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Cochrane is a global independent group of researchers, professionals, patients, careers, and people interested in health. We are the US network!
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Cochrane is a global independent group of researchers, professionals, patients, careers, and people interested in health. We are the US network!
Learn about our group here👉 https://us.cochrane.org/news
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In a claims-based study involving 3790 affected youths, parental firearm injury was associated with increases in psychiatric diagnoses — especially trauma-related disorders — and in mental health visits among children. Full study results: nej.md/4aiAiB4
#MedSky
#MedSky
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
In a claims-based study involving 3790 affected youths, parental firearm injury was associated with increases in psychiatric diagnoses — especially trauma-related disorders — and in mental health visits among children. Full study results: nej.md/4aiAiB4
#MedSky
#MedSky
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New MRI research shows that body fat distribution—not just overall weight—can affect brain health. Certain fat patterns, like “pancreatic‑predominant” and “skinny fat,” are linked to gray matter loss, accelerated brain aging, and higher risk of cognitive decline. #BrainHealth https://bit.ly/4qPvclU
January 28, 2026 at 11:58 PM
New MRI research shows that body fat distribution—not just overall weight—can affect brain health. Certain fat patterns, like “pancreatic‑predominant” and “skinny fat,” are linked to gray matter loss, accelerated brain aging, and higher risk of cognitive decline. #BrainHealth https://bit.ly/4qPvclU
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"Unlike typical #dementia, #PCA primarily affects #VisualSpatial #awareness. From the outside, Andrew looks fine. But everything has changed. He often bumps into walls, can’t tell if he’s holding something & can no longer read or write.": buff.ly/fMbcIHS
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#caregiver #carer #marriage
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#caregiver #carer #marriage
The shift from wife to caregiver was instant and soul crushing
My heart broke as I realized life is changing, but despite that we are still a team, just now navigating uncharted waters
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January 29, 2026 at 7:30 AM
"Unlike typical #dementia, #PCA primarily affects #VisualSpatial #awareness. From the outside, Andrew looks fine. But everything has changed. He often bumps into walls, can’t tell if he’s holding something & can no longer read or write.": buff.ly/fMbcIHS
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#caregiver #carer #marriage
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#caregiver #carer #marriage
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#CochraneDaily On this Puzzle Day (www.puzzledayfun.com), learn about the effects of puzzles for improving cognitive functioning in people with dementia by reading this Cochrane review www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Puzzle Day | January 29th | Free Puzzles
National Puzzle Day | January 29 2026 | Founded by Jodi Jill | A celebration of puzzles | International Puzzle Day | Puzzle Month | Official Site
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January 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM
#CochraneDaily On this Puzzle Day (www.puzzledayfun.com), learn about the effects of puzzles for improving cognitive functioning in people with dementia by reading this Cochrane review www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
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How can humour change the conversation on vaccines?
In Zimbabwe, comedian Sabkhuku Vharazipi has amassed a colossal fanbase with wry sketches that skewer anti-vaccine myths and deliver life-saving health info. bit.ly/3M7bDGv
In Zimbabwe, comedian Sabkhuku Vharazipi has amassed a colossal fanbase with wry sketches that skewer anti-vaccine myths and deliver life-saving health info. bit.ly/3M7bDGv
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM
How can humour change the conversation on vaccines?
In Zimbabwe, comedian Sabkhuku Vharazipi has amassed a colossal fanbase with wry sketches that skewer anti-vaccine myths and deliver life-saving health info. bit.ly/3M7bDGv
In Zimbabwe, comedian Sabkhuku Vharazipi has amassed a colossal fanbase with wry sketches that skewer anti-vaccine myths and deliver life-saving health info. bit.ly/3M7bDGv
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In 1922, insulin co-discoverer Frederick Banting refused to profit from the discovery and offered it to the world as a global public good.
Today, many people with diabetes still don't have access to affordable and quality treatment and care.
Today, many people with diabetes still don't have access to affordable and quality treatment and care.
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
In 1922, insulin co-discoverer Frederick Banting refused to profit from the discovery and offered it to the world as a global public good.
Today, many people with diabetes still don't have access to affordable and quality treatment and care.
Today, many people with diabetes still don't have access to affordable and quality treatment and care.
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Thanks to antiretroviral therapy, 24.1 million AIDS-related deaths have been averted since 1996👏
Equitable access to life-saving treatment is essential to ending AIDS by 2030.
Equitable access to life-saving treatment is essential to ending AIDS by 2030.
January 28, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Thanks to antiretroviral therapy, 24.1 million AIDS-related deaths have been averted since 1996👏
Equitable access to life-saving treatment is essential to ending AIDS by 2030.
Equitable access to life-saving treatment is essential to ending AIDS by 2030.
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Free public talk: Can electrodes in the brain treat chronic pain?
📅Thurs 12 Feb
⌚6pm to 7pm (refreshments from 5.30pm)
📍Rewley House, Oxford
➡️FREE entry, no booking required
@ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social
@oxengsci.bsky.social
📅Thurs 12 Feb
⌚6pm to 7pm (refreshments from 5.30pm)
📍Rewley House, Oxford
➡️FREE entry, no booking required
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@oxengsci.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Free public talk: Can electrodes in the brain treat chronic pain?
📅Thurs 12 Feb
⌚6pm to 7pm (refreshments from 5.30pm)
📍Rewley House, Oxford
➡️FREE entry, no booking required
@ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social
@oxengsci.bsky.social
📅Thurs 12 Feb
⌚6pm to 7pm (refreshments from 5.30pm)
📍Rewley House, Oxford
➡️FREE entry, no booking required
@ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social
@oxengsci.bsky.social
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Around the Lab 💫
Today, CERN’s #PhotoOfTheWeek features a series of images captured by Gregory Milasseau during the 2025 CERN Photowalk competition. #PhysPics25
👉 Vote now and help select the global winners: www.interactions.org/photowalk-vo...
📸 by @gregseth
Today, CERN’s #PhotoOfTheWeek features a series of images captured by Gregory Milasseau during the 2025 CERN Photowalk competition. #PhysPics25
👉 Vote now and help select the global winners: www.interactions.org/photowalk-vo...
📸 by @gregseth
January 28, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Around the Lab 💫
Today, CERN’s #PhotoOfTheWeek features a series of images captured by Gregory Milasseau during the 2025 CERN Photowalk competition. #PhysPics25
👉 Vote now and help select the global winners: www.interactions.org/photowalk-vo...
📸 by @gregseth
Today, CERN’s #PhotoOfTheWeek features a series of images captured by Gregory Milasseau during the 2025 CERN Photowalk competition. #PhysPics25
👉 Vote now and help select the global winners: www.interactions.org/photowalk-vo...
📸 by @gregseth
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Join us for a panel celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, featuring Julia Finkelstein & Barbra Miheso and hosted by Karla Soares-Weiser.
🎤 Hear their experiences
💡 Get their advice
❓ Ask your questions
Sign up here: www.cochrane.org/events/celeb...
#WomenInScience
🎤 Hear their experiences
💡 Get their advice
❓ Ask your questions
Sign up here: www.cochrane.org/events/celeb...
#WomenInScience
January 28, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Join us for a panel celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, featuring Julia Finkelstein & Barbra Miheso and hosted by Karla Soares-Weiser.
🎤 Hear their experiences
💡 Get their advice
❓ Ask your questions
Sign up here: www.cochrane.org/events/celeb...
#WomenInScience
🎤 Hear their experiences
💡 Get their advice
❓ Ask your questions
Sign up here: www.cochrane.org/events/celeb...
#WomenInScience
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🎉 New CIL module is live!
Learn to:
• Plan a living systematic review
• Decide if a living approach fits your research area
• Handle frequent search and screening cycles
• Keep track of review updates
• Share evolving results clearly over time
Check it out 👉 www.cochrane.org/learn/course...
Learn to:
• Plan a living systematic review
• Decide if a living approach fits your research area
• Handle frequent search and screening cycles
• Keep track of review updates
• Share evolving results clearly over time
Check it out 👉 www.cochrane.org/learn/course...
January 22, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🎉 New CIL module is live!
Learn to:
• Plan a living systematic review
• Decide if a living approach fits your research area
• Handle frequent search and screening cycles
• Keep track of review updates
• Share evolving results clearly over time
Check it out 👉 www.cochrane.org/learn/course...
Learn to:
• Plan a living systematic review
• Decide if a living approach fits your research area
• Handle frequent search and screening cycles
• Keep track of review updates
• Share evolving results clearly over time
Check it out 👉 www.cochrane.org/learn/course...
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Join this grateful bunch, find out how you could use INSPECT-SR in our March session with Jack!
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January 23, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Join this grateful bunch, find out how you could use INSPECT-SR in our March session with Jack!
www.cochrane.org/events/inspe...
www.cochrane.org/events/inspe...
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Up to 80% of maternal deaths are preventable.
On #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay, we highlight our work supporting @who.int
guidelines and improving care for mothers and newborns worldwide.
Every mother & every child deserves care informed by the best evidence.
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
On #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay, we highlight our work supporting @who.int
guidelines and improving care for mothers and newborns worldwide.
Every mother & every child deserves care informed by the best evidence.
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
January 23, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Up to 80% of maternal deaths are preventable.
On #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay, we highlight our work supporting @who.int
guidelines and improving care for mothers and newborns worldwide.
Every mother & every child deserves care informed by the best evidence.
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
On #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay, we highlight our work supporting @who.int
guidelines and improving care for mothers and newborns worldwide.
Every mother & every child deserves care informed by the best evidence.
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
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For more than 30 years, we have championed the involvement of patients and the public in shaping health evidence, and this commitment remains just as strong today.
Take a look at 2025 in review, our achievements so far and our plans for the future: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#PPI
Take a look at 2025 in review, our achievements so far and our plans for the future: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#PPI
January 26, 2026 at 12:12 PM
For more than 30 years, we have championed the involvement of patients and the public in shaping health evidence, and this commitment remains just as strong today.
Take a look at 2025 in review, our achievements so far and our plans for the future: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#PPI
Take a look at 2025 in review, our achievements so far and our plans for the future: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
#PPI
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Tobevibart plus elebsiran and tobevibart alone both lowered HDV RNA and ALT levels. The combination resulted in a high incidence of undetectable HDV RNA and an HBsAg level below 10 IU/ml at week 48. Full phase 2 SOLSTICE trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/4qIXpuM
#MedSky
#MedSky
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Tobevibart plus elebsiran and tobevibart alone both lowered HDV RNA and ALT levels. The combination resulted in a high incidence of undetectable HDV RNA and an HBsAg level below 10 IU/ml at week 48. Full phase 2 SOLSTICE trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/4qIXpuM
#MedSky
#MedSky
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📢 We are delighted to launch the Perioperative Care Patient Charter setting out what every patient should expect before, during and after surgery.
We are committed to empowering patients, improving outcomes and supporting shared decision making throughout the periop pathway.
🔗 shorturl.at/dMAXV
We are committed to empowering patients, improving outcomes and supporting shared decision making throughout the periop pathway.
🔗 shorturl.at/dMAXV
Perioperative Care Patient Charter
The CPOC Perioperative Care Patient Charter sets out what patients can expect from good perioperative care
cpoc.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
📢 We are delighted to launch the Perioperative Care Patient Charter setting out what every patient should expect before, during and after surgery.
We are committed to empowering patients, improving outcomes and supporting shared decision making throughout the periop pathway.
🔗 shorturl.at/dMAXV
We are committed to empowering patients, improving outcomes and supporting shared decision making throughout the periop pathway.
🔗 shorturl.at/dMAXV
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Sorry, there’s no “fountain of youth” in a blood bag 🩸 Some stories have been circulating about young donor plasma reversing aging, but human evidence is extremely limited, and transfusions carry real risks. Learn more: https://ow.ly/GUPO50Y1YTy
#HemeSky #MedSky #Hematology
#HemeSky #MedSky #Hematology
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Sorry, there’s no “fountain of youth” in a blood bag 🩸 Some stories have been circulating about young donor plasma reversing aging, but human evidence is extremely limited, and transfusions carry real risks. Learn more: https://ow.ly/GUPO50Y1YTy
#HemeSky #MedSky #Hematology
#HemeSky #MedSky #Hematology
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A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that no induction method was clearly effective than low-dose vaginal misoprostol, although some methods were less effective and safety profiles varied.
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that no induction method was clearly effective than low-dose vaginal misoprostol, although some methods were less effective and safety profiles varied.
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
🤖📚 Using AI in reviews — without losing rigor💃
Covidence’s new guidance shows how to plan, assess, and transparently report automation, aligned with Cochrane & RAISE.
Start here 👉 support.covidence.org/help/automat...
#covidence @cochrane.org
Covidence’s new guidance shows how to plan, assess, and transparently report automation, aligned with Cochrane & RAISE.
Start here 👉 support.covidence.org/help/automat...
#covidence @cochrane.org
✨ Automation (AI)
support.covidence.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:14 PM
🤖📚 Using AI in reviews — without losing rigor💃
Covidence’s new guidance shows how to plan, assess, and transparently report automation, aligned with Cochrane & RAISE.
Start here 👉 support.covidence.org/help/automat...
#covidence @cochrane.org
Covidence’s new guidance shows how to plan, assess, and transparently report automation, aligned with Cochrane & RAISE.
Start here 👉 support.covidence.org/help/automat...
#covidence @cochrane.org
👉 Ever wondered how co-production really works? Spend a day with Cochrane and find out 😀
👀Series of webinars on 24 February (14:00 - 17:00 UTC)
🖇️Register here: www.cochrane.org/events/a-day...
🌟 methods.cochrane.org/co-production/
#Cochrane #Co-production @cochrane.org
👀Series of webinars on 24 February (14:00 - 17:00 UTC)
🖇️Register here: www.cochrane.org/events/a-day...
🌟 methods.cochrane.org/co-production/
#Cochrane #Co-production @cochrane.org
A day with… Cochrane Co-production Methods Group | Cochrane
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January 27, 2026 at 1:09 PM
👉 Ever wondered how co-production really works? Spend a day with Cochrane and find out 😀
👀Series of webinars on 24 February (14:00 - 17:00 UTC)
🖇️Register here: www.cochrane.org/events/a-day...
🌟 methods.cochrane.org/co-production/
#Cochrane #Co-production @cochrane.org
👀Series of webinars on 24 February (14:00 - 17:00 UTC)
🖇️Register here: www.cochrane.org/events/a-day...
🌟 methods.cochrane.org/co-production/
#Cochrane #Co-production @cochrane.org
Think cannabis is proven for nerve pain?
🤔Think again!
🚫 A major Cochrane review finds NO clear evidence of benefit so far.
👉 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
@cochrane.org #chronicpain
🤔Think again!
🚫 A major Cochrane review finds NO clear evidence of benefit so far.
👉 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
@cochrane.org #chronicpain
No clear evidence that cannabis-based medicines relieve chronic nerve pain | Cochrane
www.cochrane.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Think cannabis is proven for nerve pain?
🤔Think again!
🚫 A major Cochrane review finds NO clear evidence of benefit so far.
👉 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
@cochrane.org #chronicpain
🤔Think again!
🚫 A major Cochrane review finds NO clear evidence of benefit so far.
👉 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
@cochrane.org #chronicpain
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From pollination to soil health, biodiversity is key to achieving #ZeroHunger. Yet, the nature crisis is fueling food insecurity.
See how the Global Biodiversity Framework supports the #GlobalGoals in this interactive: www.unep.org/interactives...
See how the Global Biodiversity Framework supports the #GlobalGoals in this interactive: www.unep.org/interactives...
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 AM
From pollination to soil health, biodiversity is key to achieving #ZeroHunger. Yet, the nature crisis is fueling food insecurity.
See how the Global Biodiversity Framework supports the #GlobalGoals in this interactive: www.unep.org/interactives...
See how the Global Biodiversity Framework supports the #GlobalGoals in this interactive: www.unep.org/interactives...
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The 1st issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis for 2026 is out now! Read on for a reflection on the previous volume & qualitative reviews on breastfeeding among mothers of preterm infants & transition to adult care for adolescents with type 1 diabetes: https://ow.ly/uj0p50XWx4M
#JBIEBHC #EvidenceSynthesis
#JBIEBHC #EvidenceSynthesis
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The 1st issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis for 2026 is out now! Read on for a reflection on the previous volume & qualitative reviews on breastfeeding among mothers of preterm infants & transition to adult care for adolescents with type 1 diabetes: https://ow.ly/uj0p50XWx4M
#JBIEBHC #EvidenceSynthesis
#JBIEBHC #EvidenceSynthesis
💪 New Cochrane review: exercise may reduce depression symptoms just as effectively as talk therapy or antidepressants!
🌟 Low-cost, widely available, and good for your whole body!
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
🌟 Low-cost, widely available, and good for your whole body!
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
Exercise to treat depression yields similar results to therapy and antidepressants | Cochrane
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January 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
💪 New Cochrane review: exercise may reduce depression symptoms just as effectively as talk therapy or antidepressants!
🌟 Low-cost, widely available, and good for your whole body!
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
🌟 Low-cost, widely available, and good for your whole body!
🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
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Opinion: Existing global efforts to tackle menstrual discrimination have predominantly focused on menstrual hygiene, rather than taking a holistic approach that integrates menstrual health and dignity into broader social, economic, human rights and health dialogues.
How can we tackle menstrual discrimination? Put dignity at the center
How can we tackle menstrual discrimination? Put dignity at the center
www.devex.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Opinion: Existing global efforts to tackle menstrual discrimination have predominantly focused on menstrual hygiene, rather than taking a holistic approach that integrates menstrual health and dignity into broader social, economic, human rights and health dialogues.