Is this what happens when science rejects faith?

Kirsten Birkett  |  Comment
Date posted:  27 Apr 2025
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Is this what happens when science rejects faith?

Eliezer Masliah. Source: Wikipedia

There is a neuroscientist called Eliezer Masliah. He researched dementia and other similar diseases for reputable bodies in the United States, and produced many studies published in prestigious journals.

However the journal Science came to have concerns about some of his research, and set up an investigation. Work that Masliah had published between 1997 and 2023 was scrutinised - in particular, images used to provide evidence for research findings were analysed.

The results were disturbing. In 132 published research papers, images were found to be suspect and inappropriately reused. A subsequent enquiry by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a federal agency, made “findings of research misconduct against Masliah” in September 2024 due to what it termed “falsification and/or fabrication” in relation to “experimental results in two publications”. It is understood that, thus far, Masliah has not publicly commented on these findings.

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