International eWALK trial of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation shows no added benefit beyond walking training alone in chronic spinal cord injury - triple blinded. www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...

Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation plus locomotor training versus sham-stimulation plus locomotor training in chronic spinal cord injury (eWALK): a multicentre, triple-blind, randomised, sham-cont...

Our findings show that 12 weeks of tSCS plus locomotor training did not improve walking for people with chronic SCI and limited walking ability, more than 12 weeks of locomotor training alone did. Fut...

thelancet.com

International Research Integrity Conference: it's underway in Sydney. Opening Sunday workshop by James Heathers on Forensic Metascience. Full program available: researchintegrityconf.com Thank you sleuths!

Abstract deadline is September 29th for the International Research Integrity Conference in Sydney 16-18 November. Registrations filling quickly too. @jabyrnesci.bsky.social researchintegrityconf.com

Abstract deadline approaching - September 29th for International Research Integrity Conference in Sydney 16-18 November researchintegrityconf.com

International Research Integrity Conference researchintegrityconf.com has been moved to University of Sydney (Refectory and Cullen rooms) Nov 16-18th 2025. Registrations filling fast

The Economist published insightful piece on the rapid growth of fraudulent scientific papers Aug 6th: www.economist.com/science-and-... [likely paywalled...]😒

Fraudulent scientific papers are booming

A subset of journal editors may be partly responsible

economist.com

Across Australia and New Zealand, retractions count now at 930 (849 AU / 81 NZ). See retractions.au British Journal of Sports Medicine remains number one journal with AU and NZ retractions. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids steady at #2. PLoS One moves up from to #3

More details of James Heathers and Retraction Watch's project to remove toxic medical papers. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’

Group behind Retraction Watch aims to pinpoint the most influential flawed health data.

nature.com

Experts in AI and its application to medicine and science research integrity needed for the International Research Integrity Conference - Sydney in November 16-18th 2025. researchintegrityconf.com Contact me

James Heathers' quest to reduce the number of dead people: the new Medical Evidence Project. Details here: jamesclaims.substack.com/p/introducin...

International Research Integrity Conference. I am arranging this in Sydney in November 16-18th 2025. researchintegrityconf.com Note the excellent speaker list. Contact me!

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