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Readable research linked to original sources
Browse normalized, publication-ready research with direct links to its evidence and source.
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Newest firstRecent systematic reviews, including a Cochrane review, have concluded that the certainty of evidence supporting the use of cannabis-based medicines for chronic neuropathic pain remains low. While this overall conclusion is reasonable, its interpretation warrants careful scrutiny. In this commentary, key methodological and interpretative aspects relevant to the appraisal of this evidence base are examined, with pa…
Open article record in new tab ↗Aims There is a substantial body of literature on environmental risk associated with schizophrenia. Most research has largely been conducted in Europe and North America, with little representation of the rest of the world; hence generalisability of findings is questionable. For this reason, we performed a mapping review of studies on environmental risk for schizophrenia spectrum disorders, recording the country wh…
Objectives To summarize and evaluate Cochrane reviews of pharmacological therapies for adults with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) pain. Methods Systematic search of Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews to May 2024. Generic quality assessment used AMSTAR-2 criteria, validity checks of potentially critical factors in evaluation of analgesic efficacy and assessment of susceptibility of results to publication bias. Pa…
IntroductionBased on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, anthroposophic medicine (AM) is practiced in more than 80 countries around the world today. AM blends physical, mental and spiritual dimensions of life into patient care, nevertheless regarding itself as highly scientific. As a comparable systematic review (SR) of AM conducted more than two decades ago is now outdated, this review aims to establish an updated s…
Since its release at the end of 2022, ChatGPT has seen a tremendous rise in attention, not only from the general public, but also from medical researchers and healthcare professionals. ChatGPT definitely changed the way we can communicate now with computers. We still remember the limitations of (voice) assistants, like Alexa or Siri, that were "overwhelmed" by a follow-up question after asking about the weather, n…
Open article record in new tab ↗The present review sought to examine and summarise the unique experience of concurrent pain and psychiatric conditions, that is often neglected, within the population of homeless individuals. Furthermore, the review examined factors that work to aggravate pain and those that have been shown to improve pain management. Electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, psycINFO, and Web of Science) and the grey literature (Goo…
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