Tag: Meta-analysis

A systematic review of twelve studies finds that approximately 21 percent of mpox patients in the analyzed populations were also ...

Massive Genetic Study Reveals New Molecular Targets for Bronchiectasis Across Ancestries

A trans-ancestry genome-wide association study of over 16,000 bronchiectasis cases combined with multi-omics analyses has pinpointed SERPINA1 as the strongest ...

Sticky Protein MUC5AC Emerges as Powerful Tissue Marker for Pancreatic Cancer and Precursors

A meta-analysis of 55 studies shows the mucus protein MUC5AC distinguishes pancreatic cancer and precancerous lesions from healthy and benign ...

Blood Test for Tumor DNA Predicts Survival After Cancer Treatment Before Surgery

A meta-analysis of 41 studies and 3,058 patients shows that detectable circulating tumor DNA after neoadjuvant therapy strongly predicts worse ...

Three-Protein Blood Test Shows High Accuracy in Telling Bacterial From Viral Infections in Children

A new meta-analysis in BMC Pediatrics finds that a three-protein host-response blood test distinguishes bacterial from viral infections in febrile ...

High Chloride Levels in the Blood Linked to Higher Death and Kidney Injury Risk in Critically Ill Children

A new systematic review and meta-analysis finds that hyperchloremia in critically ill children is associated with roughly doubled odds of ...

One in Twelve Asian Children May Have Functional Constipation, Major Review Finds

A meta-analysis of 17 studies covering more than 175,000 young people estimates that 8 percent of Asian children and adolescents ...

Machines Learn to Predict Who Struggles to Hear in a Noisy World

A new systematic review and meta-analysis finds that machine learning models can predict speech-in-noise performance with moderate to high accuracy, ...

Digital Mindfulness and Compassion Therapies Show Modest but Real Mental Health Gains

A meta-analysis of 147 randomized controlled trials finds that digital third-wave therapies such as mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion programs produce ...

Exercise in Pregnancy Cuts Risk of Excess Weight Gain and Oversized Babies, Major Analysis Finds

A dose-response meta-analysis of 34 studies finds that higher physical activity during pregnancy is linked to a 30 percent lower ...

Pakistani Nurses Know Infection Control Rules but Fail to Follow Them, Review Finds

A systematic review of 29 studies covering 3,383 Pakistani nurses finds that while 67 percent have adequate infection prevention knowledge ...

Four in Five Iranian Healthcare Workers Face Violence on the Job, Landmark Review Finds

A systematic review of 95 studies covering more than 40,000 Iranian healthcare workers finds that 83 percent have experienced workplace ...

Fetal Lung Drainage Saves Two-Thirds of Babies With Fluid-Filled Chests, Major Review Finds

A new systematic review and meta-analysis finds that pleuro-amniotic shunting achieves survival in about 65 percent of fetuses with isolated ...

Coffee Drinkers Show 43% Lower Risk of Oral and Throat Cancers, Meta-Analysis Finds

A new systematic review and meta-analysis of twenty observational studies finds that higher coffee consumption is associated with a 43 ...

Psychotherapy Works for Eating Disorders, But Not for Everyone, Massive Trial Analysis Finds

A meta-analysis of 47 randomized controlled trials in 3,018 adults finds that both CBT and non-CBT psychotherapies produce large effects ...

Widely Used Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Nerve Damage Risk Through Vitamin B12 Depletion

A new meta-analysis of twenty studies covering nearly 292,000 people finds that long-term metformin use is significantly associated with peripheral ...

Cholesterol-Lowering Antibody Evolocumab Cuts Heart Attack Risk in Landmark Analysis

A meta-analysis of nine randomised trials involving nearly 68,000 patients shows evolocumab dramatically lowers LDL cholesterol and reduces heart attacks ...

The Heart’s Hidden Record: What HRV Reveals Years After Preterm and Low-Birth-Weight Births

A new meta-analysis of 27 studies finds that heart rate variability differences after hospital discharge are condition-specific and age-dependent, with ...

Konjac Fiber Shows Modest Blood Sugar Benefit, Review Finds

A new systematic review and meta-analysis finds that glucomannan fiber from konjac root modestly lowers fasting blood glucose in insulin-resistant ...

Obesity Amplifies PCOS Severity, but Lean Women Still Face Serious Metabolic Risks