Andrea Lius
@liuswrites.bsky.social
Journalism intern @ The Scientist.
Best of the Net-nominated author.
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Best of the Net-nominated author.
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Reposted by Andrea Lius
Last week, we dug into the failures of stroke experiments on animals. This flood of "promising" papers keeps money flowing into flawed research.
Bad data isn’t unique to animal experiments, but the cost, for both animals and outcomes, is far higher.
bsky.app/profile/ertr...
Bad data isn’t unique to animal experiments, but the cost, for both animals and outcomes, is far higher.
bsky.app/profile/ertr...
A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain is blocked either by a clot (ischemic stroke) or a burst blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke), cutting off oxygen & killing brain cells.
#Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the U.S. & a leading cause of long-term disability.
#WorldStrokeDay 🧪
#Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the U.S. & a leading cause of long-term disability.
#WorldStrokeDay 🧪
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Last week, we dug into the failures of stroke experiments on animals. This flood of "promising" papers keeps money flowing into flawed research.
Bad data isn’t unique to animal experiments, but the cost, for both animals and outcomes, is far higher.
bsky.app/profile/ertr...
Bad data isn’t unique to animal experiments, but the cost, for both animals and outcomes, is far higher.
bsky.app/profile/ertr...
Reposted by Andrea Lius
"We have no good ways to really identify which articles are now trustworthy...I think we should not really base any recommendations for studies in patients on the evidence that we have found here," Wever told @thetransmitter.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...
www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...
Image integrity issues create new headache for subarachnoid hemorrhage research
First-time sleuths found potentially problematic images in hundreds of papers about early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
"We have no good ways to really identify which articles are now trustworthy...I think we should not really base any recommendations for studies in patients on the evidence that we have found here," Wever told @thetransmitter.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...
www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...
Reposted by Andrea Lius
Speaking about the study with @liuswrites.bsky.social for The Scientist, co-author Kim Wever expressed alarm that "specific drugs or therapies that looked promising were reported "only once and never again."
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
40 Percent of Stroke Animal Studies May Have Problematic Images
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Speaking about the study with @liuswrites.bsky.social for The Scientist, co-author Kim Wever expressed alarm that "specific drugs or therapies that looked promising were reported "only once and never again."
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
aren’t they the best!?
August 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
aren’t they the best!?
are we supposed to play it cool now and pretend that we’re not hoping for an acceptance
April 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
are we supposed to play it cool now and pretend that we’re not hoping for an acceptance
April 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Huge shoutout to @marissalocke.bsky.social for giving me so much creative freedom with this! 🧡
April 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Huge shoutout to @marissalocke.bsky.social for giving me so much creative freedom with this! 🧡