Stebbing and the Necromaniac Sisters
“If we can target necrosis, we could unlock entirely new ways to treat conditions ranging from kidney failure to cardiac disease, neurodegeneration, and even aging itself.” – Dr Carina Kern, a genius
By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
“If we can target necrosis, we could unlock entirely new ways to treat conditions ranging from kidney failure to cardiac disease, neurodegeneration, and even aging itself.” – Dr Carina Kern, a genius
Schneider Shorts 22.08.2025 – an obituary for an Italian haematologist, a Spanish guru returns from Bhutan, concerns for Italian cardiologist in Bristol, with an Irish mystery, a setback for Germany’s Weltlöwe, retractions issued and rescinded, failed alchemy, and finally, with Church on Friday, again!
Will Vilhelm win a Nobel Prize of his own? And for what?
Schneider Shorts 27.06.2025 – the innocent man of Santa Cruz, the guilty man of Arkansas, a woman and her dogs harassed, a Marquis knighted by King of Spain, with one of Australia’s top researchers, money shortage in Marseille, retractions in Heidelberg, and a lawsuit at Duke.
Schneider Shorts 30.05.2025 – Czech university names a building, British doctor cures neuro disorders, Dutch editor impressed by Neapolitan honesty, when even preprints aren’t safe, with retractions in India and Cameroon, and finally, London scholars lose a plastic ear.
“What is most concerning is that Colossal’s ‘dire wolves’ have now attracted the attention of the Trump administration.” – Ronan Taylor
Schneider Shorts 16.05.2025 – totally not an Italian mafia in Philly, a Korean groceries papermill, with ACS’s morals, Springer Nature’s gatekeeping, radiant biophotons, Harvard’s AI to get rid of useless eaters, and finally, Theranos’s triumphal return!
“The magnitude was much greater than we had expected or hoped for,” – Martin Gleave
Schneider Shorts 28.03.2025 – a sexual harassers special, a multimillionaire sponsors a sleuth-on-a-leash, COPE officer loses her only paper, how to troll Elsevier, with cheaters in Florida and breakthroughs in degenerative medicine in Japan and USA.
How many English professors do you need to fake an Ayurvedic COVID-19 trial? At least 6, plus one Purdue Pharma exec!





