Negative results very commonly go unpublished, and this happens at every possible level. It’s a fascinating research issue, from the field of “research about research”. Various studies have shown that basic science research often doesn’t get published if it produces negative results.F1000Research.
BioMed Central the open access publisher today announced the launch of a valuable new medical resource, Cases Database. Cases Database is a freely accessible and continuously updated tool, developed by BioMed Central, which allows clinicians, researchers, teachers and patients to explore thousands of peer-reviewed medical case reports from multiple journal publishers, including BioMed Central, Springer and BMJ Group.
British drugs company releases findings of clinical trials and announces new effort to find tropical disease cures.
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