PubMed New Research Screensaver
The PubMed New Research screensaver streams real newly-indexed medical research articles as they're reported. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
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How the PubMed New Research screensaver works
The background pipeline polls the National Library of Medicine's PubMed API — the world's largest biomedical literature index — every few minutes for new records.
Each new item eases up into its slot at the bottom of the list as it arrives.
A header shows a live/connecting indicator and the last update time.
No key is required for this key-less public endpoint.
What PubMed indexes
PubMed is the free search service developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, which sits within the US National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health. It holds over 40 million records in three parts: MEDLINE, the largest, made up mainly of journal citations indexed with MeSH subject terms; PubMed Central, with citations for its archive of articles; and Bookshelf, with citations for books and some chapters.
A PubMed entry gives citation details and usually an abstract, but PubMed does not include full-text journal articles; it often links to the full text where a publisher or another source provides it. Entries are also not only new studies. A record can describe a letter, a reply to a comment, a correction, an editorial or a case report, which accounts for titles that sound like part of a conversation.
Being indexed means a paper is findable, not that it is rigorous or that its findings are settled; individual studies can be small, preliminary or later contradicted, and a headline result seldom stands alone. This is a window into the volume and range of biomedical publishing and is not medical information. Anyone with a health question should consult a qualified professional.
A worked example
A real recent item scrolls into view with its details, then eases upward as newer ones arrive behind it.
Settings & tips
- Titles and authors are read directly from PubMed's own metadata.
- Accent recolours the header and highlights.
- PubMed indexes millions of biomedical journal articles.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it's read live from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed API, the world's largest biomedical literature index.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This is a fully key-less public API.
- How often does it refresh?
- The pipeline polls for new records every few minutes.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.
- Is everything in PubMed a research study?
- No. Records also cover letters, editorials, corrections and commentary, so some entries are not original research.
- What is MEDLINE?
- It is the largest component of PubMed, mainly journal citations indexed with MeSH subject terms and enriched with extra metadata.
- Does PubMed provide the full text?
- No. It provides citations and abstracts and often links to full text elsewhere, such as the publisher's site.