Whose papers have an edge at Science? In unusual study, journal looks in the mirror | Science | AAAS via @jeffreybrainard.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

Scientific fraud and research misconduct are not only the result of personal ambition but also of endemic and systemic causes: See my review of @charlespiller.bsky.social “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪 #AcademicSky

Exclusive: Publisher investigating DNA contamination paper that authors say CDC vaccine committee will consider - re amazing detective work by @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social retractionwatch.com/2025/09/18/c...

Exclusive: Journal bans drug safety database papers as they flood the literature via @katetravis.bsky.social retractionwatch.com/2025/09/16/e...

Many thanks to @gjvanbussel.bsky.social for “A Catalyst for Urgent Dialogue and Reform” – his astute, thorough, and fair-minded review of my book “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” vbds.nl/2025/09/15/a...

Conflicts at Top US Pediatrician Assoc - as actual and alleged conflicts are being weaponized to undermine vaccination, this story cogently argues that medical associations like AAP must set a better example on transparency and conflicts undark.org/2025/09/04/c... via @undarkmag

Another elaborate correction by Eliezer Masliah et al admitting image anomalies ID’d originally by @mumumouse2.bsky.social prior to my @science.org investigation of Masliah: errors in images, but not to worry, they were only “for illustration purposes.” academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

Congrats to @lonnibesancon.bsky.social ‬ ‪@gcabanac.cpesr.fr and colleagues on 2025 Best JASIST Paper Award (and for donating the award money to the Bik Science integrity fund) www.asist.org/2025/08/13/s...

Thanks to Michael Chanon for a thoughtful review of my book, "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" jacobin.com/2025/08/big-...

Making Your Research Free May Cost You - @stephaniemlee.bsky.social takes a close look at the the growing crisis in prohibitively high research publication fees www.chronicle.com/article/maki...

AI tool labels more than 1000 journals for ‘questionable,’ possibly shady practices | Science | AAAS via @jeffreybrainard.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

Impressive look at the impact of paper mills on one journal, by Rene Aquarius, @elisabethbik.bsky.social, David Bimler, Morten Oksvold, @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social h/t @retractionwatch.com www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Another Othman Ghribi retraction. This shouldn’t take 3 years, @elsevierconnect.bsky.social 😐 pubpeer.com/publications... H/T Matt Schrag, @charlespiller.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social, but a sad story.

Reporters should bookmark this primer from a true pro.

In Guinea, the United States helped beat back malaria. Now, the disease is set to soar | Science | AAAS important story on the extreme human costs of new US policies via @martinenserink.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

Compelling analysis of the use of blood biomarkers in Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment, by Willem Van Gool and colleagues www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Today, our article "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly" is finally published in PNAS. I hope that it proves to be a wake-up-call for the whole scientific community. reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...

Celebrating UK publication day! What will it take to understand the most formidable brain disorders, from Alzheimer's to depression? The book is intended for both general readers and scientists. The feedback thus far has been positive, and heartwarming 💙. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds | Science | AAAS via @cathleenogrady.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

Civilian scientists are helping make Ukraine’s military more tech savvy | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

The Columbia deal is a tragic wake-up call | Science via Holden Thorp www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Late tot this terrific @stephaniemlee.bsky.social story. The Scientists Who Got Ghosted by the NIH h/t @retractionwatch.com www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Noticed: Sleuths are starting to get credit for retractions retractionwatch.com/2025/07/30/n...

Vinay Prasad was not good for the FDA. But his ouster makes things worse - thoughtful take by @matthewherper.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/v... via @statnews.com

Sobering report from @katherineeban.bsky.social Top White House pandemic preparedness official resigns, officials say, in sign of broader disarray www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/w... via @statnews.com

Misconduct investigation at U.S. military university uncovers image duplication - original findings by @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social originally flagged the issues retractionwatch.com/2025/07/23/m...

Interesting look at the enormity of the paper mill problem, via @abalkina.bsky.social @image-integrity.bsky.social www.laborjournal.de/rubric/essay...

Wake Forest cancer lab blames ‘honest mistakes’ for retractions - based on findings by @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social retractionwatch.com/2025/07/15/w...

Interesting debate on direct replication studies from two very smart observers retractionwatch.com/2025/06/25/g...

They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the California DMV via Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler calmatters.org/investigatio...

I couldn't agree more with Holden Thorp's essay - integrity read of the week. Sluggishness and defensiveness helped enable an executive order on research integrity | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thanks to Liz Tucker for a great conversation on her podcast "What Your GP Doesn't Tell You" about my book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" open.spotify.com/episode/13q1...

Thanks to Alexander Heffner for a great discussion on his PBS program, The Open Mind, about my book “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” – also available via podcast and to air soon on PBS stations www.pbs.org/video/cures-...

Fraud, misconduct, and group-think in Alzheimer’s research - thanks to @healthjournalism.org and @usha.bsky.social for inviting me to speak to health journalists about the findings in my book, "Doctored" -- good recap by @emilybazar.bsky.social healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/06...

Nuanced take from profgenkanter.bsky.social re conflicts of interest and why RFK Jr.’s approach to the vaccine advisory committee could backfire; I also wonder how the amount of money advisors pocket in personal fees from pharma factors in www.statnews.com/2025/06/12/r... via @statnews.com

Book Review: The Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease in Rural Colombia - good intro to @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social's insightful and poignant work via @undark.org undark.org/2025/06/13/b...

Feeling a lot like I did in early days of the pandemic these days. It is so clear what’s coming: The people that will die because of cuts in global health, because of cuts to research, because of the concerted anti-vaccine push. It’s clear what’s coming, but we will have to wait to count the dead.🧪

Book review: I really enjoyed @aecoppock.bsky.social's Persuasion in Parallel (2022) and @charlespiller.bsky.social's Doctored (2025). Strong recommend for both if you are interested in replication and scientific integrity. Reviews on my blog: babieslearninglanguage.blogspot.com/2025/06/two-...

Real journalism is important.

This works in the case of honest error. It is not robust (at reasonable cost) to active multi-year fraud, with non-neutral gatekeeping by journal editors, such as in the recent case of Alzheimer's research reported on by @charlespiller.bsky.social

Apparent NCI director candidate wants ‘open, respectful’ post-publication peer review while promoting anonymous site that calls sleuths a ‘mob’ retractionwatch.com/2025/06/10/w...

Thanks to Carl Zimmer for a thoughtful look at the challenges of Alzheimer's. He explores the history of the "amyloid hypothesis," its power and contradictions, and some of the concerns I raised in my book, "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's."

Help make sense of murky statistics for your readers, look at who participates in clinical trials, and talk to people with dementia as sources, not subjects, writes @marionrenault.bsky.social in this guide with @lizseegert.bsky.social, @charlespiller.bsky.social and others. 🧪

‘A big win’: Dubious statistical results are becoming less common in psychology | Science | AAAS via @cathleenogrady.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

It's publication day for 📘Elusive Cures. What a moment! 1st book, 1st time on Mindscape (which, as many of you know, is one of my favorite podcasts). Here, @seanmcarroll.bsky.social and I have a wide-ranging conversation around: Why are brain and mental disorders so hard to understand and treat?

U.S. aid helped two African countries rein in HIV. Then came Trump | Science | AAAS important reporting by @cohenjon.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

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Important perspective - America is ceding the lead in creating the future | Science via @holdenthorp.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Another retracted paper by former NIA Neuroscience head Eliezer Masliah, et al. One of 132 suspect papers featured in my 2024 investigation for @science.org based largely on work by forensic image experts. Key findings on this one by @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...