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What is the optimum design for my animal experiment?
June 16, 2021Within preclinical research, attention has focused on experimental design and how current practices can lead to poor reproducibility. There are numerous…
Read MoreMeta-analysis of variation suggests that embracing variability improves both replicability and generalizability in preclinical research
June 16, 2021The long-held belief that experimental standardization begets replicability has recently been challenged – based on the observation that the reduction of…
Read MoreThe MDAR Framework – a new tool for life sciences reporting
June 16, 2021Incomplete or imprecise reporting of life sciences research contributes to challenges with reproducibility, replicability, and biomedical applications. For the last three…
Read MoreEQIPD Quality System published
June 16, 2021The manuscript “Introduction to the EQIPD quality system” was recently accepted by and published in eLife. This publication marks an important milestone…
Read MoreAdditional reads in March 2021
March 30, 2021Science Forum: Improving preclinical studies through replications Assessment of transparency indicators across the biomedical literature: How open is open? Von Botswana…
Read MoreReactivation-dependent amnesia for contextual fear memories: Evidence for publication bias
March 30, 2021Research on memory reconsolidation has been booming in the last two decades, with numerous high-impact publications reporting promising amnestic interventions in…
Read MoreTaking a fresh look at FAIR for research software
March 30, 2021Software is increasingly essential in most research, and much of this software is developed specifically for and during research. To make this…
Read MoreAdvancing science or advancing careers? Researchers’ opinions on success indicators
March 30, 2021The way in which we assess researchers has been under the radar in the past few years. Critics argue that current…
Read MoreReproducible image handling and analysis
March 30, 2021Image data are universal in life sciences research. Their proper handling is not. A significant proportion of image data in research…
Read MoreAn excess of positive results: Comparing the standard Psychology literature with Registered Reports
March 30, 2021Selectively publishing ‘positive’ results distorts the available evidence for scientific claims. For the past decade, scientists from different fields have been…
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