Beyond Research

Editage has invited Altmetric to conduct a webinar that will help researchers discover evidence that their research is having an impact across the world.

Media outlets and journalists are often blamed for communicating exaggerated or distorted reports of scientific research to the public. However, a recent study has revealed that the scientific community – authors, universities, and institutions - are also partly responsible for scientific misinformation. 

Much of the public understanding of scientific knowledge is dependent on mainstream media coverage of science. However, the media's representation of scientific research is not always accurate. Why is science news often distorted and how does this affect public understanding? What are the dangers of such misrepresentation? Read on to find out. 

Can the high host specificity of phages be used to our advantage, in order to establish a preventive and therapeutic method for some chronic diseases?

In the ever-expanding academic literature pool, health-related academic journal publications authored by nurses are very rare. In this post, Jolene Menezes, Editor of the journal Gastrointestinal Nursing emphasizes the importance of having publications authored by nurses. Jolene argues that as primary care givers, nurses continually innovate and their contributions could benefit the healthcare industry at large. She goes on to explore some of the reasons behind the lack of nurse publications.

The stereotypical view of a nurse is a person who tends the sick, injured, or infirm. However, I have realized that there is much more to the role of gastroenterology and stoma care nurses than tending the sick.