Category list : Research and evaluation
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Increasing omega-3 intake unlikely to prevent depression or anxiety Subscription
Increasing long-chain omega-3 intake probably has little or no effect in preventing depression or anxiety symptoms, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in The British Journal of Psychiatry.
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Developing sustainable regional networks for pharmacy research: The Great North Pharmacy Research Collaborative Subscription
To help grow and support pharmacy research activity, in 2016, a group of pharmacists from Durham University received institutional funding to develop a local postgraduate pharmacy research conference. The conference aimed to give postgraduate pharmacists an opportunity to showcase projects they had worked on since graduation, which included research conducted as part of doctoral or Master’s degree studies, audits, service evaluations, quality improvement projects and other work conducted ...
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Dedicated research time could improve recruitment and retention of NHS staff, say academics
Guaranteeing healthcare professionals — including pharmacists — protected time to devote to research has the potential to be “transformational,” according to a report by the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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GP-based pharmacist interventions cut cardiovascular risk factors Subscription
Pharmacist-led interventions in GP practices can successfully reduce risk factors for cardiovascular events, a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology has suggested.
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Asthma exacerbations during pregnancy linked to birth complications Subscription
Women with asthma who experience exacerbations during pregnancy are more likely to have birth complications than women with well-controlled asthma, a study published in the European Respiratory Journal has suggested.
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Opioid use offers limited benefits for patients with osteoarthritis Subscription
Opioids offer only small benefits in terms of pain and function in osteoarthritis and do not improve quality of life or depression, research presented at the 2019 American College of Rheumatology annual meeting has suggested.
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Benzodiazepines linked to overdose deaths among those treated for opioid dependency Subscription
Individuals treated for opioid dependency who also take benzodiazepines are almost three times more likely to die from an overdose, research published in PLoS Medicine has suggested.
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Antidepressant treatment could assist weight loss Subscription
Off-label fluoxetine may help overweight and obese people to lose weight, but the evidence supporting this is limited, the authors of a Cochrane review have concluded.
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Top five most popular research articles of 2019
This year, our peer-reviewed research papers received more than 400,000 unique page views.
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Use of antidepressants linked to heightened risk of gestational diabetes Subscription
Women who take antidepressants during pregnancy are more likely to develop gestational diabetes than women who do not, research published in BMJ Open suggests.
