Journal retracts paper on chronic fatigue syndrome

In a disappointment for scientists and patients, a researcher's report of a possible cause is discredited by allegations of data manipulation and inability to replicate the findings.A scientific paper embraced by many chronic fatigue syndrome patients as a ray of hope is being retracted by the journal that published it after a tumultuous year that included allegations of data manipulation and the arrest of the study's lead researcher on a felony charge of possessing stolen property.

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