An artificial intelligence system that operates like a collaborative team of medical experts could accelerate clinical trial ...

People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according to results from a new study. The difference occurred even though ...

Randomized controlled trials (RTC) are the gold standard in medicine. In dementia care, however, relying only on RCTs leaves out a large amount of strong research that reflects real-world complexity.

Cohort studies are a type of research design. They are also called longitudinal studies because they follow groups of people over time. Results from cohort studies can help people understand human ...

“Effective altruism,” the philanthropic movement founded on Peter Singer’s ideas, applies a consequentialist philosophy to the problem of global poverty. “Effective altruism,” the philanthropic ...

Journalists who read and cover academic research know scholars take a variety of approaches to investigate a problem, trend or intervention. But if you’re not familiar with research methods, it can be ...

Workplace wellness programs aim to improve employee health and lower health care spending. Recent randomized studies have found modest short-run effects on health behaviors, but longer-run effects ...

Approaches to improve heart rate variability and reduce stress such as breathing retraining are more frequently being integrated into psychotherapy but little research on their effectiveness has been ...

Introduction: Migraine is a chronic paroxymal neurological disorder characterized by attacks of moderate to severe headache and reversible neurological and systemic symptoms. Treatment of migraine ...

Several well-conducted randomized controlled trials with long follow-up showed that sunscreen use reduces the risk of squamous cell and melanoma skin cancers. Commercial sunscreens protect against the ...