By: Björn

Not allowed to publish everywhere
March 26, 2017

The Economist reported (link) that the biggest foundation in the world, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have a new policy…

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Meeting Report: Reproducible Research and Registered Reports
March 21, 2017

NIHR STATS Group: Laboratory StudiesLondon, 20 March 2017 Invited speakerThe meeting opened with a comprehensive presentation by guest speaker Professor Chris…

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Effect Vibrations and a Roman God
March 19, 2017

There are a large number of ways how to analyze the same data set. Depending on the decision made in handling,…

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Additional Reads in March 2017
March 19, 2017

 Replication is not about making or breaking careers: it is about providing an opportunity to move science forward. Psychology journal editor asked…

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February 2017
March 7, 2017

Biowebspin: PAASP partners with the academic-industry network platform Biowebspin – Read more Author checklists: We do make an impact – Read…

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No publication without confirmation
February 28, 2017

In a Nature Comment article Malcolm McCleod and Jeffrey Mogli present a very interesting idea for preclinical research to improve trust…

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Reproducibility2020: Progress and Priorities
February 28, 2017

One year after Global Biological Standards Institute (GBSI) issued its Reproducibility2020 challenge and action plan for the biomedical research community, Freedman…

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The Interplay between Data Quality and Animal Welfare
February 28, 2017

The 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) originating from Russell and Burch (1959) are the guiding principles in preclinical animal research. They…

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No publication without confirmation
February 27, 2017

In a Nature Comment Malcolm McCleod and Jeffrey Mogli present an idea for preclinical research to improve trust in animal studies…

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Acknowledging and Overcoming Nonreproducibility in Basic and Preclinical Research
February 13, 2017

In this Viewpoint article, published in JAMA on Feb 13, 2017, John P.A. Ioannidis summarizes critical factors (e.g. poor statistical methods,…

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