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The road to fraud starts with a single step

2011-11-09T00:00:00-0500

The extensive academic fraud of Diederik Stapel has rocked science. Social psychologist Jennifer Crocker traces the destructive path that cheats follow.

Scientists and autism: When geeks meet

2011-11-02T18:00:00-0400

Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen thinks scientists and engineers could be more likely to have a child with autism. Some researchers say the proof isn't there.

Special issue on neuroscience: The autism enigma

2011-11-02T18:00:00-0400

Diagnoses and research funding are rising, but much about autism remains a puzzle. Nature seeks some truths.

Autism's fight for facts: A voice for science

2011-11-02T18:00:00-0400

Convinced by the evidence that vaccines do not cause autism, Alison Singer started a research foundation that pledges to put science first.

The prevalence puzzle: Autism counts

2011-11-02T18:00:00-0400

Shifting diagnoses and heightened awareness explain only part of the apparent rise in autism. Scientists are struggling to explain the rest.

Smoking stokes cocaine cravings

2011-11-02T18:00:00-0400

Molecular mechanism found for controversial 'gateway drug' hypothesis.

Mental-health guide accused of overreach

2011-11-02T13:23:52-0400

Dispute grows over revisions to diagnostic handbook.

Report finds massive fraud at Dutch universities

2011-11-01T14:22:00-0400

Investigation claims dozens of social-psychology papers contain faked data.

More clues in the genetics of schizophrenia

2011-10-31T12:09:07-0400

Chinese researchers add three chromosomal regions to a slow-growing list of genetic links.

Tissue-bank shortage: Brain child

2011-10-26T17:00:00-0400

Asking parents to donate a child's brain to research is emotionally fraught. Some researchers say that it is time to put aside the taboos.

Year's best wildlife photos on display in London

2011-10-19T23:01:00-0400

Check out the Nature news team's favourite entries from the 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Warning on neural technique

2011-10-18T21:00:00-0400

Results of marker studies monitoring developing brain cells should be interpreted with caution.

Monkey brains 'feel' virtual objects

2011-10-05T17:00:00-0400

Macaques use a brain-controlled virtual hand to identify artificial texture of objects.

Trillion-dollar brain drain

2011-10-04T11:58:25-0400

Enormous costs of mental health problems in Europe not matched by research investment.

Bombs' hidden impact: The brain war

2011-09-21T17:00:00-0400

Wartime explosions may be creating an epidemic of brain damage — and a major challenge for scientists.