Reverse literature search
Enter a clinical claim or biomedical hypothesis, then find PubMed-backed papers and evidence snippets that support your medical research.
Example input
GLP-1 receptor agonists are associated with significant weight reduction in adults with obesity.
Clinical claim-first search
Start from your PICO question or clinical hypothesis instead of rebuilding complex PubMed Boolean queries.
Biomedical evidence snippets
Surface the exact passages from PubMed papers that support your clinical claim or medical research hypothesis.
PubMed source tracing
Continue into the biomedical result flow with direct PubMed links, citation context, and clinical evidence trails.
Preview
Paste a clinical claim, inspect PubMed-backed supporting papers, and jump into the biomedical result set.
What it does
Clinical claim-first search
Next step
Continue to the tool that matches your task
How do I find references for a biomedical claim I have already written?
Enter a claim or research question, find candidate papers, then check their source records and available evidence. A related topic is not enough: the study must fit the specific statement you plan to cite.
- Enter one specific claim, preserving the population, intervention or exposure, and outcome.
- Review candidate titles, source records and available evidence; open the original paper for context.
- Compare the population, study design, outcome and evidence direction before citing or revising your wording.
- If no result matches, revise the query and search further. No match does not establish that evidence is absent.
Capabilities
Move from a claim to traceable sources with less friction
Find supporting literature, inspect source details, and continue with the right research workflow.
Use cases
How people use it
Use LitSource when you already know which claim, citation, or reference list you need to investigate.
FAQ
Questions before you start
Review common questions before searching for sources or checking citations.
Related workflows
Continue with nearby research checks
Move between source discovery and citation verification workflows without returning to the home page.
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