Epidemiology is a field of medicine that studies the incidence, causes and effects of diseases in populations, and patterns within these. It has a key role in protecting public health and can provide valuable information for developing new medicines, such as revealing risk factors for a particular...
Epidemiologists use this information to control health problems and improve public health through various methods, including surveillance, outbreak investigation, and intervention studies. The field plays a crucial role in public health decision-making by providing the scientific basis for policy development...
Epidemiologists are involved in the design of studies, collection and statistical analysis of data, and interpretation and dissemination of results (including peer review and occasional systematic review). Major areas of epidemiological work include outbreak investigation, disease surveillance and screening (...
It includes population and community level studies of the interactions between hosts and their pathogens and parasites, and covers diseases of both humans and wildlife. Latest Research and Reviews Non-carcinogenic health risks of fluoride exposure in minors based on national surveillance in China, 2014...
The epidemiology of electric and magnetic field exposures in the power frequency range and reproductive outcomes Summary. Some laboratory studies have reported effects of extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields on calcium homeostasis and pineal gland func... M Hatch - 《Paediatric & Perinat...
An experimental vaccine that protects against Deformed Wing Virus-B has showed promise in studies Young equine makes long recovery journey after serious illness Abi Bautista-Alejandre, Assistant Editor September 10th 2024 A 6-month-old Belgian cross colt, diagnosed with equine influenza virus and refee...
Reports on the results of the review of epidemiology studies conducted by scientists John Boice and Joseph McLaughlin on the association between mobile phones and cancer. Release of the epidemiology review by the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority; Issues answered by the research; Criticism of ...
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-(ANCA-)associated vasculitides, immune complex-mediated vasculitides and granulomatous arteritides of unknown etiology belong to the group of primary systemic vasculitides. Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have underscored the role of ANCA in the pathogenesis of ...
To forecast the diagnosed prevalent cases of type 1 diabetes in the 8MM, The epidemiologists selected nationally representative population-based studies that provided diagnosed prevalence data in the 8MM. Furthermore, The epidemiologists segmented the prevalent cases of type 1 diabetes by BMI in ...
She serves as co-director of the UCLA Center for Studies of Parkinson’s Disease (CSPD). In the past two decades, she served on numerous National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine (IOM) committees including on Gulf War Illness and on Risk Assessment in the 21stCentury. She is the ...