
Malcolm Macleod #FBPE
@Maclomaclee
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Clinical and translational neurologist, interested in improving research quality: academic lead for research improvement and research integrity @EdinburghUni
Edinburgh
Joined May 2010
Message from Adi Pal Age 10. 100ft high/1200ft long Zipslide. I am feeling worried, scared & thrilled all at the same time (It is on Fri 13th Sep!) Please donate any amount to give people with MND hope. Please donate to link below to help find a cure. https://t.co/W1yUUmg4p5
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Human rights should never be ignored when choosing a conference location. The World Stroke congress should never have been held in a location where basic human rights and therefore the safety of participants can not be guaranteed. @NikolaSprigg
https://t.co/RmJeQuT3lE
thelancet.com
The World Stroke Congress (WSC)1 will take place in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in October, 2024; the academic programme is currently being finalised. On the face of it, the WSC is an...
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💡Partners from #OSIRIS, @TIER2Project , & @iRISE_EU reunited in Edinburgh for a collaborative meeting! Our goal was to dig deeper into #reproducibility challenges and establish the next steps forward. We are poised to turn these discussions into concrete actions! 📷credit: iRISE
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Job alert📣 We're looking for 2 Assistant Research & Trials Managers for @mndsmart, our UK-wide multi-arm multi-stage clinical drugs trial, the UK's largest-ever for motor neuron disease. ➡️ https://t.co/YoJXoQn2MK
#MND #ALS #research #clinicaltrials @EdinUniNeuro @AnneRowlClinic
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🚨 Funded #PhD studentship opportunity! 🚨 Join us @CAMARADES_ (@Maclomaclee @profEmilySena and I) and Prof Joanna Wardlaw to develop data-driven methods to identify and prioritise drugs for vascular #dementia. info: https://t.co/kIi56C3zuD
@racingdementia Please share!
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I am still accepting applications. Thanks 🙏
My first day @CityofEdmonton @UAlberta - here to create a Centre for Open Science & Synthesis in #Ecology & #Evolution. Looking for ~5 postdocs to join me in establishing the centre. Please apply - https://t.co/iwdRzcEaur Please RT
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Universities need to start experimenting on themselves - my latest for @ResFortnight
researchprofessionalnews.com
Internal meta research units could help tackle challenges of resourcing and culture, says Marcus Munafò
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When a papermill boasted how they could increase Google Scholar citations and showed their working, Reese Richardson and I decided to try for ourselves. Introducing Larry Richardson, a cat with a Google Scholar profile and an h-index of 11. https://t.co/c3DUMRiXjN
reeserichardson.blog
A citation manipulation scheme so easy, even a cat can do it.
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Just out..a review of the data about suicides at the gender services at the Tavistock by @ProfLAppleby, suicide prevention specialist 1The data do not support the claim that there has been a large rise in suicide in young gender dysphoria patients at the Tavistock 🧵
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After an undergrad in Durham & postgrad medical degree in which she gained several academic awards, my wife has been RANDOMLY ranked in the bottom 6% of UK med students. Off we go to another country away from our flat and my London-based job. Cheers @UKFPO @wesstreeting @TheBMA
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My research group is looking for a research student - possible MSc project in laboratory animal welfare. Based in Porto.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES 📢 Applications are open - until 18th August - for a Research Fellowship. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a degree in veterinary science, animal science, biology, or any related fields. Full announcement: https://t.co/C5xsyH6xHk
#i3Sjobs
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🚨 Opportunity for a Research Assistant to join the multidisciplinary research group of Dr @bhuvaneish Selvaraj, Prof Wishart & Prof Chandran! Investigate cell dysfunction in motor neurons & role of glial cells in modulating motor neuron function in MND👉 https://t.co/ovDWDUwf6Z
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“I fear the literature has devolved from papers making a single major claim that is proved in multiple ways to papers having multiple claims, each with a single reed of support” This is absolutely spot on 👌 Publish houses of brick, not mansions of straw
nature.com
Nature - Papers need to include fewer claims and more proof to make the scientific literature more reliable, warns William G. Kaelin Jr.
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@The_EARA @Swiss3RCC @BenIneichen @crsuzh @UZH_en I think we should add also the rest of stats 🔍 **50%** of therapies transition from animal studies to human trials. 🔍 **40%** make it to randomized controlled trials.
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New paper. We report conventional MRI features and incidental findings from a research cohort of 288 neonates enriched for preterm birth: https://t.co/D7YimeGHY7 1/5
fn.bmj.com
Background and objectives The survival rate and patterns of brain injury after very preterm birth are evolving with changes in clinical practices. Additionally, incidental findings can present legal,...
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Most cardiology fellows (80%) in procedural and (67%) nonprocedural subspecialties received industry payments. Payments are associated with less evidence-based practice. @AAMCtoday Industry Payments to Cardiology Fellows and Early-Career Cardiologists
jamanetwork.com
This cohort study evaluates marketing payments from pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to physician trainees before and after fellowship graduation.
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= Help request: Peer reviewers needed for 2 PCIRR Registered Reports = 🙏 Why review for PCIRR? - Citable peer review you can add to your CV. - Stage 1 Registered Report where you can make the biggest difference. - Highest standards of open-science. (plz repost) Details 👇
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