ScienceInsider3 Sep 2021By Jop de Vrieze An unpublished COVID-19 paper alarmed this scientist—but he had to keep silent Thijs Kuiken faced a moral dilemma after reviewing a Lancet manuscript showing the new coronavirus spread between humans
ScienceInsider7 Jul 2021By Jop de Vrieze Landmark research integrity survey finds questionable practices are surprisingly common Largest-ever survey finds one in 12 Dutch scientists have recently committed fraud
ScienceInsider17 May 2021By Jop de Vrieze Forget throat swabs: Dutch company claims its breathalyzer can help sniff out COVID-19 New device looks for signature mix of volatile compounds in patients' exhaled air
ScienceInsider27 Apr 2021By Jop de Vrieze Get your coronavirus test, join the party: Experimental mass events in the Netherlands draw fire Critics question protocols and ethics of parties, concerts, and sports events that rely on testing to keep people safe
ScienceInsider21 Dec 2020By Jop de Vrieze Suspicions grow that nanoparticles in Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trigger rare allergic reactions Life-threatening responses seen in at least eight people could be linked to polyethylene glycol, known to trigger reactions to some drugs
ScienceInsider25 Nov 2020By Jop de Vrieze Largest ever research integrity survey flounders as universities refuse to cooperate Many institutions decline to participate in Dutch study, fearing bad press on a sensitive subject
ScienceInsider18 Nov 2020By Jop de Vrieze More people are getting COVID-19 twice, suggesting immunity wanes quickly in some Reinfections give scientists clues about how long protection lasts—and how well vaccines might perform
ScienceInsider14 Jul 2020By Jop de Vrieze ‘It's a tricky thing.' COVID-19 cases haven't soared in Nigeria, but that could change Nigeria’s top public health scientist says the pandemic may accelerate worries about access to vaccines
ScienceInsider23 Mar 2020By Jop de Vrieze Can a century-old TB vaccine steel the immune system against the new coronavirus? Scientists launch trial of bacillus Calmette-Guérin, a vaccine made of living bacteria, to protect health care workers at risk of COVID-19 infection
News26 Nov 2019By Jop de Vrieze First malaria vaccine rolled out in Africa—despite limited efficacy and nagging safety concerns Mosquirix faces real-world test in Malawi, Kenya, and Ghana
News18 Sep 2018By Jop de Vrieze Meta-analyses were supposed to end scientific debates. Often, they only cause more controversy Compiling the evidence from dozens of studies doesn't always bring clarity
ScienceInsider4 Sep 2018By Jop de Vrieze Open-access journal editors resign after alleged pressure to publish mediocre papers Nutrients editors quit en masse from MDPI journal
ScienceInsider25 Jul 2018By Jop de Vrieze Trials of impotence drug to help poorly growing fetuses are halted after infant deaths Scientists thought the drug might help high-risk fetuses by providing them with more oxygen and nutrients
ScienceInsider14 Mar 2018By Jop de Vrieze Scientists beware: The price is high, the payoff uncertain at glossy publications aimed at Europe's decision-makers Customers question whether paid articles in digital magazines are worth the money
ScienceInsider18 Jan 2018By Jop de Vrieze Nearly 100 scientists spent 2 months on Google Docs to redefine the p-value. Here's what they came up with A radical proposal would let researchers decide what constitutes significance
ScienceInsider10 Oct 2017By Jop de Vrieze Bruno Latour, a veteran of the ‘science wars,' has a new mission He has long been a thorn in scientists’ sides. Today, Latour wants to help rebuild trust in science
ScienceInsider11 Jul 2017By Jop de Vrieze ‘Replication grants' will allow researchers to repeat nine influential studies that still raise questions A Dutch funding agency is making €3 million available to repeat landmark studies—including one published in 1960
ScienceInsider13 Apr 2017By Jop de Vrieze With this new system, scientists never have to write a grant application again An approach that may be tried in the Netherlands would do away with peer review and just let researchers give each other money
ScienceShots16 Nov 2014By Jop de Vrieze Kisses transfer 80 million bacteria New study analyzes the effect of lip-locking on the mouth's microbiota
News14 Aug 2014By Jop de Vrieze Taking antibiotics early in life leaves mice prone to obesity Disrupting the developing gut microbiome may affect metabolism
2 Sep 2021By Science News Staff News at a glance: An AIDS vaccine trial failure, Afghan escape, and rebuke for anthropologists
2 Sep 2021By Paul Voosen Racist ocean science pioneer, once honored, is now rejected by scientific community
1 Sep 2021By Robert F. Service Protein-destroying compounds take aim at disease molecules outside cells