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Understanding the BMJ Article on MMR Vaccine and Autism

In 1998, a study published in The Lancet by Andrew Wakefield and colleagues sent shockwaves through the medical community and the public at large. It suggested a link between the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine and autism. This claim sparked a global health scare, leading many parents to question the safety of vaccines. However, […]

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Unveiling the Shadows: Questionable Research Practices in Grant Funding

Competitive grant funding is the lifeblood of research, particularly in public health and the sciences. But what happens when the pursuit of this funding encourages dubious practices? A recent study published in PLOS ONE titled “Questionable research practices in competitive grant funding: A survey” (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293310) sheds light on this concerning issue, revealing how widespread […]

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Why your feedback is more valuable than you think……..

Starting this week, we’re rolling out a simpler feedback widget. Look how friendly it is! But our purpose is two-fold. Sure, we want to know how the website is doing and how to improve it. That is one of our core values — we are always improving until we hit that Platonic Ideal. More excitingly, […]

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Reading (and Understanding) Scientific Articles

So you’ve started using PubTrawlr and you’re ready to dive deeper. You follow some links to the primary source, open them up….and it’s gobbledygook. Take a deep breath. This is a very common experience. Articles are not easy to read. There is likely to be a ton of jargon, and the writing can be unclear. Academics don’t […]

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How Fractions Help Us See the Big Picture

My oldest daughter is a fifth-grader and is learning about fractions and percentages in her math class this year. She made a big conceptual leap from whole numbers to fractions. The lessons she is learning on comparing and interpreting fractions may prepare her to understand and appraise risks better than most adults.

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