Apical periodontitis and incident cardiovascular events in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Ageing

submitted by: endomax
Aim: To evaluate whether the presence of apical periodontitis (AP), root canal treatment (RCT) and endodontic burden (EB) – as the sum of AP and RCT sites – were associated with long-term risk of incident cardiovascular events (CVE), including cardiovascular-related mortality, using data on participants in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Ageing (BLSA). Methodology: This retrospective cohort included 278 dentate participants in the BLSA with complete medical and dental examinations....
Authors: Maximiliano Gomes, Fernando Hugo, Juliana Hilgert, Manoel Sant´Ana Filho, Dalva Padilha, Eleanor Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, Mark Reynolds

Jun 4, 2015; Informatics Journal Club Webinar; Patricia Flatley Brennan and William W. Stead

submitted by: ucsd_idash
Informatics to support the IOM Social and Behavioral Domains and Measures Link: http://jamia.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/04/24/jamia.ocv035 Hripcsak G, Forrest CB, Brennan PF, Stead WW. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015 Apr 24. pii: ocv035. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocv035 Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison William W. Stead, MD Vanderbilt University Consistent collection and use of social and behavioral determinants of health can improve clinical...

3D Tele-Rehabilitation: Beyond Today’s Internet

submitted by: nsf
At the Beyond Today’s Internet Summit, researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas showed a working prototype of a next generation communication system that uses 3D video and force feedback devices to virtually recreate a physical therapy session between a patient and a therapist.   3D models of the two participants are captured using off the shelf Microsoft Kinect 3D Cameras and the models are placed in a shared virtual environment of one’s choosing. To simulate the physical...

"WeHab" system helps stroke patients during physical rehabilitation

submitted by: nsf
An engineer, a computer scientist, and a psychologist walk into a rehabilitation clinic carrying a video game system. Rather than the beginning of a bad joke, this is an apt description of a Smart and Connected Health (SCH) research project.      Stroke is a major health problem affecting nearly 800,000 Americans annually and necessitates novel scientific approaches for prevention, treatment, and restorative care.   Smart and Connected Health investigators have successfully...

Susan Lynch at the 2015 DOE JGI Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting

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Susan Lynch, University of California, San Francisco, at the 10th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting held March 24-26, 2015 in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Atul Butte at the 2015 DOE JGI Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting

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Atul Butte, Stanford University, at the 10th Annual DOE JGI Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting held March 24-26, 2015 in Walnut Creek, Calif.