Equip your students with the latest nutrition and supplement research from Examine

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    Libraries are a trusted information space. Equip your students with Examine.

    Health disinformation is everywhere. Especially in the world of supplements and nutrition — it’s incredibly difficult to find consistently unbiased information based on scientific evidence. Examine provides readers with the latest research by summarizing studies from multiple disciplines in an easy-to-read format written by experts and supported by relevant citations. The Examine team covers nutrition, health sciences, integrative medicine, physiology, and much more.

    Since 2011, our team of over 30 researchers has been tracking, categorizing, and analyzing tens of thousands of nutrition and supplement studies in order to help our readers be healthier. We have no industry ties, accept no advertising or sponsorship, and we never use AI to create our information.

    • Medical and nursing students can easily look up common supplements and their efficacy.
    • Nutrition and dietician students can get expert breakdowns on the latest studies on foods and diet, including valuable big-picture context necessary for learning.
    • Exercise science students have access to the latest research on how to improve performance, whether that involves specific training methods, nutrition, or recovery.


    What about in a classroom setting?

    • Cite Reliable Sources: With Examine, students can enhance their academic work by referencing a comprehensive collection of studies, ensuring their arguments are always supported by empirical evidence. Every claim on Examine is cited, allowing students to follow the reference trail back to the original study when it’s helpful.
    • Develop Critical Analysis Skills: By engaging with Examine’s detailed analyses of nutrition and supplement research, students can refine their ability to critically evaluate scientific literature, a crucial skill in any healthcare-related field.
    • Stay Informed on Emerging Trends: The field of nutrition and supplements is ever-evolving. Examine helps students and faculty stay abreast of the latest findings and controversies, enabling them to incorporate cutting-edge information into their curriculum and research. Trending studies are given special attention by the Examine team to make sure readers are always up to date.
    • Bridge Theory and Practice: Students in clinical programs like nursing and dietetics can use Examine’s evidence-based information on supplements and nutrition to bridge the gap between classroom learning and clinical application, preparing students for real-world scenarios.
    • Supplement Guides: step-by-step directions on what to take, when to take it, and how much to take for different health goals.
    • Citations for all claims and results.
    • Easy and robust search function.
    • Image and video tutorials showing how to use Examine to the fullest. Click here for a video guide from one of our researchers!

    All content on Examine is specifically written to be clear and easy to understand. We translate scientific and academic writing into everyday language that makes it accessible to patrons.


    The content that Examine provides includes:

    • Health taxonomy connecting 25 categories, 400+ conditions and goals, and 1,000+ health outcomes and metrics to over 500 interventions, primarily based on nutrition and supplementation.
    • Answers to over 1,500 frequently asked questions about health.
    • Study Summaries: quick breakdown of 150+ new nutrition studies every month.
    • Examine Database: collated research and efficacy grades on over 10,000 human in vivo studies. For example, creatine.
    • Supplement Guides: step-by-step directions on what to take, when to take it, and how much to take for different health goals.
    • ExamineAI: a GPT-powered search tool trained exclusively on Examine's unbiased data. It does not generate content. It only helps users quickly find answers by searching through the human-written, contextualized, and verified information on Examine.
    • Citations for all claims and results.
    • Easy and robust search function.
    • Image and video tutorials showing how to use Examine to the fullest. Click here for a video guide from one of our researchers!

    All content on Examine is specifically written to be clear and easy to understand. We translate scientific and academic writing into everyday language that makes it accessible to patrons.

    Does Examine have any conflicts of interest?

    We have over 30 researchers on the team — MDs, RDs, PharmDs, and more — and strict contractual obligations to ensure zero conflicts of interest. Our readers can trust us because 100% of our revenue comes from subscription revenue. We have no ads, sponsorships, consulting, services, physical products, and we do not recommend or partner with specific brands.

    How do you find and evaluate clinical trials?

    To collect studies, the research team uses several hundred PubMed search strings, each focusing on a specific intervention, health condition, or measurable health outcome. The team also pays close attention to trending topics, so our readers are always up to date on the latest news in health and nutrition.

    We have a few systematic review specialists on the team who create these search strings, and we also contract with a librarian who has a master’s in nutrition to help us fine-tune and update the search strings over time to ensure we don’t miss any new information.

    The process is similar to the methods used by federally designated Evidence-based Practice Centers that conduct systematic reviews.

    The search strings are automatically run at least once a month to collect new studies, which are put into a queue for data extraction. We learn about potential new topics to cover by searching the highest-impact journals in several different nutrition and supplement related fields, surveying users about once a quarter, and following clinicaltrials.gov as well as the social media accounts of researchers. We also communicate with people at Cochrane and a couple other centers on occasion to make sure we’re on the right track.

    How easy is it to set up Examine+ access?

    Incredibly easy.

    We can provide access based on IP, and can authenticate and work with either EZproxy or OpenAthens.

    We can also provide customized signup links to limit access to only approved accounts.

    We have an experienced in-house web development team and can customize to any technological specifications.

    Plus, our pricing is designed to make it an easy decision to implement Examine in your library. Because we own all of our content, and don’t license anything, we can be incredibly flexible on pricing and contract terms.

    In a world where health misinformation is everywhere, and finding what’s true, based on the existing evidence, is becoming more and more difficult, Examine is providing regular people with a way to understand scientific research, and apply it to their own lives.

    How does Examine compare with other similar resources?

    Examine is unique! There’s a reason we’re difficult to categorize on Wikipedia. There’s no other 100% independent organization focused on health research that speaks directly and transparently to the public. Our closest competitor is NatMed Pro, a database that provides pharmaceutical information to medical professionals. Learn more about the differences here.

    Examine listed under Other in Wikipedia

    Can we have a trial of Examine+ in the library?

    Please contact Heather[at]examine.com to sign up for a free 30-day trial for your library and get a price quote.