University probe leads to retraction of four neural tube studies - The Transmitter
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A probe by the University of Maryland, Baltimore has led to the retraction of four studies that explored the effect of maternal diabetes on neural tube formation. The university’s internal investigation identified image duplications and other data integrity issues in the studies, according to the retraction notices.
The studies are among a group of 25 papers that data sleuths flagged as having potentially duplicated or manipulated images, The Transmitter reported in June 2025. Since then, sleuths have flagged a total of 44 studies on PubPeer.
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