News tagged with statistical data
Aggressive behavior linked specifically to secondhand smoke exposure in childhood
Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history ...
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Pregnant mother's blood pressure may affect future health of children
Up to 10 percent of all women experience some form of elevated blood pressure during pregnancy. Researchers from the Centre for Social Evolution at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen show that mild maternal ...
Pediatrics
Feb 25, 2013 |
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AMA reviews challenges of signing death certificates
(HealthDay)—Signing death certificates is not always straightforward and has long-term ramifications on mortality data and funding, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Health
Jan 29, 2013 |
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New findings in the search for genetic clues to insulin production
In research published online Dec. 23, 2012 in the journal Nature Genetics, scientists have found three new and relatively rare genetic variants that influence insulin production, offering new clues about ...
Genetics
Dec 23, 2012 |
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Psychology professor seeks clues to psychiatric disorders in DNA
Data, data everywhere. In genomics research, there is a data deluge, so innovative ways to analyze all that information will play a critical role in future breakthroughs.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 12, 2012 |
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Surprising findings from Exome Sequencing Project reported
A multi-institutional team of researchers has sequenced the DNA of 6,700 exomes, the portion of the genome that contains protein-coding genes, as part of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-funded Exome Sequencing ...
Genetics
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Revised geographic adjustments could improve accuracy of Medicare payments
Changing the way that Medicare payments are adjusted to account for regional variations in the cost of providing care as recommended by a previous report from the Institute of Medicine would result in payment increases for ...
Health
Jul 17, 2012 |
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New findings reported by Microbicide Trials Network researchers at HIV prevention meeting
An HIV prevention trial that pre-dates the shift to antiretroviral (ARV)-based approaches is nonetheless helping to answer some of the most relevant and topical questions the field is facing today. More than three years after ...
HIV & AIDS
Apr 17, 2012 |
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A new application allows online statistical analysis of gene-expression data
The journal Computers in Biology and Medicine has published an article on the new IT application BootstRatio, created by IDIBELL researchers. The application allows online statistical analysis of data from gene expression. It is ...
Genetics
Apr 03, 2012 |
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The dark path to antisocial personality disorder
With no lab tests to guide the clinician, psychiatric diagnostics is challenging and controversial. Antisocial personality disorder is defined as "a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 07, 2012 |
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