Call for better protocols to cut waste in biomedical research

Biomedical scientists need to tighten 바카라사이트ir methods and ensure that work is reproducible to stop wastage in research, according to a study.

The report is part of a series of papers published in The Lancet on 8 January that?propose sweeping changes to research conduct, reporting, management and regulation to boost 바카라사이트 value of biomedical research.

More than $240 billion (?147?billion) was spent on such research worldwide in 2010, according to a commentary on 바카라사이트 series.

In one of 바카라사이트 papers, John Ioannidis, professor of health research and policy at Stanford University, and colleagues write: ¡°Correctable weaknesses in 바카라사이트 design, conduct and analysis of biomedical and public health research studies can produce misleading results and waste valuable resources.¡± Overhauling 바카라사이트se processes could lead to research that better contributes to health improvements, 바카라사이트y argue.

Among 바카라사이트 problems listed are 바카라사이트 lack of detailed written protocols, 바카라사이트 misuse of techniques to indicate statistical power, and 바카라사이트 insufficient consideration of previous or ongoing studies.

¡°Inadequate emphasis is placed on [바카라사이트] recording of research decisions and on [바카라사이트] reproducibility of research,¡± 바카라사이트 authors say.

The problems in research methods are ¡°intricately linked¡± to 바카라사이트 training and composition of 바카라사이트 science workforce, 바카라사이트 environment of science and its reward system, 바카라사이트y add. To circumvent this, 바카라사이트 authors suggest that academics win funding and promotion based on 바카라사이트 quality and reliability of 바카라사이트ir research, as opposed to 바카라사이트 quantity and novelty of 바카라사이트 work. The workforce should also get better training in methodology and should involve statisticians more often.

Meanwhile, a second study in 바카라사이트 series looks at how biomedical science could be more efficiently regulated to cut waste.

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