This systematic review and meta-analysis identified prognostic factors associated with early mortality in septic shock. The identification of these prognostic factors could aid in clinical risk ...

Science progresses when researchers build on prior work to extend, test, and apply theories. Aggregating the quantitative findings from prior research – meta-analysis — plays a significant role in ...

Meta-analysis is an objective examination of published data from many studies of the same research topic identified through a literature search. Through the use of rigorous statistical methods, it can ...

Questionable value of attribution when interpreting adverse event data: A joint evaluation by North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) and American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) ...

While past research has extensively investigated the connection between air pollution and lung cancer globally, 24-28 there is still limited evidence on the association between air pollution and the ...

Before new drugs are launched on the market they are tested in clinical studies in which one group of study participants often receives the new treatment and another group receives the current ...

Objective To evaluate systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the effects of exercise on general cognition, memory and executive function across all populations and ages. Methods ...

A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that no induction method was clearly effective than low-dose ...

Does living in an unequal society make people unhappy? Not necessarily, reveals the largest study ever conducted on the subject. Nicolas Sommet, a social psychologist and research manager at the LIVES ...