Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Retractions are a sign that science is working as it should. But ...

The retraction rate for European biomedical-science papers increased fourfold between 2000 and 2021, a study of thousands of retractions has found. Two-thirds of these papers were withdrawn for ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Misconduct has contributed largely to a rising trend of ...

Reputation is a crucial factor in building status, particularly when quality is uncertain or unobservable 1 and when it is produced through highly technical and complex processes. This characterizes ...

Publishing research is a key part of a scientist’s career. Most researchers are excited to share their findings with their peers and the wider scientific community, and the news of an article being ...

Human rhinovirus (HRV), the culprit behind most colds, is the leading cause of hospitalization for premature babies. However, in very preterm children, exactly how HRV causes severe respiratory ...

The Retraction Watch team claims to already catalog two-thirds of retractions as they occur; “we’ll need more resources to be comprehensive.” According to Bio-IT World, Retraction Watch “has been a ...

The large language model–based chatbot ChatGPT fails to highlight the validity concerns with scientific papers that have been retracted or have been the subject of other editorial notices, according ...

When scientists make important discoveries, both big and small, they typically publish their findings in scientific journals for others to read. This sharing of knowledge helps to advance science: it ...