Ethics experts call for scientific and ethical review to ensure integrity of research process - May 14, 2010
US-based journal Science has published a paper in which experts have cautioned that important ethical issues in the testing of new therapies like stem cells may not be receiving the attention they deserve. Carnegie Mellon University's Alex John London joined McGill University's Jonathan Kimmelman and Marina… Read More
CMSS issues voluntary code to ensure transparent writing collaboration in scientific publications - May 14, 2010
The Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), representing over 30 member organisations, has recently adopted a Code for Interaction with Companies. CMSS has issued the voluntary code to help ensure that medical society interactions with industry meet the highest ethical standards as they relate to transparency… Read More
Finland to host 2010 ICSTI Annual Conference - May 14, 2010
International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) has announced that the 2010 ICSTI Annual Conference will take place in Helsinki, Finland, on June 10 and 11, 2010. The conference will bring together a large group of the sector's top names and decision-makers. The conference's Finnish… Read More
Apple issues fix note for iPad Wi-Fi problems - May 14, 2010
Apple Inc. has reportedly issued a support notice to deal with iPad owners who have complained about problems with connecting the portable device to wireless networks. In a statement issued by the company, it will issue a fix in a future iPad software update for 'remaining… Read More
European data protection officials slam Facebook privacy settings - May 14, 2010
A coalition of European data protection officials have warned social-networking site Facebook for putting users' privacy at risk due to the changes it brought to its service. In a letter addressed to the social networking company, officials advising European Commission have said that changes to its… Read More
SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting scheduled for November - May 14, 2010
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), in partnership with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan/National Institute of Informatics, has announced the SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting 2010, to be held November 8-9, 2010, at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The SPARC digital repositories meetings… Read More
