IN THE NEWS: Bogus Scientific Papers Are Enriching Fraudsters and Slowing Lifesaving Medical Research

The Conversation

Frank Cackowski, M.D., Ph.D., medical oncologist, member of the Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team, member of the Molecular Therapeutics Research Program at Karmanos, and assistant professor in the Department of Oncology at Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Steven Zielske, Ph.D., research scientist in the Department of Oncology at WSU, detailed an issue they ran into after testing a molecule and chemical reaction link a 2018 paper indicated would exist. This article explored issues with fake peer-reviewed research and possible solutions to decreasing the number of published unfounded studies.

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Frank Cackowski, M.D., Ph.D.