2019/02/22 by Anthony J. Pelosi · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Psychology · #Mental Health and Psychiatry #Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life #BRCA gene mutations in cancer #Confidentiality #Scientific misconduct #Psychology #Personality #Scientific literature #Criminology #Public relations #Law #Political science #Medicine #Alternative medicine #Social psychology
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openalex publication_date 2019/02/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
During the 1980s and 1990s, Hans J Eysenck conducted a programme of research into the causes, prevention and treatment of fatal diseases in collaboration with one of his protégés, Ronald Grossarth-Maticek. This led to what must be the most astonishing series of findings ever published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature with effect sizes that have never otherwise been encounterered in biomedical research. This article outlines just some of these reported findings and signposts readers to extremely serious scientific and ethical criticisms that were published almost three decades ago. Confidential internal documents that have become available as a result of litigation against tobacco companies provide additional insights into this work. It is suggested that this research programme has led to one of the worst scientific scandals of all time. A call is made for a long overdue formal inquiry.