The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement,
published in 2009, was designed to help systematic reviewers transparently report why …

Background Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs, “adult stem cells”) have been widely used
experimentally in a variety of clinical contexts. There is interest in using these cells in critical …

Background: There is no standardized definition of what a predatory journal is, nor have the
characteristics of these journals been delineated or agreed upon. In order to study the …

The methods and results of systematic reviews should be reported in sufficient detail to allow
users to assess the trustworthiness and applicability of the review findings. The Preferred …

Leading scholars and publishers from ten countries have agreed a definition of predatory
publishing that can protect scholarship. It took 12 hours of discussion, 18 questions and 3 …

Predatory journals have shoddy reporting and include papers from wealthy nations, find
David Moher, Larissa Shamseer, Kelly Cobey and colleagues.

Background The certainty that prehabilitation improves postoperative outcomes is not clear.
The objective of this umbrella review (ie systematic review of systematic reviews) was to …

Background Characterization of the mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) safety profile is important
as this novel therapy continues to be evaluated in clinical trials for various inflammatory …

Promising efficacy results of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy have been tempered
by safety considerations. Our objective was to comprehensively summarize the efficacy …

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific disorder characterised by hypertension and proteinuria
occurring after the 20th week of gestation. Delivery of the placenta results in resolution of …