Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "disease"

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    • Application of change point analysis to daily influenza-like illness emergency department visits 

      Kass-Hout, Taha A; Xu, Zhiheng; McMurray, Paul; Park, Soyoun; Buckeridge, David L; Brownstein, John S; Finelli, Lyn; Groseclose, Samuel L (BMJ Group, 2012)
      Background: The utility of healthcare utilization data from US emergency departments (EDs) for rapid monitoring of changes in influenza-like illness (ILI) activity was highlighted during the recent influenza A (H1N1) ...

    • An Epigenetic Blockade of Cognitive Functions in the Neurodegenerating Brain 

      Gräff, Johannes; Rei, Damien; Guan, Ji-Song; Wang, Wen-Yuan; Seo, Jinsoo; Fass, Daniel M.; Kao, Patricia F.; Kahn, Martin; Su, Susan C.; Joseph, Nadine; Delalle, Ivana; Tsai, Li-Huei; Hennig, Krista M.; Nieland, Thomas; Samiei, Alireza; Haggarty, Stephen John (Nature Publishing Group, 2012)
      Cognitive decline is a debilitating feature of most neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system, including Alzheimer’s disease. The causes leading to such impairment are only poorly understood and effective ...

    • Using Nutrition for Intervention and Prevention Against Environmental Chemical Toxicity and Associated Diseases 

      Hennig, Bernhard; Ettinger, Adrienne S; Jandacek, Ronald J.; Koo, Sung; McClain, Craig David; Seifried, Harold; Silverstone, Allen; Watkins, Bruce; Suk, William A. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2007)
      Background: Nutrition and lifestyle are well-defined modulators of chronic diseases. Poor dietary habits (such as high intake of processed foods rich in fat and low intake of fruits and vegetables), as well as a sedentary ...