An online game helps ‘inoculate’ players against fake news by showing them how political misinformation is created and circulated. Launched…
Green prescriptions could undermine the benefits of spending time in nature
Spending time in nature is believed to benefit people’s mental health. However, new research suggests that giving people with existing…
Anti-depressant repurposed to treat childhood cancer
A new study has found that a commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt growth of a type of cancer known as…
Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus
A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus has outperformed a leading vaccine candidate in a new study. When…
When Turning 13 Is Not the Typical Rite of Passage
For my son, each birthday has been accompanied by complicated feelings, a reminder of the milestones he has not met…
When Turning 13 Is Not the Typical Rite of Passage
For my son, each birthday has been accompanied by complicated feelings, a reminder of the milestones he has not met…
When Turning 13 Is Not the Typical Rite of Passage
For my son, each birthday has been accompanied by complicated feelings, a reminder of the milestones he has not met…
Preventable medication harm across health care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mitigating or reducing the risk of medication harm is a global policy priority. But evidence reflecting preventable medication harm in…
Use of wearable biometric monitoring devices to measure outcomes in randomized clinical trials: a methodological systematic review
Wearable biometric monitoring devices (BMDs) have the potential to transform the conduct of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) by shifting the…
COVID-19 linked to worse stroke outcomes
People who experience strokes while infected with COVID-19 appear to be left with greater disability after the stroke, according a…