The Salim El-Hoss Bioethics and Professionalism Program at the American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine,
in collaboration with the Nuffield Council on Bioethics-UK and in joint sponsorship with Cleveland Clinic
announces its 5th regional conference on ‘Research in Developing Countries‘ which will be held on 13-14, September
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The authors of this article explored research misconduct in low and middle income countries (LMICs). They expressed grievances towards the scarcity of literature published on the topic despite the fact that LMICs “invest heavily in research”. The commonly known research misconducts are fabrication and falsification of data and plagiarism. The …
Japan has announced a 100 million dollars fund for research and development on diseases plaguing developing countries. The initiative, a collaboration between the Japanese government, academia and private pharmaceutical companies, hopes to invent technologies and create new drugs to address long neglected diseases such as T.B, malaria and other ailments …
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Join us in Boston for the 2013 Advancing Ethical Research (AER) Conference on November 7-9, with pre-conference programs on November 6, to learn the latest regulatory updates, strategies, and best practices to help you confront the daunting …
During the 1940s, an alarming increase in the rate of blindness in premature infants was linked to the high oxygen saturation rates, used in the management of those infants. Subsequently, oxygen levels dropped, which was followed by a 60% decrease in blindness rate [1]. But, there were concerns regarding the …
With little growth in the traditional regions of North America and Western Europe, industry sponsored clinical trials are increasingly conducted in emerging regions. Escalating competition for sites and subjects, as well as high costs in the more established territories are prompting companies to look for advantages and new opportunities.
Factors, …
Jim Hicks, a comparative and evolutionary physiologist, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and the Research Integrity Officer (RIO) at UC Irvine, wrote an interesting opinion piece on the possible reasons behind research misconduct increase and the best ways to address them.
Under the false belief that research misconduct occurs because …
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