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Ask a paper your question instead of reading all 12 pages

You usually need one specific thing from a paper — sample size, dose, statistical test. Just ask. Get a cited answer in seconds.

NatureWhat dataset did the authors use?you · 2s agoThe authors used UK Biobank(n=502,521) plus a held-outreplication cohort from FinnGen(n=176,899). [§Methods, p.4]

You don't need to read the whole paper. You need one thing: the sample size, the dose they used, whether the effect held in subgroup analysis. Reading 12 pages to find one number hidden on page 8 is a waste of your afternoon.

On NobleBlocks, you can open any paper and just ask. "What was the primary endpoint?" "How did they handle dropouts?" "What were the exclusion criteria?" You get a direct answer with the relevant section quoted, so you can verify it instantly without scrolling through the PDF.

Common questions people ask

  • "What was the primary outcome and how was it measured?"
  • "What were the inclusion and exclusion criteria?"
  • "What did the sensitivity analysis show?"
  • "Were there reported conflicts of interest?"
  • "What limitations did the authors acknowledge?"
  • "What was the dropout rate in each arm?"
  • "How does this compare to [other study's] findings?"

Answers come with evidence, not confidence

Every answer cites the exact section of the paper it came from. If the information isn't in the paper, we say so rather than making something up. No hallucinated stats. No "I don't have access to that paper" — we do have access, and you can check our work in one click.

This is particularly useful during screening. Instead of reading 50 full papers to decide which meet your criteria, ask each one: "Was this an RCT?" "Sample size above 100?" "Did they measure my outcome?" Get answers in seconds, make your decisions, move on.

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