Science News: Brain Imaging Results False; Unpublished and Missing Trials; Why Meditation May Not Work for You

Peter Simons covers a study in Nature finding that the positive results of psychiatry’s brain imaging studies are false; a study demonstrating that more than half of negative antidepressant trials remain unpublished or are misleadingly “spun” as positive; an article that may explain why some people don’t find meditation to be helpful; and more!

• Nature: Brain Imaging Studies Are Most Likely False
• Negative Antidepressant Trials Still Unlikely to Be Published
• Did Pharma Companies Hide Failed ADHD Drug Studies From Regulators?
• Study Discovers Extensive Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest in Medical Research
• Esketamine: Dangers and Lingering Questions
• Antipsychotics Worsen Cognitive Functioning in First-Episode Psychosis
• Your Mindset Matters When You Meditate