Evidence-based health and social care reach "new heights" in Colorado
The first Joint Colloquium of the Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations, held last week in Keystone, Colorado, gave members of these two… Read more »
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- Evidence-based health and social care reach "new heights" in Colorado - 28th October 2010
- Even low alcohol levels slow reactions in seniors - 28th September 2010
- EQUATOR: reporting your randomized trial - 17th September 2010
Even low alcohol levels slow reactions in seniors
Recently reported research published in BMC Research Notes has quantified the effect of alcohol consumption on obstacle avoidance. The study demonstrates that… Read more »
EQUATOR: reporting your randomized trial
The EQUATOR Network seminar, ‘Reporting your randomized trial: CONSORT 2010 and other reporting guidelines’ provided an opportunity for those involved in… Read more »
BMC Research Notes topical series on qRT-PCR normalization and optimization
By measuring the kinetics of the reaction in the early phases of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR) allows the rapid… Read more »
Trials journal setting standards in trial publication
The journal Trials was launched with the aim of improving the quality and reporting of randomized controlled trials. With the recent publication of the updated… Read more »
Preliminary findings in BMC Research Notes cause a stir
In a first step towards establishing whether or not performance in cognitive tests is related to differences in brain structure, researchers writing in BMC… Read more »
Foetal testosterone linked to autistic traits in toddlers
Recent reports have confirmed a genetic basis for autism, with new evidence suggesting that autistic traits may be caused by genetic errors first introduced… Read more »
Guidelines needed for clinical trial management – not just reporting
As demonstrated by the response to the publication of the updated CONSORT statement earlier this year, the need for standardized approaches to the conduct and… Read more »
Professor Michael Kidd elected Wonca president
Professor Michael Kidd, Editor-in-Chief of BioMed Central’s Journal of Medical Case Reports was recently appointed the next president-elect of the World… Read more »
Trials publishes first extended protocol
Yesterday, Trials published a substantially extended version of Zinkstok and colleagues’ protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a new combination… Read more »