Sentences with word «epidemiological»

• First - hand experience in preparing summaries of epidemiological studies for presentation in community and professional settings

A 2014 study used epidemiological data to show egg - based mutations are associated with low vaccine effectiveness in human populations.

Measures utilized include a demographics questionnaire, Locke - Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT), the Center for Epidemiological Studies on Depression Scale (CES - D), the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI), and the General Life Satisfaction Questionnaire.

There is now a considerable body of epidemiological evidence from developing countries and multilateral agencies that so called common mental disorders are common and disabling (e.g. Murray & Lopez, 1996; Patel et al. 1998).

We presented summary evidence on domains that might be useful in epidemiological research conducted among families with young children as well as in clinical work with families by non-specialists.

Use of the child behavior checklist as a screening instrument for epidemiological research in child psychiatry: results of a pilot study

Recommendations aimed at reducing the incidence of cancers associated with nutrition are based on limited but suggestive evidence from epidemiological studies and animal experiments

However, genomic sequencing, combined with epidemiological investigation, indicated that the cases did not represent a re-introduction from a neighboring country, but instead were the result of virus transmission from a «persistently infected» source within Liberia — meaning, for example, a disease survivor who continued to carry the virus for several months.

Finally, the doses received from reactor accidents can fall into the range of occupational exposures, where excess cancers have been found with epidemiological data, when huge worker populations are merged, as I wrote in a previous message.

However, results of a recent large epidemiological study suggest it's sugar that plays a pivotal role in diabetes.

Population: A total of 27 712 civilian, non-institutionalised adults (over the age of 18 years in 2001 — 2002) participating in Wave 1 (2001 — 2002) and Wave 2 (2004 — 2005) of the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

«Feelings circulate in patterns analogous to what's seen from epidemiological models of disease,» reported Wired.

This review summarises CHADS findings published to date, including epidemiological findings (from the community cohorts) and psychological, cognitive, and neurobiological findings (from the selected longitudinal cohort), as well as findings from an associated sample of help - seeking children receiving intervention, discusses these findings in the context of recent theory regarding aetiology and prevention of SSD, and outlines challenges remaining for future research.

Microglia are activated during Alzheimer's disease progression and may mediate an initially protective inflammatory response, a notion that is also supported by epidemiological studies linking mutations in the TREM2 gene to increased risk of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Recent epidemiological evidence supports an implication of MAIT cells in protecting against tuberculosis.

However, we can look at some large scale epidemiological data to point the way.

Several studies have supported the original five factor structure of the SDQ in both clinical and epidemiological samples [15, 20, 30, 32, 45 — 47], others have raised questions about the structural validity of this model.

Professor Maughan's research uses epidemiological methods to explore early risk factors for psychiatric disorders; to examine developmental continuities in mental health across the life course; and to identify mechanisms that make for continuity and change.

«Our study suggests that if we had looked at whether or not Zika would be a problem using previous epidemiological evidence, we would not have wasted energy or effort worrying about tourists getting Zika,» said Robert Snyder, the study's lead author and program manager for the Center for Global Public Health.

The approach, published in Science Translational Medicine, combines current epidemiological approaches with whole - genome sequencing — spelling out the entire DNA sequence of bacteria from each infected patient.

«The available data do not indicate major differences between laboratory animals and humans, therefore it must be assumed that the effects seen in animals could occur in humans as epidemiological studies in humans are insufficient to demonstrate the absence of an adverse effect of inorganic borates on fertility.

However, I have lately gotten interested in applying communicable disease epidemiological methods to social problems.

In a memo, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue noted that staff who conduct epidemiological investigations of food - borne disease outbreaks will stay on the job, as will those who respond to pest outbreaks and care for laboratory animals and «critical research infrastructure.»

Here's some of the input I received from researchers doing epidemiological work or analyzing the relationship of the environment to human health:

«We have been tracking epidemiological information on horses diagnosed with PPID, and have found that PPID affects horses of all breeds, and all ages, even as young as 5 years old.»

Although most epidemiological studies of father - absent families have focused on children's psychological adjustment, children's gender development has also been investigated using the ALSPAC sample, with no differences in gender role behaviour identified between children in single - mother families and children in traditional families for either boys or girls (Stevens et al., 2002).

Although a 2006 study suggested that the slump in air travel after 9/11 delayed that year's flu season by several weeks — and that the effect could be much greater if many more planes were grounded — several epidemiological models have suggested that unless a travel ban is «very, very draconian,» it will have very little impact, says Fukuda.

«We used a combination of methods, including epidemiological data and phylogenetic data, to understand the changes in incident diagnoses in a population,» Dr. Mehta said.

«This is high quality research from a good team, using one of the leading UK - based epidemiological cohorts.

Epidemiological Perspectives on Maltreatment Prevention (PDF - 416 KB) Wulczyn The Future of Children, 19 (2), 2009 Describes and differentiates among the three primary sources of national data on child maltreatment and explores how the data is used to plan and implement maltreatment programs.

Specific environmental risk factors have not yet been evaluated in diabetic dogs, and prospective epidemiological investigation of affected animals and age - matched nondiabetic controls is indicated.

Studies by the National Academy of Science and evidence from other epidemiological studies indicate that the higher intake of carotene and vitamin A may reduce the risk of cancer.»

Human epidemiological studies show no increase in pulmonary disease in occupational populations with chronic exposures to borate dust and no effect on fertility.»

The study found that language analyses may predict heart disease risk as well or better than traditional epidemiological risk factors.

7Blair, P.S., et al., Major epidemiological changes in sudden infant death syndrome: a 20 - year population - based study in the UK.

These serological differences might provide insight into the reported epidemiological association between periodontitis and CVD.

Longitudinal epidemiological studies demonstrate that ADHD is no more common today than in the past.

One of William's main research themes is to assess antimalarial drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum by comparing genetic diversity in conjunction with epidemiological factors and identifying genetic profiles which influence malaria treatment outcome.

With more than 1,700 collaborators in 124 countries, the GBD is the largest and most comprehensive effort measuring epidemiological levels and trends worldwide.

Getting good epidemiological data on salt consumption and health outcomes is very difficult, and this study certainly would have been better if it had a million people in it and kept them in boxes for 20 years to prevent any confounding factors.

Early today, WHO announced a joint mission with Korea «to gain information and review the situation,» including epidemiological patterns, virus characteristics, and clinical features.

Looking at epidemiological studies, those who eat more plant - based foods generally are thinner.