Julia Scott helps researchers safeguard participants’ well-being and data privacy during testing through new ethics ...

The risks of this treatment need to be carefully explained, and subjects know that they could be assigned to an active treatment or a placebo if it is this type of trial. Some trials compare a new ...

All subjects in trials are protected by a large number of regulations to prevent abuse. The first step is informed consent.

In September 2025, the committee of Independent German Federal and State Data Protection Supervisory Authorities ...

The current sociopolitical climate has made science a contested terrain. Polemical rhetoric and attempts to subordinate science to ideology are not only compromising research integrity, but also ...

Introduction Three-quarters of mental health problems start before the age of 25. However, young people are the least likely to receive mental healthcare. Some young people (such as those from ethnic ...

Honouring Indigenous perspectives in data-sharing arrangements is an ethical obligation. In perinatal settings, upholding ...

Background Left ventricular mass (LVM) is suggested to be a sensitive predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, such as ...

Decision-making for the optimal management of traumatic knee injuries can be challenging. Clinical trials reveal only small ...

Women with clinically severe obesity are at risk of poor physical and mental health. Lifestyle interventions must be developed to support exercise participation for this group. The factors influencing ...

A survey of more than 200 researchers shows strong support for a new community-driven lab handbook that can be implemented by individual group leaders to reduce conflict and create more positive and ...