Last week the media ran several stories about a research study exploring the link between loneliness, smoking behaviours, and alcohol use. How does the evidence disentangle cause and effect?
How effective is oil pulling in improving oral health? The Ayurvedic technique of oil pulling has become a popular DIY home remedy, promising to cure a plethora of oral health problems. But pulling out the research behind these claims highlights the lack of evidence.
How effective is food as medicine? In April, the media ran several stories about a research study exploring the link between dietary fibre intake and breast cancer. Let’s try and digest the evidence.
Carrying out a systematic, unbiased, transparent and reliable literature search is vital in the first stages of your research. This blog provides tips and useful information on which resources can help guide you in this process.
Cochrane Crowd’s Community Engagement and Partnerships Manager Emily Steele, and Co-Leader Anna Noel-Storr blog about the benefits for students of getting involved with Cochrane Crowd, Cochrane’s citizen science platform.
In the second blog of our new series Understanding Evidence, Iain Chalmers, the founding director of Cochrane UK, looks at developments in research on prenatal corticosteroids since the work which gave rise to the Cochrane logo. Join in the conversation on Twitter @iainchalmersTTi @CochraneUK #understandingevidence
Cochrane UK’s Director, Martin Burton, introduces Cochrane UK’s new series Understanding Evidence, created in partnership with Students 4 Best Evidence, which kicks off today with a week of blogs.
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