#QuestionOfTheWeek Sitting on a plane, waiting for it to push back from the departure gate, which is more frustrating: being told of a 30 minute delay 10 minutes before the departure time, or not being told anything by 10 minutes after the departure time?

#WordsOfToday “However clever you feel as a human, wouldn't you like to be able to scratch your ear with your foot, like I can?" Max 2023 (he/him, adolescent, dog) #Dog #QuotesDaily #QuotesOfTheDay

Last few days to apply for a place on this intensive interactive online course to learn about systematic reviews from the #UniversityofOxford in October 2026 lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/syst... @lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk @cebmoxford.bsky.social #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReviews #Oxford

Systematic Reviews - Oxford Lifelong Learning

Covering the process of doing a systematic review, focusing on practicalities and emphasising how and why this qualifies as scientific research.

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#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 Cochrane Reviews #43 OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Review found high‐certainty evidence that #omega‐3 fats don’t have important positive or negative effects on mortality or #cardiovascular events www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

#CochraneDaily Just published! Study of 21 network meta-analyses of interventions for knee and hip osteoarthritis in leading general medical and specialty journals found that 13 were rated high of bias. Read it free at www.oarsijournal.com/article/S106...

Risk of bias in network meta-analyses of interventions for knee and hip osteoarthritis published in leading general medical and specialty journals: A methodological study using the RoB NMA tool

Network meta-analyses (NMAs) frequently inform recommendations for osteoarthritis (OA), but methodological flaws may introduce bias and yield misleading results. This methodological study aimed to eva...

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#WordsOfToday “Simply opening your hand turns a fist for fighting into a palm for greeting” Joe Muredach, 1971 #WordsToLiveBy #QuotesDaily

#CochraneDaily Cochrane has 4 important reviews for #WorldSuicidePreventionDay www.who.int/campaigns/wo... looking at evidence on preventing suicides and self-harm on roads, by jumping and in educational settings. Go to www.cochranelibrary.com and search 'suicide' to find them.

#WordsOfToday "There comes a time in many things in life, including in life itself, when we start to realise that we must be closer to the end than the beginning" Pheta com Plee, 2024 #Life #GreatestQuotes #WordsDaily

#CochraneDaily On International Sudoku Day listen to the 🎧 PODCAST🎧 or read the @cochrane.org review of cognitive stimulation to improve cognitive functioning in people with dementia www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... #SudokuDay #Sudoku #Dementia #Podcast

#WordsOfToday On International Sudoku Day www.daysoftheyear.com/days/interna..., remember the quote "Would trying to solve the puzzle of designing a study to solve the puzzle of whether people solving puzzles is good for the brain, help solve the puzzle?" Oko Dus, 2020 #QuotesDaily #Sudoku #Puzzles

#QuestionOfTheWeek Why do hotels leave mini sewing kits in the bathroom? Have you ever used one, either during the days of your stay or in the years after you took it home?

#WordsOfToday On International Literacy Day www.unesco.org/en/days/lite..., be inspired by Snelav Roht, “Try to read at least one book a month that introduces you to a new topic" #QuotesToLiveBy #InternationalLiteracyDay #ReadABook

International Literacy Day

8 September

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#CochraneDaily Yesterday was World Duchenne Awareness Day www.un.org/en/observanc.... There are Cochrane Reviews of a variety of interventions in the #CochraneLibrary with the most recent looking at the role of antioxidants www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... @drjuanfranco.bsky.social #Duchenne

World Duchenne Awareness Day | United Nations

World Duchenne Awareness Day raises awareness on the specific challenges and needs faced by individuals and families in the rare diseases community through national campaigns, educational programmes a...

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#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 Cochrane Reviews #42 CAFFEINE FOR SHIFT WORKERS Cochrane Review found that #caffeine may improve performance in shift workers www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... #CochraneLibrary

#WordsOfToday “Maths of cooking: flour + water + heat = bread." Ric Etta, 1981 #QuotesDaily #Cooking #Bread

#CochraneDaily In August 2026, the #CochraneLibrary published 12 new reviews, 4 updated reviews where the conclusions had changed, and 4 updated reviews where the conclusions had not changed. See them at www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/table-o... #EvidenceSynthesis #EBM #EBHC @cochrane.org

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: all issues | Cochrane Library

Table of Contents Issues provide the back issues for all the CDSR content.

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#WordsOfToday "At the end of each day, relax and do nothing except wait for inspiration." Jean Ferrat, 2022 #Inspiration #QuotesToLiveBy #WordsToLiveBy #QuotesDaily

#CochraneDaily On #WorldCoconutDay www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-c..., the Cochrane review of emollients for preventing infection in preterm infants includes a trial of #coconut oil versus mineral oil in 64 babies in India www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... @cochrane.org #CochraneLibrary

World Coconut Day | Days Of The Year

Discover the tropical taste and versatility of this round, hairy fruit with a hard shell. From coconut water to oil, there's so much to love!

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#WordsOfToday “Try to read at least one book a month that introduces you to a new topic" Snelav Roht, 2023. Last month I read Witchland by Marion Gibson @witchesetc.bsky.social #QuotesDaily #QuotesToLiveBy

Last few weeks to apply for a place on this intensive interactive online course to learn about systematic reviews from the #UniversityofOxford in October 2026 lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/syst... @lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk @cebmoxford.bsky.social #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReviews #Oxford

Systematic Reviews - Oxford Lifelong Learning

Covering the process of doing a systematic review, focusing on practicalities and emphasising how and why this qualifies as scientific research.

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#CochraneDaily Just published! Study used 152 #CochraneLibrary Reviews to show that large language models are able to classify rehabilitation research, but hybrid human-AI workflows achieved the highest accuracy. www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/... #LLM #AI #Rehabilitation

#WordsOfToday "If you're going to keep teaching about it, you need to keep doing it, whatever it is." Val Rushe 2023 #Teaching #Doing #QuotesToTeachBy #GreatestQuotes #DailyQuotes

#QuestionOfTheWeek Why do some pharmacies show the temperature in their electronic green cross display? #Heatwave #GreenCross #Temperature #PonderThis

#WordsOfToday "Our time in this world is like a teaspoon of water in the world's oceans" Yehla Elwandle, 2021 #Contemplate #GreatestQuotes #QuotesDaily

#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 Cochrane Reviews #41 CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTATION FOR PEOPLE WITH OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY #Calcium supplementation for 2 to 24 months may result in little to no difference in body weight www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... #Overweight #Obesity #CochraneLibrary

#QuestionOfTheWeek What makes you feel that the year is ending? Blackberries on the bushes by the roadside, leaves on the ground, clocks going back, Halloween or Christmas, or the appearance of that merchandise in the shops? #YearEnd #Blackberry #Halloween #Christmas #LeavesFall

#CochraneDaily: Pluto lost its status as a planet 20 years ago today (science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planet...). However, there are still several trials in #CochraneLibrary CENTRAL called PLUTO, for conditions such as kidney #transplant, urinary tract obstruction and #psoriasis #RCT #Pluto

Pluto: Facts - NASA Science

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the IAU because other objects might cross its orbit.

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#WordsOfToday "Avoiding a health check doesn't mean that you don't have a health problem, it means that you don't know you have one and can't start to fix it" Anon, 2025 #QuotesDaily #DailyWords #Quotes #Health #GoodHealth

#CochraneDaily Around your health in 100 Cochrane Reviews #40 EAR DROPS FOR REMOVAL OF EAR WAX Review found that using ear drops for a blocked ear canal may help to remove it but it’s not clear if one type of drop is better than another or than water www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... #EarWax

#WordsOfToday "Start the day with a review of the completed items from your ToDo list from yesterday to show yourself that you do get stuff done!" Alma Hami Qayimat, 1994 #GetStuffDone #QuotesToLiveBy #WordsToLiveBy #QuotesDaily