On average, eating healthy costs about $1.50 more per day than the least healthy diets, a new study finds. The extra cost seems insignificant at first — a small cup of coffee often costs more — but it all adds up to…
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New article format aims to prevent ‘sloppiness’ in science
The journal Cortex launched an innovation in scientific publishing called a Registered Report. Unlike conventional publishing models, Registered Reports split the review process into two stages. Initially, experimental methods and proposed analyses are pre-registered and reviewed before data are collected. Then, if peer…
Why cranberries prevent urinary tract infections?
For over 100 years, the consumption of cranberry products has been anecdotally associated with prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Scientists have long questioned if this is myth or scientific fact. Some recent studies have suggested cranberries prevent UTIs by…
Tagged with: anecdotally, cranberries, enzyme, flagellar filament, PACs, Phytochemicals, proanthocyanidins, Proteus mirabilis, scientific fact, urease, urinary tract infections, UTIs, virulence
Posted in Review article, Scientific editing
Posted in Review article, Scientific editing
Offender in neurodegenerative diseases can benefit normal cells
The propensity of proteins to stick together in large clumps — termed “protein aggregation” — is the culprit behind a variety of conditions including Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s and mad cow diseases. With this notoriety, protein aggregation is considered to be a…
Tagged with: encoded proteins, glutamine, neurodegenerative diseases, normal cells, protein aggregation
Posted in Journal article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing
Posted in Journal article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing
Can the law improve diabetes prevention and control?
New cases of diabetes continue to increase as does the health burden for those with diabetes. Law is a critical tool for health improvement, yet assessments reported in a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine indicate that federal,…
Tagged with: clinical interventions, diabetes prevention, diabetes prevention and control, diabetes risk factors, effective health tool, evidence-based interventions, genetic disposition, preventive behaviors, public health, socioeconomic conditions
Posted in Editing, Journal article, Review article, Scientific editing
Posted in Editing, Journal article, Review article, Scientific editing
How much coffee is healthy? It depends on your age.
Study shows drinking more than 4 cups a day may be bad for people under 55 Nearly 400 million cups of coffee are consumed every day in America. Drinking large amounts of coffee may be bad for under-55s, according to…
Tagged with: ACLS, Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, antioxidants, cardiorespiratory, cardiovascular mortality, coffee is healthy, cognitive function, epinephrine, health effects of caffeine, homocysteine, inhibit insulin activity
Posted in Case report, Medical Writing, Review article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing
Posted in Case report, Medical Writing, Review article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing
Ten tips for reviewing scientific manuscripts and 5 red flags
Ten tips for reviewing 1. Ensure that the subject is within your purview of expertise: Thus, if you are an interventional cardiologist, it would probably be best if you declined an opportunity to review a manuscript involving the pathogenesis of…
Tagged with: article reports, clinical significance, journal submission, red flags, reproduction, scientific manuscripts, statistical analysis, submission criteria, sufficient magnitude, typographical error
Posted in Editing, Impact Factor, Journal article, Journal Selection, Review article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing
Posted in Editing, Impact Factor, Journal article, Journal Selection, Review article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing
8 reasons why journal accepts your article
It’s the responsibility of every editor-in-chief to maintain and develop their journal’s profile and reputation. The editor also has the final responsibility for content, ensuring that it meets the aims and scope of the journal and reflects changes in the…
Ten things you need to know about the publishing process
1. Getting a paper published is a collaboration If there is one point that I’d most like you take away from this talk, it’s that the process of getting a paper published is a collaboration among authors, reviewers and editors.…
Posted in Impact Factor, Journal article, Journal Selection, Review article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing