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The idea of having a dry January, where you give up booze from new year until February continues to grow in popularity. But what are the benefits of giving up alcohol for a month?

In a stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial, James Reynolds and colleagues investigate the impact of physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labels’ on energy purchased in worksite cafeterias in England.

John Ioannidis’ 2005 article Why Most Published Research Findings Are False was an uncomfortable wake-up call for many in the scientific community. The paper has led many to take a more critical eye to published research, leading to a wave of high-profile retractions and several major studies warning of a reproducibility crisis in science. So great is... Read more »

Good morning, today we wrap up our revisit with Adriana Gamondes 3 part series on school shooters, pharma and in this installment, autism. Part 3, The Enlightened Rapture, Read Part 1 and Part 2. Those who promise us paradise on...

Part 3, The Enlightened Rapture, Read Part 1 and Part 2. Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell. ~Karl Raimund Popper By Adriana Gamondes Autism, the fastest growing developmental disorder in the US, represents...

Researchers question preliminary trials that found sodium nitroprusside, an antihypertensive drug, had positive effects on schizophrenia.

As the pandemic increases public scrutiny of science, the UK Parliament is holding another inquiry into the long-running issue of reproducibility. Five of its contributors give their views on how sloppy science can be eliminated and trust be more firmly rooted 

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Sarah de Rijcke has been awarded Wellcome funding to study and promote responsible research practices Sarah de Rijcke has been awarded funding by the