Scientists in the UK have come up with a new online tool that helps you make sense of health studies. Understanding Health Research is a free website that lets people assess the quality of research papers they stumble across. Trying to read health research on our own also leads into the often dangerous territory of relying on Dr Google. With plenty of research papers available online either via open access from publishers, or via a quick search for the PDF on Google Scholar, the free online tool provides a step-by-step process anyone can use to inform their judgement on the study. For example, if you feel sceptical about the latest newspaper story on a new breakthrough in heart disease treatment, you can grab a copy of the paper and have a look through it under the guidance of the questions posed by the website. Understanding Health Research: A tool for making sense of health studies.
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