A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research has found that the most effective way to prevent fraudulent activity in health research is to implement a combination of automated and manual actions during the prescreening, screening, and enrollment process. The study provides a manual checklist of precautions that researchers can utilize to identify suspicious behavior and thwart fraudulent actors from successfully enrolling in online studies. 

Metastatic melanoma cells that have spread to lymph nodes survive by relying on a protein called ferroptosis suppressor protein 1 (FSP1)—a surprising metabolic dependency that could open the door to a new class of cancer treatments, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers say the study not only highlights the therapeutic potential of drugs that inhibit FSP1, but also offers new ways to understand cancer and its vulnerabilities.