Wine research rubbished

A US university has said a researcher known for his work on red wine’s benefits to cardiovascular health falsified his data in more than 100 instances.

Nearly a dozen scientific journals are being warned of the potential problems after publishing the University of Connecticut professor’s studies.

Officials say dismissal proceedings have started against Dipak Das, director of the UConn Health Centre’s Cardiovascular Research Centre.

The university said it investigated Mr Das’s work after receiving a complaint of potential irregularities in his research, and that it found 145 instances of fabricated, falsified and manipulated data.