Sentences with phrase «association study using»

A recent association study using RPGRIP1 - mutant MLHDs that had either early or late onset cord1 has indeed revealed a second locus that segregates with early - onset disease [52], indicating early onset CRD in MLHDs is more likely to be a digenic condition, and that the RPGRIP1 insertion alone causes a late onset CRD, although ERG abnormalities may be detected early in life.

Genome - wide association studies use «genechip» technology to identify genetic variants (single gene polymorphisms or «SNPs») that could explain differences in health between individuals.

Not exact matches

Using data from a large - scale study that tracked participants» diet and health information for more than a decade, researchers found an association between moderate chocolate consumption and a lowered risk for atrial fibrillation.

Dr. Carole Dufouil on July 16 told the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Boston (where the study was reported) that the research data support strongly the «use it or lose it» theory.

The researchers used something called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to stimulate an area of the brain associated with creativity while they asked study subjects to complete tests of verbal creativity, such as coming up with as many associations between a set of words as possible.

In future studies, researchers should examine potential mediators to better understand possible mechanisms that account for the observed directionality of the association between e-cigarette use and future cigarette use.

Given the observational nature of the current survey study, we are unable to ascertain the specific causal mechanisms accounting for the association between e-cigarette use and future cigarette use.

In fact, according to a 2015 U.S. National Small Business Association study, 37 % of small business owners use credit cards for financing.

Most studies done to date only use one period of data, limiting interpretations of conclusions to simple associations.

Presentations on topics such as (a) the relationships among price movements of stock indexes, the CBOE Volatility Index ® (VIX ®), and the India VIX Index, and (b) new studies on fund use of options and volatility - based strategies, will be delivered by me to continuing - education meetings of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP) in the cities -LSB-...]

The fragment, written in Coptic, a language used by Egyptian Christians, says in part, «Jesus said to them, «My wife...» Harvard Divinity School Professor Karen King announced the findings of the 1 1/2 - by 3 - inch honey - colored fragment on Tuesday in Rome at the International Association for Coptic Studies.

A young, growing organization, the Association for Media Educators in Religion, has been established to study this influence on the one hand and to encourage appropriate use of the media on the other.

Some of the medical studies I used as a reference are: Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting: Two potential diets for successful brain aging and Dietary Factors, Hormesis and Health, found on the US National Library of Medicine Site, Cardioprotection by Intermittent Fasting in Rats on the American Heart Association Site and Effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting on aerobic and anaerobic performance and perception of fatigue in male elite judo athletes from the Journal of Strength and conditioning research.

The Fibre Box Association (FBA) and the Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) have released a statement in support of a Canadian study that indicates that Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) used to ship fruits and vegetables in Canada pose a risk for contamination.

Some studies used the Englyst definition of fibre, which distinguishes non-starch polysaccharides from starch, whereas other studies calculated fibre intake using the Association of Official Analytical Chemists method, which includes some starch as dietary fibre.

To be included, a study had to compare organic and conventional planting across similarly - sized areas, had to report on the sample size and error margins, and had to use organic methods that complied with the guidelines of certification organisations (such as the UK's Soil Association).

In addition, studies by Bowden, 23 Melsen, 24 Paunio25 and Ogaard26 found a positive association between the use of pacifiers and malocclusion.

The panel acknowledged that one study had found that found that an association between the use of soft soccer helmets and a reduction in concussions and soft tissue injuries compared with no helmet, without increasing the risk of injury to areas not covered by the head gear.

[13, 14] Most studies explored the association between physical punishment and behaviour using samples of young children.13

There have been many studies examining the association between pacifier use and breastfeeding duration among both term and preterm infants.

According to the Canadian Medical Association in response to a recent study that said Canadian women are not heeding pregnancy warnings about the use of isotretinoin, a potent but effective drug that treats severe acne.

His lab has looked at how the nature of stress in parent - child relationships influences child and family function as well asand has the used longitudinal studies to look at the association between parenting styles and children's emotions and behaviors that may contribute to early mental health issues in children.

Despite some limitations, this study documents important associations between pacifier use and a variety of breastfeeding outcomes.

These studies don't show that the pacifier itself prevents SIDS, just that there's a strong association between pacifier use and a lower risk of SIDS.

On Sunday, June 16, researchers released a recent study conducted by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) that was conducted to see how long the bacteria methicillin - resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) could survive on fabrics used in hospital, clinical and long term care homes.

In addition, there was no effect on breastfeeding duration when the pacifier was introduced at 1 month of age.280 A more recent systematic review found that the highest level of evidence (ie, from clinical trials) does not support an adverse relationship between pacifier use and breastfeeding duration or exclusivity.281 The association between shortened duration of breastfeeding and pacifier use in observational studies likely reflects a number of complex factors such as breastfeeding difficulties or intent to wean.281 A large multicenter, randomized controlled trial of 1021 mothers who were highly motivated to breastfeed were assigned to 2 groups: mothers advised to offer a pacifier after 15 days and mothers advised not to offer a pacifier.

Two later studies not included in these meta - analyses reported equivalent or even larger protective associations.265, 266 The mechanism for this apparent strong protective effect is still unclear, but lowered arousal thresholds, favorable modification of autonomic control during sleep, and maintaining airway patency during sleep have been proposed.247, 267, — , 270 It is common for the pacifier to fall from the mouth soon after the infant falls asleep; even so, the protective effect persists throughout that sleep period.247, 271 Two studies have shown that pacifier use is most protective when used for all sleep periods.169, 266 However, these studies also showed increased risk of SIDS when the pacifier was usually used but not used the last time the infant was placed for sleep; the significance of these findings is yet unclear.

Long - term (≥ 18 years) maternal recall of breastfeeding duration has been used in studies of the association of infant feeding with adult obesity (32), adult vascular function (10), and both child -(33, 34) and adult -(8) onset diabetes.

Funnel plot of precision estimates [calculated by using the inverse of the SE of ln (odds ratio); ie, the higher the estimate, the more precise the study] from studies that explored the association between breastfeeding and Crohn disease against their odds ratio.

Following the path beaten out by the Plain English Campaign (now in its 30th year) and their Golden Bull Awards, organisations such as the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) have been expressing their frustration at the proliferation of gobbledegook in public life.At the end of 2007, the LGA released a list of 100 words local authorities should not use, such as conditionality, coterminosity and contestability.

Riccardo Polosa, professor of Medicine at Catania University, did a study for the Italian Non-Smoking Association which found that 55 % of the 40 committed smokers in his experiment had significantly reduced or eliminated their use of tobacco cigarettes by the electronic alternative.

Metformin, a commonly used drug for treating type 2 diabetes, is linked to an increased risk of low thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients with underactive thyroids (hypothyroidism), according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

The study used Mendelian Randomization (MR) techniques to examine publicly available data from genome - wide association studies.

Using a novel method, Whitehead Institute researchers have determined how a non-coding mutation identified in genome - wide association studies (GWAS) can contribute to sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD).

A genetics research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine has solved a dilemma facing researchers who use genomewide association studies (GWAS) by developing a new approach that strategically «filters» which genes are worth further study.

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To fill this gap, Antoon and his colleagues in the UIC College of Pharmacy retrospectively studied the association between the use of Tamiflu — the only commercially available medication approved by the FDA to treat the flu — and the most consequential of those reported side effects: suicide.

«Previous studies have demonstrated an association between stress and skin symptoms, but those studies relied on small patient samples, did not use standardized tools, are anecdotal in nature, or focused their analyses on a single skin disease,» says Gil Yosopovitch, MD, Chair of the Department of Dermatology at LKSOM, Director of the Temple Itch Center, and corresponding author of the study.

Using an approach called a genome - wide association study, researchers scanned complete sets of DNA in thousands of participants, looking for small variations that appear more often in people with the disease than in healthy individuals.

Tyler J. VanderWeele, PhD., of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, and coauthors looked at associations between religious service attendance and suicide from 1996 through June 2010 using data from the Nurses» Health Study.

In science news around the world, Brazil begins work on a new year - round Antarctic station to replace a facility destroyed by fire 4 years ago, China plans a big boost to its investment in science as part of its latest 5 - year plan, the Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to nix a conditionally approved pesticide after further study, the American Statistical Association weighs in on the proper use of p - values, and more.

Society's increasingly pervasive use of digital technology may be causing ADHD - like symptoms even among the general population, according to a new study of college students presented this week in San Jose, California at the Human - Computer Interaction conference of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Canada's program that aims to prevent pregnancy in women who use the powerful acne drug isotretinoin (Accutane) is not effective, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Studying adolescents in Southern California, researchers found that the association between sleep and alcohol / marijuana use was consistent even after controlling for other known risk factors, such as depression.

This is the first study to find associations between deficits in attention and executive functioning with frequency of binge drinking and use of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, sedatives and tranquilizers, and stimulants in the general population ages 18 and older.

This synthetic eye could be used to study and test treatments for eye diseases, researchers reported February 16 in a news conference at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

In a new study, researchers based at Osaka University reported on their use of brain - machine interface (BMI) training with a robotic hand on 10 phantom limb patients to investigate the association between changes in symptomatic pain and cortical currents during phantom hand movements.

Results of each statistical test should be reported in full with the value of the test statistic and p - value, and not simply reported as significant or non-significant; more than two significant digits on p - values are usually not needed except in situations of extreme multiple testing such as in genetic association studies where stringent corrections for multiple testing might be used.

If the association holds up in larger studies, Chatila says, doctors could use the information to sort out which mutation — or combination of mutations — leads to different kinds of allergic diseases.

The common association between narcissism and the high use of those pronouns, known as I - talk, is rooted in a 1988 study from the University of California, Berkeley.