclinical Data Forum took place in Berlin in 2014 and one of the central seminars was given…

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