• A group of Christchurch researchers has won a prestigious New Zealand Medical Journal award for their study identifying the childhood factors most likely to predict obesity later in life. (otago.ac.nz)
  • Using data gathered between May and December 2019, researchers examined the association between participants' characteristics, and age- and sex-adjusted cardiovascular disease risk factors. (news-medical.net)
  • This research was conducted in collaboration with researchers and community members from the University of Minnesota, Hue-Man Partnership and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. (news-medical.net)
  • Researchers saw different risk factors directly associated with heart attack and stroke in each region. (bcm.edu)
  • By employing statistical analysis techniques, the researchers were able to isolate risk factors that were independently and significantly associated with the risk of hospitalization. (brown.edu)
  • Researchers first recruited participants at dog parks, dog shows, and a university veterinary department. (nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com)
  • In what is probably the largest study of salary differences between male and female medical school faculty members, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) find that - even after adjusting for factors likely to influence income - women physicians earn an average of $20,000 per year less than men. (eurekalert.org)
  • The researchers merged that data on physician faculty salaries with information from the Doximity database of more than 700,000 U.S. physicians - including age, gender, faculty rank, university affiliation, specialty, year of residency completion, clinical practice (reflected by receiving Medicare payments) and several factors reflecting research activity. (eurekalert.org)
  • The HONU research team includes researchers from Allina's Division of Applied Research, MHIF, the University of Minnesota and other partners. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Nearly two-thirds of Americans age 70 and older have hearing loss, but those who are of black race seem to have a protective effect against this loss, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins and National Institute on Aging researchers. (jhu.edu)
  • The researchers found that in some cases, they could mitigate age gaps by including images of additional family members (for example a grandfather and his grandchild are easier to match when an image of the child's parent is provided as well). (acm.org)
  • The researchers at Washington State University identified a factor similar to a molecular switch in the skin of baby mice that controls the formation of hair follicles in their first week of life. (professionalbeauty.co.uk)
  • In developing skin, the researchers identified a transcription factor-protein that binds to DNA and can influence whether genes are turned on or off. (professionalbeauty.co.uk)
  • The factor the researchers identified, called Lef1, was associated with the developing cells in the layer of skin just below the surface, the papillary dermis, which gives the skin its elasticity and youthful appearance. (professionalbeauty.co.uk)
  • For the study, researchers looked at health records in Denmark and identified 989 people with an average age of 76 who had an intracerebral hemorrhage in the lobe area of the brain. (worldhealth.net)
  • After adjusting for factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, and alcohol use, researchers found that people currently using statins had a 17% lower risk of having a stroke in the lobe areas of the brain and a 16% lower risk of stroke in the non-lobe areas of the brain. (worldhealth.net)
  • HiLIFE has recently recruited top-level researchers from over 300 high quality applicants together with the faculties of the University of Helsinki. (helsinki.fi)
  • The research in the Global Public Health group is driven by a multidisciplinary team with 33 members (and growing), led by four professors, four associate professors, senior lectures, post-docs, researchers, as well as 14 PhD students. (gu.se)
  • The researchers found that patients' expectation of their satisfaction level going into the surgery was the only preoperative factor to be prognostic for dissatisfaction 6 months after surgery, based on their WORQ score. (medscape.com)
  • APRU's strong representation in the realm of outstanding research work for women's health was additionally manifested by Weiyu Zhou, a student in the School of Public Health of APRU member Fudan University, being one of the two runners-up. (apru.org)
  • Previous reports have described some major clinical findings of SARS, including the temporal progression of clinical symptoms and chest radiography, the outcomes, suggested treatment protocol, and risk factors for death ( 4 , 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • We report on the clinical features of our SARS patients with pneumonia, with emphasis on temporal progression of laboratory findings, treatment outcome, and risk factors for poor prognosis. (cdc.gov)
  • He also discovered that atherosclerosis was significantly more pronounced in individuals who had three or four cardiovascular risk factors compared to those who had none. (wikipedia.org)
  • Berenson, Gerald S. Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children: The Early Natural History of Atherosclerosis and Essential Hypertension. (wikipedia.org)
  • Causation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children: Perspectives on Cardiovascular Risk in Early Life. (wikipedia.org)
  • Evolution of Cardio-Metabolic Risk from Birth to Middle Age. (wikipedia.org)
  • In order to prevent these two silent killer diseases, one must be aware of all the risk factors associated with the ailment. (indiatimes.com)
  • According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the leading risk factors for heart disease and stroke are high blood pressure, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, obesity, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. (indiatimes.com)
  • Study findings show that basic health beliefs and demographics, such as age, sex, marital status and level of education attained, were associated with the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. (news-medical.net)
  • Also, 18% of participants had cardiovascular disease, and the pervasiveness increased by 30% or greater with three or more risk factors. (news-medical.net)
  • The increased risk factors and prevalence of cardiovascular disease stands out because our findings are significantly higher than found in previously documented studies. (news-medical.net)
  • The incidence of common cardiovascular disease risk factors varied widely across similar studies, as well. (news-medical.net)
  • The higher prevalence of risk factors and the corresponding burden of cardiovascular disease in African Americans in Minnesota are stark, but I am encouraged by the high level of trust in clinicians that this analysis revealed. (news-medical.net)
  • Our community-based research FAITH Program (FAITH stands for Fostering African American Improvement in Total Health) will use these findings to continue working to improve cardiovascular disease risk factors in this population in community and clinical settings,' says Dr. Brewer. (news-medical.net)
  • 2021) Association of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors With Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Beliefs Among a Community-Based Sample of African American Adults in Minnesota. (news-medical.net)
  • More than half of all cardiovascular diseases worldwide have been found to be directly connected to five classic cardiovascular disease risk factors, with high blood pressure being the most significant factor related to heart attacks and strokes. (bcm.edu)
  • The group reports that two conclusions can be made from these findings: The first, that more than half of all heart attacks and strokes can be prevented by understanding, treating or preventing the five classic risk factors: weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes. (bcm.edu)
  • The second, that the other half of heart attacks and strokes cannot be explained with these risk factors and more work and research is needed to find additional causes. (bcm.edu)
  • An important aspect of the study involved understanding the global distribution of risk factors, how they affect those from each region in the study and how this information can be used to find targeted preventative measures. (bcm.edu)
  • In Latin America, being overweight was a high risk factor while high blood pressure and cholesterol was seen in Europe. (bcm.edu)
  • Smoking was a high risk factor in Latin America and Eastern Europe and diabetes was affecting more people in North Africa and in the Middle East. (bcm.edu)
  • All five risk factors combined amount to 57.2% of women's cardiovascular risk and to 52.6% of men's. (bcm.edu)
  • In comparison, the five risk factors merely account for about 20% of the risk of overall mortality. (bcm.edu)
  • While intensifying treatment of these traditional risk factors has continued to show additional value, current research focuses on how to identify and mitigate the 'residual risk. (bcm.edu)
  • The role of risk factors such as inflammation and lipid markers such as lipoprotein (a) have been identified and ways to manage these are currently being investigated. (bcm.edu)
  • Other interesting findings showed that very high and very low cholesterol levels increased overall mortality, and the significance of all risk factors decreases with age. (bcm.edu)
  • Studies on the South Asian diaspora in other countries suggest that middle aged women, in particular, are especially at risk for mental health distress. (emory.edu)
  • With the goal of prevention, a new study of children and teens with autism spectrum disorders found five risk factors that are significantly associated with an increased likelihood of seeking inpatient psychiatric care. (brown.edu)
  • A growing community: The Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment was a major source of data for a new study that identified risk factors for psychiatric hospitalization among children and teens with autism spectrum disorders. (brown.edu)
  • With that reality in mind, Righi led a new study to identify which factors put young people with autism at especially high risk of seeking inpatient psychiatric care. (brown.edu)
  • Notably, only two of the risk factors identified in the study of patients with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - their severity of autism symptoms and the degree of their "adaptive" daily life functioning - were specific consequences of the disorder. (brown.edu)
  • The strongest risk factors - disrupted sleep, having a mood disorder and living in a home with a single caregiver - are not necessarily associated with ASD. (brown.edu)
  • The additional risk factors (owner age, dog's reproductive status, and training method) had much smaller effects. (nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com)
  • In 2009, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF), along with Allina Health, New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) and the community of New Ulm, Minnesota, began a 10-year population health research project to learn if heart attacks and heart disease risk factors within a community could be decreased through community efforts. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Hearts Beat Back®: The Heart of New Ulm Project (HONU) focuses on reducing factors known for increasing heart attack risk, including high cholesterol, high blood pressure, uncontrolled glucose, obesity, tobacco use, physical inactivity, low fruit and vegetable intake, and medication underutilization/non-adherence. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The five-year study included data for approximately 6,000 people aged 40-79, the age group deemed at the highest risk of heart attacks. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This study's finding contributes needed research about best practices for community-wide prevention and provides scientific evidence that community-wide efforts, like HONU, can effectively lower heart disease risk factors at a population level. (sciencedaily.com)
  • And he noted that relatively little is known about risk factors that drive hearing loss. (jhu.edu)
  • The purpose of this research is to explore risk and protective factors within this emotionally and physically challenging industrial environment that are associated with suicidal ideation and behaviors. (loyola.edu)
  • Lifestyle, dietary habits, reproductive and medical history, and cancer risk factors were collected when women were around age 70, using a self-administered 11-page questionnaire. (menopause.org.au)
  • Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) confers an increased risk for ischemic heart disease and stroke, osteoporotic fractures, cognitive decline to dementia and Parkinsonism [2] and therefore may potentially accelerate aging [3] and reduce longevity. (menopause.org.au)
  • While statins have been shown to reduce the risk of stroke from blood clots, there has been conflicting research on whether statin use increases or decreases the risk of a person having a first intracerebral hemorrhage," said study author David Gaist, MD, Ph.D., of the University of Southern Denmark in Odense and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. (worldhealth.net)
  • For our study, we looked at the lobe and non-lobe areas of the brain to see if location was a factor for statin use and the risk of a first intracerebral hemorrhage. (worldhealth.net)
  • Habitual use of caffeine should be considered a risk factor for most menstrual abnormalities. (researchgate.net)
  • Using data from the 2004 Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we investigated whether the physical activity behaviors of people with disabilities are related to their perceptions of the characteristics of the built environment and whether this relationship differs from that of people without disabilities. (cdc.gov)
  • Regular use of either paracetamol or aspirin in the absence of the other was associated with a significant increase by a factor of 2.5 in the risk of chronic renal failure from any cause. (dissertations.se)
  • In families with unskilled workers only, the risk of chronic renal failure was increased by 110% and 60% among women and men, respectively, relative to subjects living in families in which at least one member was a professional. (dissertations.se)
  • Subjects with 9 years or less of schooling had a 30% higher risk compared with those with a university education. (dissertations.se)
  • This significant heterogeneity (P=0.001) in chronic renal failure risk among occupational groups could not be explained by studied lifestyle factors or workplace exposures. (dissertations.se)
  • Patients with such risk factors, or those with several family members suffering macular degeneration, should consult an ophthalmologist before using bright light therapy. (cet.org)
  • Finding that many of the risk factors that contribute to endometrial cancer are lifestyle choices, Dr. Huang stressed that education campaigns are a critical tool for raising awareness of the modifiable risk factors to endometrial cancer. (apru.org)
  • ganization, older people residing in low- assessed the burden experienced by "Caregiver burden" was defined as phys- income countries have higher disability carers of the elderly in our setting and ical, psychological, social and financial rates, and woman are at greater risk than determined the factors associated with problems that might be experienced men ( 3 ). (who.int)
  • Advisor Training (Natural Helpers) is led by Dr. Anne accounting for other known risk factors. (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of diabetes and overweight (one of the major risk factors for diabetes) continue to increase. (cdc.gov)
  • One in 26 people will develop epilepsy at some time in their life and the highest risk of developing epilepsy is in childhood and at old age. (lu.se)
  • For a child, recurrent intractable seizures during development are detrimental for both their cognitive and neuropsychological development and onset within the first year of life is a strong risk factor for mental retardation. (lu.se)
  • Background: Inherited pathogenic variants (PVs) in the CDKN2A gene are among the strongest known risk factors for cutaneous melanoma. (lu.se)
  • Almost demography factors, except length of employment factor, of gender, marital status, age groups, academic rank, and educational attainment were significant differences in faculty teaching efficacy. (macrothink.org)
  • Two comparison subjects were chosen for each occupational subject and were matched for age, sex, race, marital status, and income. (cdc.gov)
  • More than half of the 644 people sampled were women, and the mean age was 61 years. (news-medical.net)
  • A total of fifteen interviews were conducted with South Asian American women ranged in age from 45 to 65 years of age, with the average age of participants being 57 years old. (emory.edu)
  • We conducted 3 focus groups (n = 28) in Charleston, South Carolina, with Latino adults (≥18 years of age) recruited throughout the community: 12 women and 16 men, ranging in age from 18 to 52 years. (jabfm.org)
  • Self-identified Latinos adults (≥18 years of age) were recruited through flyers placed at clinical sites, community centers and stores in Charleston, South Carolina. (jabfm.org)
  • Most of the agency's staff members have over ten years of industry experience. (expertise.com)
  • Tabulated and suicides in major metropolitan areas for 2006-2007, with counts were integrated with U.S. Census Bureau population special emphasis on persons aged 10-19 years in recognition of estimates for the counties forming these MSAs to calculate the importance of early prevention efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • Rates using mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System were calculated similarly for persons aged 10-19 years. (cdc.gov)
  • Five years into a 10-year study, a community-wide prevention program has seen initial promise in its goal of reducing heart and cardiovascular disease by reducing factors including high cholesterol/blood pressure, uncontrolled glucose, obesity, tobacco use, physical inactivity, low fruit/vegetable intake and medication underutilization/non-adherence. (sciencedaily.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO, suicide is the second leading cause of death worldwide among individuals aged 15-29 years (WHO, 2017a). (loyola.edu)
  • This daunting statistic is a particularly acute concern for individuals who are members of the United Steelworkers (USW) and are working in Labrador City, an isolated rural small mining community in the province of Newfoundland, Canada that has been experiencing a "suicide cluster" for approximately two years (A. McDougall, 2018). (loyola.edu)
  • A subgroup of the Netherlands Cohort Study (NLCS) consisted of those who were born in 1916-1917 and were followed until death or until reaching age 90 (in the years 2006-2007). (menopause.org.au)
  • 50 years) were associated with the likelihood of reaching the age of 90 years. (menopause.org.au)
  • Female reproductive factors and the likelihood of reaching the age of 90 years. (menopause.org.au)
  • The research questions were, "Are perceived neighborhood characteristics and reported use of community facilities associated with reported leisure-time physical activity for adults aged 18 to 64 years with disabilities? (cdc.gov)
  • All 5.3 million native-born residents aged 18 to 74 years, living in the country during the period from May, 1996, through May, 1998, formed the study base. (dissertations.se)
  • Young eyes up to an age of about 30-40 years transmit much more light to the retina than older eyes. (cet.org)
  • They surveyed 175 employed individuals aged 18-65 years who were scheduled for a total knee arthroplasty and intended to return to work after their surgery. (medscape.com)
  • All consenting participants aged 60 years and above needing help with at least one activity of daily living or two instrumental activities of daily living were included. (who.int)
  • Limited national data were available 18 years of age or older, either a fam- are, however, frequently associated on the characteristics of caregivers and ily member or a voluntary worker, who with illnesses that cause disability and their burden. (who.int)
  • Demographic variables such as years of education and country of national origin, behavioral factors such as smoking or drinking, and nonoccupational health factors including history of heart disease, food allergy, occurrence of polio, and weight were assessed. (cdc.gov)
  • 1. According to the 2004 world nutrition situation report,1 Africa is the only continent that is unlikely to reach the millennium development goal2 of halving the current level of under- nutrition in children under 5 years of age by 2015 unless concerted efforts are made to redress the situation. (who.int)
  • Vitamin A, iodine and iron deficiencies occur especially among children under 5 years, children 6-9 years of age and women of reproductive age. (who.int)
  • The same surveys report that 30% to 40% of children suffer from stunting (chronic malnutrition), 10% of children suffer from emaciation or wasting (acute malnutrition), 50% of children under 5 years of age and 60% of pregnant women have iron deficiency anaemia, 10% to 40% of adolescents have iodine deficiency (goitre) and 25% of children under 5 years have vitamin A deficiency. (who.int)
  • Currently, an estimated 168 million children under five years of age, i.e., over a quarter (27%) of children in this age group, are still malnourished in terms of weight for age. (who.int)
  • Diabetes mellitus will be assessed by measuring blood glycohemoglobin, fasting plasma glucose, 2-hour glucose (Oral Glucose Tolerance Test), and serum insulin in participants aged 12 years and over. (cdc.gov)
  • Examined participants aged 12 years and older were eligible. (cdc.gov)
  • Between October 12 and November 1 of 2021, four children under the age of six years presented to the emergency department of a large pediatric hospital in Alabama. (cdc.gov)
  • 55 years or (3) individuals with three or more multiple primary melanomas, the first before the age of 55 years, and no other affected family members. (lu.se)
  • His research is focused in the cognitive neuroscience of aging field and has expertise in the use and analyses of several structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques as well as in the application of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as electrical (tDCS) and magnetic stimulation (TMS). (ub.edu)
  • A new method for measuring biological age - the decline in organ function - has been used for the first time in young adults. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Quantification of biological aging in young adults. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Tooth loss among middle-aged adults in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. (oulu.fi)
  • Among adults, 4.5% to 40.6% of women of childbearing age are underweight, and the highest rates for under-nutrition are in displaced persons, including refugees. (who.int)
  • [ 10 ] However, as adults age, development of muscle tone and strengthening of body musculature is more important. (medscape.com)
  • We are asking the machine to find the best features which discriminate family members,' says Abdenour Hadid , an adjunct professor of computer vision at the University of Oulu in Finland. (acm.org)
  • Its cause remains unknown, despite evidence that genetic, environmental, and immunological factors may play a role in its pathogenesis. (blogspot.com)
  • Scientists in the US have discovered a genetic factor that could play a pivotal role in the future of anti-ageing skin treatments. (professionalbeauty.co.uk)
  • Personally, I was not surprised to see the above results, since the issue of longevity is certainly very complex, involving genetic and medical, dietary, socio-economical, environmental and other factors. (menopause.org.au)
  • For most people, the cause of osteoarthritis is unknown, but metabolic, genetic, chemical, and mechanical factors play a role in its development. (medlineplus.gov)
  • According to a Harvard University survey, members of Generation Z i.e. between the ages of 18 and 22, were considered to be the loneliest generation. (indiatimes.com)
  • Washington , April 10, 2023 - The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) is pleased to announce and welcome The Hon. Jeff T.H. Pon, Ph.D. as the newest Board Member. (napca.org)
  • We conducted a prospective study on the clinical, radiologic, and hematologic findings of SARS patients with pneumonia, who were admitted to National Taiwan University Hospital from March 8 to June 15, 2003. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1972, as a professor of cardiology at Louisiana State University School of Medicine, he started the Bogalusa Heart Study, and it ran for four decades. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was the only long-term study of heart disease in a single community with a stable population involving the consistent participation of Black and Caucasian Youth from early childhood through adulthood and middle age. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1991, he joined the faculty at Tulane University, where his family funded a professorship to honor his research, transferring the National Institutes of Health grant funding the Bogalusa Heart Study to Tulane. (wikipedia.org)
  • The University of Otago's Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) has been following the lives of more than 1000 Cantabrians since their birth in the late 1970s. (otago.ac.nz)
  • The study identified high early infant growth and limited or no breastfeeding as factors that could be impacted through public health promotion. (otago.ac.nz)
  • The study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that these two factors could be 'significant' predictors of the diseases. (indiatimes.com)
  • As per the study authors, social isolation and loneliness seemed to increase with age due to factors including losing a loved one and retirement. (indiatimes.com)
  • Lead author on the study is Dr. Christina Magnussen, the University Heart & Vascular Center of the Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. (bcm.edu)
  • This qualitative study seeks to close this gap by examining the factors that influence mental health treatment-seeking behaviors among immigrant South Asian American women between the ages of 45 and 65. (emory.edu)
  • This study received Institutional Review Board approval from the Medical University of South Carolina. (jabfm.org)
  • In the private sector they earn 15 percent less than those born in Sweden to Swedish parents, according to a study looking at members of the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (Saco), which represents university graduates on the job market. (thelocal.se)
  • Even when contributing factors such as gender, age, job or position are taken into account, a -8.1 percent "unexplained pay gap" remains, claims the study. (thelocal.se)
  • 2015) was an exploratory study meant to identify factors involved in canine warning and biting behaviors in the Slovak Republic. (nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com)
  • More than raising attention to salary sex differences in medicine, our findings highlight the fact that these differences persist even when we account for detailed factors that influence income and reflect academic productivity," says Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, of the MGH Department of Medicine and the HMS Department of Health Care Policy, who led the study. (eurekalert.org)
  • This study was to investigate university faculties' perceptions of teaching efficacy in Vietnamese higher education and their relation to faculty members' demography. (macrothink.org)
  • The team from Washington State University said a lot of work still needs to be done before this discovery in mice can be applied to human skin, but suggested that the study marks a fundamental advancement in understanding of the wound healing and age-prevention processes. (professionalbeauty.co.uk)
  • This study aimed to discuss the main findings of HRQoL in patients with CD, focusing on the association between sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, echocardiographic and functional determinants, and the effect of non-invasive interventions on HRQoL. (scielo.br)
  • Taking a quantitative approach consisting of an online survey, the study aims to find examples of expressions that the aforementioned age group would label as youth language, expressions that they use frequently, and expressions previously classified as youth language that they consider to be outdated. (lu.se)
  • Methods During the 2011 academic year, a cross-sectional study was conducted by administering a questionnaire about menstruation and self-reported habitual use of caffeinated food or drinks to 350 premenopausal women with no known medical disease who were working or studying at the University. (researchgate.net)
  • The study, published this week in the Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences , determines biological age by looking at 18 separate biological factors ranging from measures of physical fitness and BMI (body mass index), to IQ and the health of your brain. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Members of the landmark Dunedin Study were used in the research as the source of the data. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • The first measures for this study were taken when the group were aged 26, with follow up screenings at ages 32 and 38. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • The team, from Duke University, also measured the 'pace of ageing' in the study group. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • The study found that those with a higher biological age also felt older, perhaps lending some truth to the expression "you're only as old as you feel. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • The ultimate goal of the study is to be able to intervene in the aging process as early as possible, with future studies on young children already planned. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • By examining patterns in behaviour as well as in eye tracking data, this study will further our understanding of the relationship between visual perceptual processing and STEM, in primary school age children. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • This study included information on 10,321 members of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. (oulu.fi)
  • Her study investigated a new pilot program on HPV immunization involving mothers and girls aged 9-14 in Shanghai. (apru.org)
  • Using low-cost security cameras at different camps, we could connect families back together,' says Joseph Robinson , an kinship recognition researcher at Northeastern University in Boston who recently presented his work at the Conference for Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2019) last June in Long Beach, CA. (acm.org)
  • Anniina Färkkilä , MD PhD, is a gynecologist, an adjunct professor in translational gynecologic oncology, and a group leader at the University of Helsinki since 2019. (helsinki.fi)
  • Our work in this area spans acute/chronic and age range continua, with studies undertaken in a range of out of hospital, critical care and ward settings. (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • The demand is far greater than the number of clinicians, the number of programs and the number of beds we have," said Righi, a research assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University who treats acute care patients with autism spectrum disorders at the E.P. Bradley Hospital. (brown.edu)
  • Anniina works as a specialist for gynecologic oncology at the Helsinki University Hospital (HUS), participating in multiple clinical trials at the HUS Comprehensive cancer center. (helsinki.fi)
  • Método: Se trata de una investigación de campo con abordaje cuantitativo, observacional, unicéntrica, descriptiva, exploratoria y retrospectiva, realizada en el Hospital Universitario de la Universidad Estadual de Londrina, ubicado en el norte de Paraná. (bvsalud.org)
  • La población de estudio estuvo constituida por los datos de 2.800 pacientes ingresados y hospitalizados con diagnóstico confirmado de COVID-19 en el Servicio de Urgencias del hospital en cuestión, según registros del núcleo de epidemiología y el Servicio de Estadísticas y Archivo Médico, desde enero de 2021 hasta julio de 2021. (bvsalud.org)
  • Method: It was field research with a quantitative, observational, unicentric, descriptive, exploratory and retrospective approach, carried out at the University Hospital of the State University of Londrina, located in the north of the Paraná. (bvsalud.org)
  • In 2002, he became a founding member of the International Child Cardiovascular Cohort Consortium. (wikipedia.org)
  • The publication showed at ages 30 and 35, approximately one-third of CHDS cohort members were overweight and one-fifth were obese. (otago.ac.nz)
  • With lifestyle changes and medications, we have all the tools necessary to reduce heart attacks and strokes by over half in middle aged people, and I believe that the reduction could be much greater if we began earlier in life," said Ballantyne, who also is chief of cardiovascular research at Baylor. (bcm.edu)
  • Questionnaires inquired about socioeconomic and behavioral factors, with smoking as the exposure of interest. (oulu.fi)
  • Our programme of research embraces much of the clinical research undertaken by group members and is led by Professor Ruth Endacott . (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • Early family image databases used group photos of all family members. (acm.org)
  • MHT should be initiated early and continued until the woman reaches the average age at menopause of the relevant region or ethnic group [4]. (menopause.org.au)
  • In this thesis, several current and former trends of Japanese youth language are examined through the perspective of age-appropriate speakers, following previous scholarly arguments that youth language research is fraught with judgements made by non-members of the relevant age group. (lu.se)
  • She is a board member at the Nordic Society of Gynecologic Oncology (NSGO), and the translational working groups of NSGO, European Network of gynecological clinical trials (ENTOG) and Gynecologic Cancer Inter Group (GCIG). (helsinki.fi)
  • Claudius Kratochwil has been leading a research group at the Institute for Biotechnology, University of Helsinki since January 2021. (helsinki.fi)
  • A group of undergraduate students at Duke University were shown images of each of the participants and asked to record what age they thought that person was. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Due to local ethnic composition, a higher percentage of Italian and Polish workers was found in the occupational group, with few members of groups generally considered minority. (cdc.gov)
  • c)2020 Regents of the University of California. (uctv.tv)
  • This is an ancient drive that leads to all sorts of complexities in how we interact with the world around us," says Adam Gazzaley, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, and co-author of The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Dr. Jonathan Samet from the University of Southern California, Dr. Mauricio Hernandez-Avila who is the Director General of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) of Mexico and Tung-Liang Chiang from National Taiwan University. (apru.org)
  • He also received a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and is a graduate of the University of Southern California with Degrees in Psychology and Human Factors. (napca.org)
  • In addition we will address important areas of modern epidemiology such as the influence of early life factors on adult health and disease, but also the importance of the gene-diet-microbiota interaction for body function and health. (lu.se)
  • Identifying patient deterioration: rural hospitals clinical skills (Funder: Monash University Small Grant Scheme, Australia, AUS19,060). (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - Children or teens with autism spectrum disorders often come to hospitals when behavioral episodes overwhelm the support that caregivers can provide at home - but resources at hospitals are sometimes limited, too, says clinical psychologist and researcher Giulia Righi. (brown.edu)
  • Thus, the clinician should take into consideration the clinical presentation and give due attention to the identified contributing factors in its management. (who.int)
  • Finance majors will also become acquainted with international finance centers and will be exposed to key members of the international financial community. (arbor.edu)
  • From 1952 to 1954, Berenson was then a research fellow at the University of Chicago, studying under the direction of the pediatric department chairman Albert Dorfman, with whom he conducted studies of rheumatic fever. (wikipedia.org)
  • The consortium, under the leadership of the University of Heart & Vascular Center of the Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, used data from 112 studies consisting of 1.5 million people from 34 different countries. (bcm.edu)
  • In the research, Righi and her co-authors looked at the AIC records of 218 patients age 4 to 20 who were hospitalized and compared them with 255 age- and gender-matched members of RI-CART who were not hospitalized. (brown.edu)
  • Dr. Miedema notes, "Recent research has clearly demonstrated that a community's health is impacted by many factors beyond what happens when they see their primary care provider. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The primary purpose of a university library is to support the teaching and research occurring at the institution. (cmich.edu)
  • More recent research indicates that the following factors affect health-related physical activity: urban form (9-11), neighborhood design (12,13), neighborhood environmental quality (14), street type (15), vegetation (16), the proportion of green space, residential density, and the general impression of activity-friendliness of the neighborhood (17). (cdc.gov)
  • Each factor was weighted equally to ensure no bias was given to one measure over any other, though the authors acknowledge that this is something that will require more research for future studies. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Her research focuses on understanding the effects of lifestyle factors on brain structure and function from normal aging to Alzheimer's disease. (ub.edu)
  • The aim of this research is to examine associations between global/local processing and STEM, as well as field dependence/independence and STEM, taking account of variance in IQ, executive functions, and age. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • If you look at nonhuman primates, it's like they have another set of hands down there," notes Dean Falk, a professor of anthropology at Florida State University and senior scholar at Santa Fe's School for Advanced Research, who specializes in brain evolution. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Dr. Huang is the Deputy Director and Research Assistant Professor at the Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion (CHEHP) of APRU member the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). (apru.org)
  • Zhou's research underscored the importance of education campaigns to protect against preventable disease that affects working-age women. (apru.org)
  • The New Ulm findings were compared to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES) national survey, using similar age and racial groups for comparison. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Findings strongly indicate that recent declines in U.S. birth weight were due to increases in induced labor and cesarean delivery at select gestational ages. (dukeupress.edu)
  • The 2022-2023 program selected 60 students representing 27 APRU member universities. (apru.org)
  • In 1986, Berenson was named Boyd Professor, the highest award for a faculty member at Louisiana State University. (wikipedia.org)
  • Like other chronic illnesses, diabetes mellitus poses a wide range of problems for patients and their family members. (cdc.gov)
  • Direct psychological consequences can arise from any one of these factors, making it harder for patients to treat their diabetes and live productive, enjoyable lives. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of our programme is to examine factors influencing how change in a patient's condition is assessed and managed. (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • Identifying and addressing the factors that make hospitalization more likely, she said, could reduce such instances. (brown.edu)
  • participants would recruit their friends and family members. (nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com)
  • Facial recognition is getting better at picking out similarities in images that identify people as family members. (acm.org)
  • However, identifying family members from their faces is a much more difficult task for artificial intelligence (AI). (acm.org)
  • Kinship recognition systems are of interest to help identify children being exploited online who may not be pictured in image databases, but whose family members might be. (acm.org)
  • Social media apps and photo sharing sites could also use the technology to sort photographs containing family members. (acm.org)
  • We give our machine a lot of examples of family members and non-family members so that it can learn. (acm.org)
  • A recent paper showed that CNNs seemed to be able to identify family members with over 90% accuracy, but that they were cheating to complete the task. (acm.org)
  • Family members of the Trustees are ineligible for the award. (scholarships.com)
  • It can help your family members manage unforeseen expenditures. (tomsunic.info)
  • Having life insurance coverage will guarantee your family members will be financially stable, also if you die prematurely. (tomsunic.info)
  • Caregiver burden is a significant issue for those caring for elderly family members in Karachi, Pakistan. (who.int)
  • Age, gender, level of education of users and parents, and having family members or friends who are addicted to drugs, are factors known for influencing PAS use 6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The included families had at least one affected member that had been tested for CDKN2A PVs.Results: In total, 403 families were included, whereof 913 family members had been diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma and 129 with pancreatic cancer, 33 (8.2%) were found to have PVs in CDKN2A. (lu.se)
  • 0.001).Discussion: Significant differences were seen in the frequencies of CDKN2A PVs, dependent on numbers or age at diagnosis of melanomas and diagnoses of pancreatic cancers in the family. (lu.se)
  • However, we remain far from understanding some of the most striking human-specific characteristics: the reasons for our bipedality, the factors selecting for our dexterity at creating and using tools, and the true age of fire use in our distant ancestors. (uctv.tv)
  • South Asian American women between the ages of 45 and 65 were recruited to participate in hour-long in-depth interviews discussing their experiences and opinions to better understand their viewpoint of mental health. (emory.edu)
  • These factors can contribute to reducing health-related quality of life (HRQoL). (scielo.br)
  • I would imagine that this might have had an impact on future health and disease, on physical and emotional parameters and on reproductive factors. (menopause.org.au)
  • Participants attended the 2013 APRU Global Health Workshop at Zhejiang University from October 29 to November 1. (apru.org)
  • Winning Projects The winning team mentored by Dr. Qian Wang of Shanghai Jiao Tong University presented their idea You - Aid, an app that enables the forming of a community for those who are facing mental health issues and need help. (apru.org)
  • The Keynote Speaker was Dr. Alistair Woodward from the University of Auckland, who spoke regarding environmental health challenges in the Pacific Rim. (apru.org)
  • Two out of 10 patients are dissatisfied after total knee arthroplasty, which is increasingly performed in younger and working patients who may have higher demands, presenter Yvonne van Zaanen, a physiotherapist in occupational health and ergonomics and a PhD candidate at Amsterdam University Medical Center, told attendees. (medscape.com)
  • No significant differences were found in weight or health factors considered. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, foreign-born economics or finance graduates not from the EU or North America earn 10.2 percent less in the private sector after factoring in gender, age and so on, while there's almost no gap between foreign and native doctors in the public sector. (thelocal.se)
  • Recruitment shall be carried out without the influence of irrelevant factors such as gender, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, physical disability, sexual orientation, age or personal relationship. (lu.se)
  • Many factors have been identified as determinants of HRQoL, with women and advanced age being the most related to worse HRQOL, followed by the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation and the need for intensive care. (scielo.br)
  • Out of 2697 eligible women with complete data, 928 lived to be 90 and 1769 died at earlier ages. (menopause.org.au)
  • Interestingly for menopause specialists, ever-use of HRT in women entering menopause before age 50 did influence longevity. (menopause.org.au)
  • Just over half the participants were women (53%), and the average participant age was 59. (medscape.com)
  • Faculty members' perceptions of teaching efficacy have a positive influence on teaching performance and students' learning achievement. (macrothink.org)
  • A questionnaire measuring 27 items of six factors of teaching efficacy was distributed to 124 university faculty members in Vietnam. (macrothink.org)
  • These predictive factors will be correlated with the total score of the Suicide Behavior Questionnaire (SBQR), a short-form measure of overall suicidal ideation. (loyola.edu)
  • Une étude transversale, reposant sur un questionnaire, a été conduite en recourant à un échantillonnage non probabiliste par choix raisonné. (who.int)
  • Students will learn various methods of allocating capital when considering factors such as age, income and personal situations. (arbor.edu)
  • ACHS are about three times greater than the and perceptions regarding PCB exposures, Mikulski, Jacksonville State University (JSU) levels found in White participants. (cdc.gov)
  • During her stay at the BBSLab she investigated the cognitive and brain reserve hypotheses notably in normal aging and participants in the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease. (ub.edu)
  • Overall, nearly 18% of births from not-induced labor and vaginal delivery at later gestational ages were replaced with births occurring at earlier gestational ages from obstetric interventions. (dukeupress.edu)
  • This is an important step in understanding the ageing process, since many chronic diseases associated with old age begin to form at a much younger age. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • There are certain pre-existing medical conditions of eyes and skin (retinal dystrophies, age-related macular degeneration, porphyria, lupus erythematodes, chronic actinic dermatitis and solar urticaria) that also can show photosensitized reactions to intense visible light. (cet.org)
  • Minnesota has the lowest age-adjusted heart disease mortality in the U.S. (news-medical.net)
  • Robinson and his colleagues found their system performs best when they have photos of grown-up children and images of their parents at the age at which they had children. (acm.org)
  • Schools must specifically designate physical education programs with aerobic activities for children at early ages. (medscape.com)
  • Immunocytochemical studies showed marked activation of microglia and astroglia, and cytokine profiling indicated that macrophage chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 and tumor growth factor-beta1, derived from neuroglia, were the most prevalent cytokines in brain tissues. (blogspot.com)
  • They also looked at 1,175 people with an average age of 75 who had an intracerebral hemorrhage in the non-lobe parts of the brain. (worldhealth.net)
  • Other factors included the presence and number of comorbidities, lower forced vital capacity, high body mass index, smoking history, undergraduate education, and unemployment. (scielo.br)
  • Above age 50, there is concern about blue-light exacerbation of age-related macular degeneration. (cet.org)
  • Luckily it's not all doom and gloom for anyone with a high biological age, because environmental factors play a very important role in the ageing process. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • For a full list of consortium members, associated institutions and financial disclosures see the full publication . (bcm.edu)
  • Activating this factor in specialised compartments of adult mouse skin enhanced the skin's ability to regenerate wounds with reduced scarring and new hair follicles that could make goose bumps. (professionalbeauty.co.uk)