Cohort studies are a type of research design. ... One famous example of a cohort study is the Nurses’ Health Study. This was a large, long-running analysis of female health that began in 1976.

Understanding various research study designs and methods is crucial for postgraduate students aiming to produce high-quality, impactful research. This resource delves into the fundamentals of research ...

A cross-section design begins with establishment of a research goal and identification of the variable you want to measure. For example, you might want to determine whether the background music ...

This is the first of a series of articles that will describe the different types of study design; considerations when choosing a study design; and the advantages and disadvantages of each type of ...

Aston University biostatistician Dr. Dan Green has identified the top ten errors he commonly sees in research papers in his ...

Design can exist without "the research." But if we don't study the world, we don't always know how or what to create. Recently, my colleague Ben McAllister contributed a piece to this section ...

Studies have found the following ultraprocessed foods may be associated with higher risk of death: Ready-to-eat meat, poultry and seafood products Artificially- or sugar-sweetened beverages, such ...

A new study examines the choices healthy research volunteers make when given the opportunity to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia. The researchers found a large ...

Participants are paid to compensate for participating in basic research trials. Examples include a study evaluating how eating affects the biochemistry of people’s bodies, a study of the brain ...

The limitations of recent studies. In the RAND Corporation report, researchers detailed the use of red teaming to understand the impact of chatbots on the ability to develop a plan of biological ...