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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.

By Lauren Schneider
30 October 2025 | 5 min read
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Exclusive: Issues with dozens of papers prompt inquiry into prolific stroke researcher

Two of John H. Zhang’s papers have been retracted, 19 have corrections, and 27 have expressions of concern.

By Calli McMurray
18 June 2025 | 4 min read

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Sensory over-responsivity tied to autism, anxiety but not other conditions

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Neuromechanical models deepen our understanding of animal motor control

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