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Studies involving 12,000 patients were not published: No one checks whether researchers are doing their job

Researchers study everything from cancer to surgery. Participants show up for weeks on end. But the actual results from the study remain unpublished.

Clinical transparency in Norway:Report reveals a major gap with ethical implications

OPINION: As research ethicists we suggest a two-fold approach that may keep sponsors, institutions and researchers accountable.

Can a halted ME study have consequences for other researchers?

A Norwegian ME-study lost its ethics approval due to conflict of interest. Will this decision by a national ethics committee have consequences for other research seeking approval?

Controversial CFS/ME study loses ethical approval due to conflict of interest

"The project's greatest weakness is the PhD candidate’s active role in all stages of the project," the research ethics committee writes in its decision.

Norwegian coronavirus “experiment” was misleading. People who train in gyms can infect each other with COVID-19.

OPINION: An undocumented message about it being safe to work out in gyms during the coronapandemic has been disseminated.

Fighting fake science - one duplicated or fake image at a time

One Chinese company has produced at least 400 fake scientific articles to order. A Norwegian researcher was central to the discovery.

Concealing results from medical studies on humans will be banned

Norwegian researchers will soon be legally required to share the results of medical research on humans. But will the law be followed? In the United States, six out of ten studies break the law, without penalty.

Nasal spray research was not legal – producers have to remove all information about study

The Norwegian company Viiral has violated several paragraphs in the Norwegian Health Research Act, according to the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision. Here are the reasons why their research was considered reckless and illegal.

Researchers under pressure: “We can't conduct secret research.”

There are contracts, and then there are ethical guidelines for research. But money easily leads to pressure, even in the Ivory Tower of research.

Junk science and urban legends in academic journals

Weak or missing academic use of sources can lead people to mistake lies or rumours for scientific truth. This junk science can persist for decades, and can become an element of our general common knowledge.

Breivik wants to be researched

The Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik has contacted several researchers with a request to be interviewed. But they are hesitant about taking him up on his offer.

Women smell better than men

There are large differences between women’s and men’s sensory perception. But we still know too little about how differences between the sexes affect research results.

Terror victims will get research protection

Norwegian authorities want to minimise future trauma for victims of the massacre on 22 July last year by coordinating all research on the terrorist attacks through a national body.