Ethicists’ Behavior Not More Moral

Do ethicists engage in better moral behavior than other professors? The answer is no. Nor are they more likely than nonethicists to act according to values they espouse.

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VIDEO: Research Thrives Because of Clinical Trials

In this video, researchers describe the value of clinical trials for projects they are working surrounding everything from diabetes and drug addiction to trauma and lung cancer.

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Dispelling the Many Myths About Clinical Trials

There are many myths when it comes to clinical trials. In this video, University of Kentucky researchers and participants dispel those myths to show how valuable clinical trials are to medical advancement.

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Penn Medicine Study Examines Health Providers’ Perspectives on ICD Deactivation In End-of-Life Situations

Little is understood about physicians' views surrounding the ethical aspects of ICD deactivation in end-of-life situations, especially as it relates to other medical interventions and patient and family directives. New research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has revealed that many electrophysiology practitioners believe ICD and pacemaker deactivation to be ethically distinct and that an ICD should not be deactivated without discussion with patients and families, even in the face of medical futility. The study results were reported today at the 2013 American College of Cardiology meeting in San Francisco.

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Penn Nursing Expert on Ethics at the End of Life at Glenwood Gardens and Beyond

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BU Researcher/Editor Observes that Scientific Misconduct is Real, but Rare

Richard Primack, Boston University professor of biology and editor-in-chief of the journal Biological Conservation, observes in the current issue of that publication that while instances of scientific misconduct in the publication of research findings is a matter of serious concern, such occurrences are extremely rare. Primack shares his views on this matter in an editorial in the current issue of Biological Conservation.

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Virginia Tech Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Colleagues Refute a Study on “Racial Bias” Study in NIH Research Awards

In a study using mathematical axioms, a group of researchers led by Ge Wang, adjunct professor of biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech, has refuted a study that reports on possible racial bias in NIH review process of funding proposals.

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Researchers May Have Received Millions in Duplicate Funding

Funding agencies may be paying out duplicate grants, according to an analysis completed at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and led by Harold R. Garner, a professor in the departments of biological science, computer science, and basic science. The study points to the possibility millions of dollars in funding may have been used inappropriately.

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Former Chair of IOM Committee on Chimpanzee Research, Johns Hopkins Bioethicist Jeffrey Kahn, Responds to NIH Report

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Men More Likely Than Women to Commit Scientific Fraud

Male scientists are far more likely to commit fraud than females and the fraud occurs across the career spectrum, from trainees to senior faculty. The analysis of professional misconduct was co-led by a researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and was published today in the online journal mBio.

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