The gut microbiota and Parkinson’s disease – what we know so far
From our metabolism to our immune system, we are just beginning to scratch the surface on the impact of our microbiome. Its potential role in diseases such as… Read more »
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Critical Care celebrates 20 years
13th August 2017 marks 20 years since the first issue of Critical Care was published. In this blog and on our dedicated anniversary landing page, we look back at… Read more »
The Renin-Angiotensin System: a fresh new direction in the treatment of depression
A recent review article published in BMC Medicine explores the potential positive effects that angiotensin blockers, acting on the renin-angiotensin system, may have… Read more »
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The role of Medicaid in reducing addiction treatment disparities for Mexican Americans
Recent expansion of Medicaid has been a first step in reducing health-care disparities in the United States. This is particularly… Read more »
New guidance for reporting patient and public involvement in research
There is growing evidence for the benefits of patient and public involvement and engagement within research to ensure it’s… Read more »
Ensuring Cochrane Reviews remain trusted, and trustworthy, evidence in an era of fake news
When it comes to health decisions, we want them to be informed by trustworthy, rigorous and reliable evidence. The current gold… Read more »
Simple and affordable devices to tell if a pill is fake
In a recent article in the Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, researchers use devices based on a… Read more »
Quality of systematic reviews is variable: what guidelines are appropriate?
For systematic reviews to be considered a gold standard, it is vital that they are methodologically sound and well reported. To… Read more »
Improvement in publication bias following the 2007 FDA Amendment Act
With publication bias being a huge issue in medical literature, policies that set out to mitigate bias, such as the 2007 FDA… Read more »
How long does it take and what does it cost to prepare clinical trial data ready for sharing?
A new paper published today in Trials looks at how to prepare anonymized patient level data from a clinical trial to make… Read more »