Researchers debunk new sex selection method

In 2019, a group of researchers in Japan published a study that promised the potential to revolutionize sex selection for ...
Medical Dialogues

Simple test can predict risk of severe liver disease, finds study

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the scientific journal The BMJ, shows how a simple blood analysis can ...
The University Times

The Science of Study Hacks

Over the years, YouTube became oversaturated with videos about study tips. However, like in every fad, there are always ...
BMJ Open

Evaluating practices in the management of youth nicotine vaping in hospital-based child and youth mental health and addictions settings in Canada: protocol for a mixed-methods ...

Introduction Nicotine vaping is common among children and youth, and even more so among those with mental health concerns. Identifying and managing nicotine vaping in child and youth mental health ...

Study finds nanofiltration membranes most effective in tackling pharmaceutical pollution

A comprehensive review of scientific literature has identified nanofiltration (NF) membrane technologies as the most ...
Frontiers

Two modified colonoscopically guided fecal microbiota transplantation catheter placement methods: a retrospective study (with video)

Introduction: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) transfers fecal microbiota from a healthy person into a patient for the treatment of various diseases. This study introduces two modified ...
The Conversation

Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions

As the head of biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, when I encounter new scientific ... The methods used did not adequately fix these problems. Because of ...
BMJ

Motivation and methods for a first population-based case-control study of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)

If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...
Lifehacker

How to Use the Pomodoro Method to Study More Efficiently

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. You may have heard of the ...
The Lancet

Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

aSydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia bThe Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia ...
IEEE

Study on Temperature Measurement Errors and Correction Method of Inner Surface of Cavity-Like Objects With Directional Reflection Characteristics

Abstract: The thermal radiation reflection properties of real material surfaces tend to be directional, which leads to inaccuracies in existing methods for measuring the diffuse inner surface ...
BMJ

Parent and practitioner experiences of opt-out consent in neonatal intensive care: a mixed methods study within a trial

Background In neonatal trials, verbal opt-out consent has been used to reduce burden on families and make recruitment more efficient and representative. It involves information provision through ...