pubmed

name: pubmed description: "PubMed biomedical literature search. Use for finding papers, clinical evidence, and research."

PubMed — Biomedical Literature Search

When to Use

• Finding research papers on a biomedical topic
• Retrieving abstracts for specific PMIDs
• Building evidence for target validation or drug repositioning
• Reviewing clinical evidence for a disease or treatment

Available Tools

• search_pubmed(query) — Search with Boolean/MeSH support
• fetch_abstract(pmid) — Get full abstract and MeSH terms

Search Tips

• Use MeSH terms for precise results: "Breast Neoplasms"[MeSH]
• Boolean operators: cancer AND immunotherapy NOT review
• Field tags: [Title], [Author], [Journal]
• Date ranges: "2024/01/01"[Date - Publication] : "2024/12/31"[Date - Publication]

Search Strategies

• Broad search: Use general terms, sort by relevance
• Focused search: Combine MeSH terms with Boolean AND
• Clinical evidence: Add randomized controlled trial[pt] or meta-analysis[pt]
• Recent advances: Sort by date, limit to last 2 years

Complementary Tools

• Use search_openalex for broader cross-disciplinary search
• Use search_clinical_trials for active/completed trials