Efforts to promote the completion of advance directives implicitly assume that completion
rates of these documents, which help ensure care consistent with people's preferences in …

Background Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a heterogeneous syndrome,
characterised by an increased number and/or abnormal type of bacteria in the small bowel …

Meta-analyses are becoming increasingly popular, especially in the fields of cardiovascular
disease prevention and treatment. They are often considered to be a reliable source of …

Our study revisits and challenges two core conventional meta‐regression estimators: the
prevalent use of 'mixed‐effects' or random‐effects meta‐regression analysis and the …

Background: Observational studies have identified an association between body mass index
(BMI) and incident atrial fibrillation (AF). Inferring causality from observational studies …

Objective Obesity‐induced inflammation potentially promotes a variety of chronic conditions.
This study aimed to summarize cross‐sectional associations between adipose tissue …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder. Repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been found to be effective for treating PTSD, but whether …

Objective To assess the influence of dosing parameters and patient characteristics on the
efficacy of aerobic exercise (AEX) poststroke. Data Sources A systematic review was …

Dependent effect sizes are ubiquitous in meta‐analysis. Using Monte Carlo simulation, we
compared the performance of 2 methods for meta‐regression with dependent effect sizes …

Background: Few options besides the avoidance of smoking and obesity are available to
prevent pancreatic cancer. The association between aspirin use and risk of pancreatic …