Phthalates are high production volume chemicals used primarily as plasticizers in many industrial and consumer products. As a result of their ubiquitous use, there is documented widespread human ...

The Wim Hof method may produce a beneficial anti-inflammatory response characterized by increased epinephrine levels and a reduction in pro-inflammatory cytokines, according to a systematic review ...

Purpose. The accuracy, efficiency, and efficacy of four commonly recommended medication safety assessment methodologies were systematically reviewed. Methods. Medical literature databases were ...

A new publication in Nature Reviews Methods Primers provides essential guidance for conducting rigorous systematic reviews on studies with animals and cells. It also highlights the benefits of these ...

When scientists and regulators need clear answers to health risks—such as whether Tylenol causes autism (it doesn’t)—they typically turn to systematic reviews, widely regarded as medicine’s gold ...

This systematic review found that studies of case management interventions have adequate quality and, in many cases, show cost-effective or even cost-saving results. Results: A total of 29 studies ...

Many of our colleagues sought guidance on the process, tools, and expectations for systematic reviews—a methodology increasingly adopted in fields such as biomechanics, communication disorders, ...

Medicare Advantage enrollment has almost doubled since 2010 and now accounts for more than a third of all Medicare beneficiaries. We performed a systematic review to compare Medicare Advantage and ...

This project was supported by Contract EP-C-14-005, Task Order #5, between the National Academy of Sciences and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or ...