Aplicaciones Científicas

Investigador asegura que la mayoría de estudios científicos son 'falsos'

Sostiene que muchas investigaciones se realizan con muestras tan pequeñas que jamás pueden ser concluyentes.

(FILES) This file picture taken on May 2, 2009 in Southampton, south east England, shows director of PrimerDesign Ltd Jim Wicks preparing a sample as the company works against the clock to produce the world's first DNA test for the Mexican strain f swine flu, officially known as influenza A, at the company laboratory in Southampton on May 2, 2009. Britain could have more than 100,000 cases of swine flu a day by the end of August, the government said Thursday July 2, 2009, while stressing there was no need for alarm. Health Secretary Andy Burnham said the figures could occur if current trends of infection continued in Britain, where the number of cases of the A(H1N1) virus is doubling every week and has reached nearly 7,500.AFP Photo/Leon NEAL/FILES
(FILES) This file picture taken on May 2, 2009 in Southampton, south east England, shows director of PrimerDesign Ltd Jim Wicks preparing a sample as the company works against the clock to produce the world's first DNA test for the Mexican strain f swine flu, officially known as influenza A, at the company laboratory in Southampton on May 2, 2009. Britain could have more than 100,000 cases of swine flu a day by the end of August, the government said Thursday July 2, 2009, while stressing there was no need for alarm. Health Secretary Andy Burnham said the figures could occur if current trends of infection continued in Britain, where the number of cases of the A(H1N1) virus is doubling every week and has reached nearly 7,500.AFP Photo/Leon NEAL/FILES Leon Neal
El investigador Ioannidis recomienda hacer las siguientes preguntas para saber si un estudio es confiable: ¿Es una investigación aislada o refuerza trabajos existentes? ¿La muestra es pequeña o grande? ¿Es un experimento aleatorio? ¿Quién lo financió? ¿Los investigadores son transparentes? (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) Foto con fines ilustrativos (MARK DUNCAN)

Washington. Hace unos años, dos investigadores seleccionaron los 50 ingredientes más utilizados en un libro de cocina y analizaron cuántos de ellos se habían asociado con un riesgo o beneficio frente al cáncer en diversos estudios publicados en revistas científicas.

La respuesta: 40 de 50, una lista que incluye sal, harina, perejil y azúcar. ”¿Todo lo que comemos está relacionado con el cáncer?”, se preguntaron luego, irónicamente, en su artículo publicado en EL 2013.

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