Does tinnitus "fill in" the silent gaps?

Evidence and evidence gaps in tinnitus therapy

A nearly endless number of procedures has been tried and in particular sold for the treatment of tinnitus, unfortunately they have not been evaluated appropriately in an evidence-based way. A causal therapy, omitting the tinnitus still does not exist, actually it cannot exist because of the various mechanisms of its origin. However or perhaps because of that, medical interventions appear and re...

Why does the brain fill in?

Measuring the planet to fill terrestrial data gaps.

H ow a growing world population can sustain itself on Planet Earth has been the focus of much research. Norman Borlaug (1), the ‘‘father of the Green Revolution,’’ argued that one answer is to intensify agriculture to produce more food on the same area of land. But what he promoted as a policy strategy, others have called the ‘‘Borlaug hypothesis,’’ aiming to add it to sustainability science th...

Finding Better Ways to Fill Gaps in Pediatric Health Research

Pediatric health research and development (R&D) has long lagged behind health R&D for adults. Methodological and ethical challenges associated with pediatric research increase the costs of running pediatric trials, and the market for pediatric products is relatively small. The subsequent knowledge gaps and lack of child-specific product development have resulted in high off-label and unlicensed...

Finding better ways to fill gaps in pediatric health research.

Pediatric health research and development (R&D) has long lagged behind health R&D for adults. Methodological and ethical challenges associated with pediatric research increase the costs of running pediatric trials, and the market for pediatric products is relatively small. The subsequent knowledge gaps and lack of child-specific product development have resulted in high off-label and unlicensed...