Digital watermarking in peer review: ICML 2026 rejected 2% of submissions after catching LLM misuse.

A new tool to safeguard research integrity.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00893-2

#AIEthics #peerreview #AcademicIntegrity #artificialintelligence #ResearchEthics #LLM

Automating science with AI raises new ethical and procedural questions.

Are we ready to rethink how research is conducted?

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00934-w

#ArtificialIntelligence #ScientificResearch #AIinScience #ResearchEthics #Innovation

Why is #Gilead refusing to sell Lenacapavir to #MSF? Breakthrough HIV Drug Is Out Of Reach For Many Who Need It Most via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2026/04/16/breakthrough-hiv-drug-is-out-of-reach-for-many-who-need-it-most/

#Lenacapavir #ResearchEthics #bioethics

This brief examines how a longstanding Paxil study was flagged with an expression of concern, highlighting vulnerabilities in research reporting and data transparency. For mental health professionals, the emphasis on scrutinizing source validity, especially when guiding prescribing decisions for youth, is a key reminder of the ongoing need for critical appraisal of the literature and caution in interpreting pivotal trials.

Article Title: STAT+: Flawed study on the antidepressant Paxil came with a cautionary note — if you knew how to find it

Link to STAT NEWS Mental Health Article: https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/04/15/paxil-adolescent-antidepressant-pivotal-study-expression-concern/?utm_campaign=rss

STAT+: Flawed study on the antidepressant Paxil came with a cautionary note — if you knew how to find it<br>
https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/04/15/paxil-adolescent-antidepressant-pivotal-study-expression-concern/?utm_campaign=rss<br>
<p>File this under &#x201C;hiding in plain sight.&#x201D;</p>

<p>Last fall, the Journal of the American Academy of Child &amp; Adolescent Psychiatry issued a so-called <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856725021070">expression of concern</a> about a controversial <a href="https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(09)60309-9/abstract">study</a> that was published in 2001 about the widely prescribed antidepressant known as Paxil.</p>

<p>Such a step is taken when a study may have errors or include unreliable information. The notice, which <a href="https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/08/25/antidepressant-paxil-gsk-medical-journal-children-adolescents-depression-ghostwriting-retraction/">followed a request for a retraction</a>, indicated that a review was underway. Meanwhile, it served as a warning, of sorts, to health care providers who might consult the study when deciding whether to prescribe the medicine.</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/04/15/paxil-adolescent-antidepressant-pivotal-study-expression-concern/?utm_campaign=rss">Continue to STAT+ to read the full story&hellip;</a></p><br>
via STAT Mental Health: News on Research, Treatment, Public Policy https://www.statnews.com/topic/mental-health/<br>
April 15, 2026 at 04:30AM

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#psychotherapy #mentalhealth #researchethics #clinicaltrials #prescribingguidelines

ok we can call your llm artificial intelligence if it begged you not to turn it off, I guess.

... *did* you turn it off?

#ai #llm #consciousness #researchethics #animalrightsforhumans
#maybewearetgegreygoo

False claims in a widely-cited paper. No corrections. No consequences

https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/24/false-claims-in-a-published-no-corrections-no-consequences-welcome-to-the-business-school/?unapproved=2412259&moderation-hash=80fae7fdc82aee50eb3cb14cd8c0b080#comment-2412259

#HackerNews #FalseClaims #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchEthics #PublishingIssues #Consequences

The webinar series of our #NFDI Section #ELSA continues on 25 March, 4 p.m. with Maximilian Frank (LMU Munich):

“Ethics and data reuse – How researchers are considering data sharing in their research ethics proposals.”

ℹ️ Learn about the access-class concept, its impact on data sharing, and common pitfalls in ethics forms.

➡️ https://www.nfdi.de/section-elsa/webinar-series-research-ethics/

#FDM #RDM #ResearchEthics #OpenScience

Gaming the peer review system: Evidence for a review mill in medicine highlights the need to ensure reviewer integrity

https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/2026/03/12/gaming-the-peer-review-system-evidence-for-a-review-mill-in-medicine-highlights-the-need-to-ensure-reviewer-integrity/

#BiomedicalResearch #DorothyVMBishop #MngelesOviedoGarca #PeerReview #RenAquarius #ResearchEthics #ReviewMills #ScientificCommunication