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More colonscopy news and research

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A study questioned colonoscopies as the gold standard of colon cancer screens. Then it raised a furor. Exact Sciences, the maker of Cologuard, touts the accuracy of its colorectal cancer screening tests — but experts want more data. Colonoscopies are time-consuming and unpleasant. How about a yogurt drink instead ?

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A study says intermittent fasting is making people drop dead. Oh, come on

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The news is everywhere in my social news feeds this morning: A popular fad diet is apparently lethal, scientific research says. Except scientific research doesn’t say that — and not only should you not be worried about this study, you shouldn’t be wasting brain glucose thinking about it.

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STAT+: Novo to test Wegovy and other obesity drugs against alcohol-related liver disease

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This appears to be the first time the company is getting involved in research to see if the booming class of GLP-1 diabetes and obesity drugs can affect substance consumption, a question that academic researchers have been probing but the pharmaceutical industry has so far avoided. The news of the study was first reported by Bloomberg.

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Dana-Farber expands studies to be retracted to 6, plus 31 to be corrected over mishandled data

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The news comes as the famed cancer research and treatment center is now reviewing scores of studies co-authored by some of its leading researchers, including CEO Laurie Glimcher, COO William Hahn, and prominent scientists Irene Ghobrial and Kenneth Anderson.

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Q&A: The scientific integrity sleuth taking on the widespread problem of research misconduct

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Bik first became interested in plagiarism as a hobby while working as a researcher at Stanford University in 2013. She later began specializing in image duplication specifically, which she believes is a more serious problem for science as a whole.

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Listen: Controversial brain tissue research, obesity drug sales, and Novartis’ M&A drama

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The removal of small amounts of brain tissue from desperately ill patients, done as part of a Mount Sinai research project, triggered alarm bells at the Food and Drug Administration and has raised broader questions about the scientific and ethical justification for live-brain research. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Harvard longevity scientist sparks furor with claim about reversing aging in dogs

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Renowned Harvard University geneticist and longevity researcher David Sinclair recently made an astonishing assertion: Scientists had developed the first pill — well, a soft, beef-flavored chew — “proven to reverse aging” in dogs. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…