The study needs to be replicated, researchers say, and while it raises intriguing hypotheses, it is not definitive.
Part of the reason they stay hidden is that an enzyme called HDAC keeps them from making the viral RNA they need to replicate Researchers are searching for ways to flush these sleeping pockets of HIV out of their hiding places so they can attack them with antiviral drugs.
A lot of potential 'lessons learned' are lost to future researchers, there is a risk that an unsuccessful study may be replicated, the researchers themselves lose an opportunity to make contact with other researchers with similar interests or similar studies, and input into policy direction or development is lost [ 2].
These findings were replicated by researchers in India.
Still, if the findings are sufficiently replicated, the researchers hope they could be a useful tool for PTSD screening and treatment.
As a result, published studies often cannot be replicated by researchers, translated into clinical practice, or used to inform public health policy.
It's inevitable that studies won't always be replicable — if every study could be replicated, then every researcher would be right the first time; even legitimate findings can prove fragile when you try to repeat them.
However, it does not necessarily eliminate expectancy effects as the replicating researchers are aware of the original findings, and they may have expectations about whether the same result is likely to be obtained or not.
Additionally, a second researcher replicated the method.
The researchers replicated the statistical method used by Richard Ingersoll, an education researcher who previously estimated retention rates of 50percenttoto 60percentt for new teachers.
In addition, Varmus said, financial pressures may be influencing "accuracy," referring to reports that industry has been unable to replicate academic researchers' studies.
