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If you trawl around looking for statistical relationships the chances are you will find some. Yet many researchers still assume such findings to be meaningful, and many readers are still all too ready to take [more]
Two patients out of 17 may not seem very impressive. But their recovery has boosted hopes that we can find ways to teach our immune systems to kill cancer cells. Download full article
On September 1st, exactly six years after being told she had only six months to live, Jane Tomlinson completed a gruelling 6,780-km bike trek across America. Before setting out, she talked about why she refuses [more]
Marijuana is medically useful, whether politicians like it or not. Download full article
If research is worth funding at all, isn’t it worth paying a little extra to make the results positive or negative available as freely and speedily as possible? Download full article
The world’s largest sponsor of medical research has brought open access one step closer by setting time limits for research it funds to be published online. Download full article
Negative clinical-trial results are underreported. But this may soon change. Download full article