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.
Earn's team used these findings to estimate how much more virus people with ordinary flu might produce if their fevers were suppressed, and
used epidemiological studies in people to estimate how many more cases of flu this might cause.
A 2014 study
used epidemiological data to show egg - based mutations are associated with low vaccine effectiveness in human populations.
They don't
use epidemiological studies to fool you.
Conducted research on taxpayer compliance
using an epidemiological model, simulated in NetLogo.
Not exact matches
We chose to model the effects on body weight because good evidence (from both trials and
epidemiological studies) links regular consumption of sugar sweetened drinks to weight gain.8 10 12 Moreover, data from longitudinal studies support the idea that changes in the price of sugar sweetened drinks are linked to changes in body weight.20 Other groups have
used this form of modelling to estimate the effects of a sugar sweetened drink tax on obesity.18 21 22
Herrington [39] has proposed that while observational (
epidemiological) studies may have important value for generating hypotheses, they should not be
used to justify medical interventions for widespread
use.
He pointed out that the estrogen fiasco was a foreseeable result of
using weak
epidemiological data to make sweeping pronouncements.
«Our study shows that failed substance
use policies can reverse life expectancy trends for large population groups or even countries,» says Dr. Jürgen Rehm, Director of Social and
Epidemiological Research at CAMH and first author of the study.
Joy: I'm more worried about biological pathogens because of the, you know, if you do
epidemiological studies of how connected we are in global travels, it's pretty, no
use in setting up a quarantine anymore, it's just...
Predisposition to vascular disease was my focus here,
using genetic
epidemiological studies to identify novel polymorphisms in a range of candidate genes.
«Greater effort to track concussions
using large - scale
epidemiological data are needed to identify high - risk subpopulations and monitor prevention efforts,» the researchers wrote.
The group called for more
epidemiological research and disclosure of chemicals
used in drilling.
For the study, Dorevitch and colleagues estimated the number of recreational waterborne illnesses
using data from two large
epidemiological studies as well as reports of water - borne disease outbreaks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC.
Importantly, we can not assume that there is a causal relationship between maternal
use of paracetamol during pregnancy and adverse effects in children from an
epidemiological study.
«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.
«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 Pittsburgh Atlas was partially inspired by the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, a set of geographic regions based on Medicare and Medicaid hospital discharge claims that was created more than 20 years ago, and is
used for
epidemiological studies that compare the cost, quality and consumption of health care in different parts of the country.
A few
epidemiological studies have even found a small correlation between SSRI
use during pregnancy and ASD, but that can largely be explained by other factors, such as the severity of a mother's depression, says Lars Henning Pedersen, at Aarhus University in Denmark, who has no affiliations with any antidepressant manufacturers.
To do that, they
used a set of equations — recently updated based on the most recent
epidemiological research — describing how exposure to air pollution affects a person's risk of dying from various diseases.
The student team investigated the spread of a hypothetical zombie virus
using the SIR model — an
epidemiological model that describes the spread of a disease throughout a population.
Sood and colleagues looked at samples from 80 cases of human ovarian cancer grouped according to patient stress
using the National Institutes of Health's Center for
Epidemiological Studies Depression scale as a surrogate marker.
This linear no - threshold (LNT) dose - response relationship has been
used to extrapolate the risks of low doses of radiation from
epidemiological studies that were done following exposure to much higher doses of radiation (e.g. survivors of the atomic bombings).
One possible explanation for the discrepancy with large - scale
epidemiological studies is that the new study centers on saccharin, a sweetener not
used in any of the major soft drinks.
A pair of researchers has
used a simple
epidemiological model to track the
use of Facebook and found that it has spread just like a contagion.
Researchers from the Collaborative Group on
Epidemiological Studies on Endometrial Cancer estimate that in the past 50 years (1965 - 2014) about 400000 cases of endometrial cancer have been prevented by oral contraceptive
use in high - income countries, including about 200000 in the last decade (2005 - 2014).
Once in the field, Bradt
uses the techniques of
epidemiological assessment — review of primary source documents, site visits, transect walks, key informant interviews, focus groups, limited surveys, and sometimes ongoing disease surveillance — to rapidly evaluate emergency preparedness plans, response activities, and recovery programs.
While the possibilities are endless, a few practical examples of
use for the 5D colorimetric technique could include tracking gas prices per county, analyzing foreclosure rates in different states or tracking
epidemiological data for a virus.
Using a simple
epidemiological model, they argue that
use of the hegemonic social networking site has spread like a contagion.
Based on the responses, the student athletes were assessed for depression
using the Center for
Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD).
One of those panels that I went to was on gunshot wounds in children in a neighborhood in Philadelphia; and I was just astonished at the mapping software that is
used to try to understand on an
epidemiological level why do some kids get shot or what increases your risks of getting shot.
Epidemiological studies showed an association of these bacteria with levels of illness of people who
used the water.
For this reason, WHO also
uses clinical and
epidemiological data when making risk assessments.
For their study, published in Science, the scientists
used a mathematical model that analyzed genome sequencing and
epidemiological data for 32 types of cancer.
The Behavioral Genetics of Addiction Laboratory (PI information: http://psychology.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/palmer-rohan.html) located in the Department of Psychology at Emory University, is looking for self - motivated and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Fellows to work on statistical genetics and
epidemiological studies of substance
use, psychopathology, and their relation to cognitive functioning.
The 26 % excess of breast cancer is consistent with estimates from pooled
epidemiological data, which reported a 15 % increase for estrogen plus progestin
use for less than 5 years and a 53 % increase for
use for more than 5 years.32 It is also consistent with the (nonsignificant) 27 % increase found after 6.8 years of follow - up in HERS.33
Research ranges from basic molecular and genetic studies to
epidemiological and clinical research on cancer prevention, early diagnosis, molecular characteristics of the cancer process and new treatments for cancer
using drugs and radiotherapy.
In a substudy, review outcomes were also compared across different types of clinical research, based in large part on the designations and definitions derived from a number of sources, including a report by Nathan, 14 the Institute of Medicine, 20 the NIH Director's Panel on Clinical Research, 9 the Association of American Medical Colleges and American Medical Association, 21 and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.22 All 3599 R01 applications involving human subjects that were submitted to NIH for the October 2002 council were categorized into 1 of the following: (1) patient - oriented studies of mechanisms of human disease (bench to bedside); (2) clinical trials and other clinical interventions; (3) patient - oriented research focusing on development of new technologies; (4)
epidemiological studies; (5) behavioral studies (including studies of normal human behavior); (6) health services research; and (7)
use of deidentified human tissue.
Interestingly,
epidemiological studies reveal that the risk of developing PD is less in individuals who often
use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (or NSAIDs).
Kp isolated from screening swabs and clinical diagnostic samples were characterized
using whole genome sequencing and combined with
epidemiological data to identify likely transmission events.
Current approaches often
use static representations of phylogenetic,
epidemiological, statistical and evolutionary analysis results that are difficult to relate to one another.
We
use the population BWT to carry out nonreference queries to search for the presence of all known viral genomes and discover human T - lymphotropic virus 1 integrations in six samples in a recognized
epidemiological distribution.
Dr. Manak has extensive expertise in development and validation of in - house and commercial assays for HIV and related infectious diseases and their
use in diagnostic,
epidemiological, vaccine and therapeutic programs.
In order to assess dietary intake, most
epidemiological studies
use Food Frequency Questionnaires, or FFQs.
For the analysis, data were made
use of to examine associations between dietary magnesium and various conditions from 40
epidemiological studies over a time period from 1999 to 2016.
While early research forced many to shy away from coconut oil,
epidemiological studies reveal that, despite coconut oil's saturated fat content, populations who regularly
use coconut and coconut oil in their diets experience considerable value of this substance in promoting wellness due to it's unique chemical structures.
For traditional herbs, their
use over thousands of years is enough of an
epidemiological trail to earn them the FDA's GRAS («generally recognized as safe») designation or to be accepted under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act as «Herbs in Commerce.»
Dehghan, M., & Merchant, A. T.» Is bioelectrical impedance accurate for
use in large
epidemiological studies?.»
For example, as part of the ongoing, international Prospective Urban and Rural
Epidemiological (PURE) study, researchers
used a dynamometer to measure grip strength in almost 140,000 adults in 17 countries, and they followed their health for an average of four years.
Using the Center for
Epidemiological Studies of Depression scale, the researchers found that the probability of a high depression score (more than 16) was 4-fold greater during the menopausal transition than during the premenopausal phase.