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Hepatitis E Virus in the Terai of Nepal: Community-Based Cohort Study of Pregnant Women in Sarlahi District and Investigation of the 2014 Outbreak in Biratnagar, Morang District
(Johns Hopkins University, 2016-07-28)
In South Asia, hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality and poses a special threat to pregnant women. However, the burden of both infection and illness in the Terai of Nepal have received ...
Depression, Methamphetamine use, and Alcohol Consumption among Thai Youth in Chiang Mai Province: The Exploration of Perceptions of Depression and Associations between Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms
(Johns Hopkins University, 2013-12-18)
Background: Methamphetamine use and alcohol consumption have reached epidemic levels among rural Thai adolescents and young adults in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. High levels of depressive symptoms often occur among ...
Obesity, Weight Distribution and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
(Johns Hopkins University, 2015-05-01)
Background: Elevated body mass index (BMI) has been associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in surgical and critically ill patients. Less is known about the relationship between obesity and AKI in the population-based ...
Risk factors for oral HPV persistence and HPV-associated cancer
(Johns Hopkins University, 2016-03-14)
Background: Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a well-known cause of cervical and anogenital cancers. In the past decade, oral HPV infection was established as a cause of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma ...
Biomarkers for the Prediction of Incident Coronary Heart Disease in the MESA Cohort
(Johns Hopkins University, 2015-05-04)
Introduction
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Biomarkers have been integral to the advancement of preventive cardiology. They have been used to understand the mechanisms of heart disease, ...
Emerging Non-Hereditary Risk Factors for Stroke
(Johns Hopkins University, 2014-04-04)
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability globally. The vast majority of all strokes occur in low- and middle-income countries, where data are least available to guide clinical decision-making and health policy. ...
Evaluation of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Kinetics in Prediction of Prostate Cancer Progression
(Johns Hopkins University, 2014-04-25)
Purpose
Serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) showed unfavorable accuracy to predict prostate cancer progression. With development of multidisciplinary medical science and impending need, the rate of serum PSA change “PSA ...
METHODS FOR COMPUTATION AND ANALYSIS OF MARKOVIAN DYNAMICS ON COMPLEX NETWORKS
(Johns Hopkins University, 2013-10-11)
A problem central to many scientific and engineering disciplines is how to deal with noisy dynamic processes that take place on networks. Examples include the ebb and flow of biochemical concentrations within cells, the ...
Arsenic and Chronic Kidney Disease in the Strong Heart Study
(Johns Hopkins University, 2014-10-09)
Arsenic is a worldwide public health problem that affects tens of millions of people. Arsenic has several well-known adverse health effects, but less is known about the role of arsenic in the development of chronic kidney ...
THE IMPACT OF STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PARITY LAWS ON INITIATION OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-04-21)
Statement of Problem: The implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 is expected to change the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment system drastically through its expansion of federal ...