Medicine and health sciences

Improving the trustworthiness, usefulness, and ethics of biomedical research through an innovative and comprehensive institutional initiative

NewsemiaFebruary 14, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 14, 2020034

by Daniel Strech, Tracey Weissgerber, Ulrich Dirnagl, on behalf of QUEST Group The reproducibility crisis triggered worldwide initiatives to improve rigor, reproducibility, and transparency in...

Biology

Predicting translational progress in biomedical research

NewsemiaOctober 19, 2019

by NewsemiaOctober 19, 201903

by B. Ian Hutchins, Matthew T. Davis, Rebecca A. Meseroll, George M. Santangelo Fundamental scientific advances can take decades to translate into improvements in human...

Biology

Applying the science of measurement to biology: Why bother?

NewsemiaJune 20, 2019

by NewsemiaJune 20, 201906

by Carmen H. Coxon, Colin Longstaff, Chris Burns Both basic and translational research are continuously evolving, but the principles that underpin research integrity remain constant....

Biology

Plan U: Universal access to scientific and medical research via funder preprint mandates

NewsemiaJune 5, 2019

by NewsemiaJune 5, 201901

by Richard Sever, Michael Eisen, John Inglis Preprint servers such as arXiv and bioRxiv represent a highly successful and relatively low cost mechanism for providing...

Biology

On the value of preprints: An early career researcher perspective

NewsemiaFebruary 23, 2019

by NewsemiaFebruary 23, 201903

by Sarvenaz Sarabipour, Humberto J. Debat, Edward Emmott, Steven J. Burgess, Benjamin Schwessinger, Zach Hensel Peer-reviewed journal publication is the main means for academic researchers...

Biology

Crafting your scientist brand

NewsemiaOctober 6, 2018

by NewsemiaOctober 6, 201801

by Peter J. Hotez That a scientist might shape and cultivate a personal brand is a relatively new concept but one that is finding increasing...

Biology

Best Match: New relevance search for PubMed

NewsemiaAugust 30, 2018

by NewsemiaAugust 30, 201806

by Nicolas Fiorini, Kathi Canese, Grisha Starchenko, Evgeny Kireev, Won Kim, Vadim Miller, Maxim Osipov, Michael Kholodov, Rafis Ismagilov, Sunil Mohan, James Ostell, Zhiyong Lu...