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Uncovering misconduct among the Alzheimer’s ‘amyloid mafia’
The truth behind Alzheimer’s research, funding and oversight Moderator: Usha Lee McFarling, national science correspondent, STAT Charles Piller, Investigative Correspondent, Science magazine. Author, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” By Emily Bazar, California Health Journalism Fellow As science faces attacks from the Trump administration, online conspiracy theorists and corporate interests, investigative…
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A new publication fights spin in research abstracts
Read the abstract of a randomized controlled trial of doula home visits for low-income mothers and you might conclude that the intervention is a solid public policy win. “Among higher risk-taking mothers, the intervention was related to less intrusiveness during early infancy, less psychological and physical aggression during toddlerhood, more sensitive parenting attitudes, and greater…
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Reporter uncovers potential data manipulation by top researcher
An eye-opening investigation by Charles Piller for Science found evidence of research misconduct, including multiple instances of image manipulation and other data anomalies, from prominent neuroscientist and top NIH official Eliezer Masliah. This finding has called dozens of research papers into question. The National Institutes of Health conducted its own investigation, which ultimately found Masliah…
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Here’s what we all should learn from that scary tampon study
The Food and Drug Administration announced last month that it has commissioned an investigation into the ingredients in tampons after a small study in July identified the presence of heavy metals in multiple brands. When it was first published, the study caused quite a stir, with (far too many) stories and sensational headlines and a…
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Here’s what the limited research we have on transgender health tells us
A recent editorial in Science highlighted the critical need for more transgender health research, especially community-led studies that can help improve care and inform policies that protect the rights of transgender and gender-diverse people. Even some of the most robust studies on high risk diseases among transgender and people who express their gender identity beyond…
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