POSTS TAGGED AS epidemiology

Predicted Rise in Heart Disease by 2060

Cardiovascular Disease Projections in the United States Based on the 2020 Census Estimates
“By the year 2060, compared with the year [MORE]

Why Location, Location, Location Matters in Cancer Epidemiology

Bayesian hierarchical meta-analysis model
From Australian statisticians: “Meta-analysis is a popular method for combining results from different studies quantitatively, particularly when [MORE]

Breathalyzer for Sepsis

Joe Kremer CEO Isomark, LLC
Actually, Superman didn’t die of a bedsore; he died of sepsis resulting from a bedsore. There [MORE]

Sanitizing Hospital Door Handles

Door Handle Sanitizer
Hospital acquired infections happen at a rate of one in twenty five in-patients.  Since insurers no longer [MORE]

Immunologic Profiling

Signature Degrees of Methylation in DNA
Infections elicit immune system responses with several kinds of leukocytes. Variation arises from both the [MORE]

Nanoparticles in Vaccine Production

On-Demand-Vaccine
With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, researchers at the University of Washington have developed and carried [MORE]

3-D Printable Protein Cages for Bacterial Zoos

3-D Printed Cages
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have used 3-D printing to fabricate protein cages in [MORE]

Turning a Smart Phone into a Handheld Biosensor

Smartphone Biosencor
Engineers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign have created a cradle for a smart phone that employs lenses [MORE]

Disinfecting Robots for Hospital Housekeeping

Xenex UV-Disinfection System
Clostridium difficile is one of the most persistent pathogens in hospital acquired infections. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are [MORE]

“Social Mixing and Respiratory Transmission in Schools”

Mote
Annual influenza visitations involve two factors: the strain of the virus, and the traffic pattern in which it moves. [MORE]

Collective Behavior, Supermarketing, and Obesity

What accounts for the so-called “obesity epidemic?”  Suddenly, have millions of people decided they want to be fat? While [MORE]

Antibacterial Implant Coating

Australian National University Space Plasma, Power, and Propulsion laboratory has developed an antibacterial implant coating that “dopes” nitrogen atoms [MORE]

Diabetes Prevalence Since 1980

With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Health Organization, a group of public health [MORE]

“SwabCap” Reduces Catheter-Use Infections

Swab Cap
Recalling the old saying that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, the “luer-lok,” between [MORE]