New Requirements for Clinical Trials: What You Need to Know
New expanded legal policies from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and National Institutes of Health regarding registering and reporting results of clinical trials as well as funding and training will apply to many clinical trials that were not previously under any formal obligations. This article outlines what you need to know and a town hall meeting will be held October 27 to clarify details of the policies and answer any questions.
Rigor and reproducibility: What you need to know
Thanks to 2012 study in which scientists attempted and failed to replicate the results of 1000 psychology studies, National Institutes of Health are placing an added emphasis on rigor and reproducibility. New requirements are popping up on grant applications to ensure that researchers are using rigorous, robust methodology that has been carefully planned out.