In: Literature

Additional reads in March 2021
March 30, 2021

Science Forum: Improving preclinical studies through replications Assessment of transparency indicators across the biomedical literature: How open is open? Von Botswana…

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Reactivation-dependent amnesia for contextual fear memories: Evidence for publication bias
March 30, 2021

Research on memory reconsolidation has been booming in the last two decades, with numerous high-impact publications reporting promising amnestic interventions in…

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Taking a fresh look at FAIR for research software
March 30, 2021

Software is increasingly essential in most research, and much of this software is developed specifically for and during research. To make this…

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Advancing science or advancing careers? Researchers’ opinions on success indicators
March 30, 2021

The way in which we assess researchers has been under the radar in the past few years. Critics argue that current…

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Reproducible image handling and analysis
March 30, 2021

Image data are universal in life sciences research. Their proper handling is not. A significant proportion of image data in research…

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An excess of positive results: Comparing the standard Psychology literature with Registered Reports
March 30, 2021

Selectively publishing ‘positive’ results distorts the available evidence for scientific claims. For the past decade, scientists from different fields have been…

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ADDITIONAL READS IN DECEMBER 2020
December 18, 2020

Collaboration on the road to better preclinical research Research integrity: nine ways to move from talk to walk Compliance Services for…

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How often do leading biomedical journals use statistical experts to evaluate statistical methods? The results of a survey
December 18, 2020

Scientific claims in biomedical research are typically derived from statistical analyses. However, misuse or misunderstanding of statistical procedures and results permeate…

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Publication rate in preclinical research: a plea for preregistration
December 18, 2020

In biomedical research, limitations in the design and reporting of experiments are known to cause avoidable waste of time and resources….

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Use of causal claims in observational studies: a research on research study
December 18, 2020

Many researchers remain tempted to draw causal conclusions from observational data despite acknowledging that mere association is not causation because causal…

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