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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the research-integrity desk.
science
Nature Medicine has issued an Editorial Expression of Concern over northern blot images in a 2007 paper on microRNA-133 and cardiac hypertrophy. The journal says the original data are no longer available and advises readers to interpret the affected data with caution.
health
Nature Medicine has issued an Editorial Expression of Concern over figure data in a 2017 mouse study of thyroid hormone and lung fibrosis. The notice identifies concerns in three figures and says original data for one blot could not be located.
health
A Nature Medicine review surveys barriers to reproducible biomedical research and proposes a practical framework for researchers, institutions, journals and funders. It highlights the potential costs of research findings that cannot be reproduced.
health
A BMJ research methods paper presents INSPECT-SR, a 21-check tool for assessing the trustworthiness of randomised controlled trials in systematic reviews. It guides reviewers to judge concerns across four domains, but is not a fraud-detection or risk-of-bias tool.