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By the Everyday Prevention Evidence Team You saw a health claim. Now what? Say a friend sends you a post that claims a supplement "cuts your risk of heart disease in half." Or a headline says "New …
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By the Everyday Prevention Evidence Team What's the Difference Between a Study Result and the Author's Interpretation? A study result is the data a study actually measured — a number, a comparison, …
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By the Everyday Prevention Evidence Team A preprint is a research draft posted online before independent experts have reviewed it. A peer-reviewed study has already been checked by outside specialists …
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By the Everyday Prevention Evidence Team How to Read a Health Study Abstract: The Short Answer A health study abstract is the short summary at the top of a research article, and it can tell you the …
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By the Everyday Prevention Evidence Team What Correlation and Causation Mean in Health Research Correlation and causation are not the same thing: two things happening together (correlation) does not …
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By the Everyday Prevention Evidence Team Where Do Funding and Conflict-of-Interest Disclosures Appear in a Study? Funding and conflict-of-interest disclosures usually appear at the end of a journal …
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