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  • Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

    Alternate Title(s)
    ARIC
    Authors
    Christie Ballantyne
    Lloyd Chambless
    Josef Coresh
    Matthew Davis
    4 more author(s)...
    Description

    The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study is a prospective longitudinal epidemiological study conducted in four communities: Forsyth County (North Carolina), Jackson (Mississippi), Minneapolis (Minnesota), and Washington County (Maryland). ARIC is designed to investigate the causes of atherosclerosis and its clinical outcomes, and variations in cardiovascular risk factors, medical care,...

    Subject
    Chronic Disease
    Health Care System
    Population Characteristics
    Risk Factors
    Access Rights
    Free to All
    Fee Required
    Application Required
    Local Expert
    Saul Blecker

  • National Home and Hospice Care Survey

    Alternate Title(s)
    NHHCS
    Description

    The National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) is a series of surveys of a nationally representative sample of home health and hospice agencies in the United States. It provides descriptive information on home health and hospice agencies, their staff, their services, and their patients. Information collected on agencies includes the year an agency was established, the types of services provided,...

    Subject
    Health Care System
    Quality of Health Care
    Access Rights
    Free to All
  • NYU Dataset

    GABA Decrease is Associated With Degraded Neural Specificity in the Visual Cortex of Glaucoma Patients

    Authors
    Ji Won Bang
    Carlos Parra
    Kevin Yu
    Gadi Wollstein
    2 more author(s)...
    Description

    To investigate the GABAergic and glutamatergic systems and neural specificity in the visual cortex of glaucoma patients, the research team recruited 40 patients with glaucoma (14 with early glaucoma and 16 with advanced glaucoma) and 24 age-matched healthy subjects to undergo clinical ophthalmic exams and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with fixation tasks. Researchers obtained the following data: Structural...

    Subject
    Anatomy
    Chronic Disease
    Neuroscience
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    Free to All
  • NYU Dataset

    Dietary Thiols Accelerates Aging of Caenorhabditis elegans

    Authors
    Ivan Gusarov
    Ilya Shamovsky
    Bibhusita Pani
    Laurent Gautier
    5 more author(s)...
    Description

    Glutathione (GSH) and its precursor, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), are common thiol antioxidants, which are among the most popular dietary supplements. However, the long-term effects of GSH or NAC on healthy animals have not been properly studied. This study examined the effects of prolonged supplementation and chronic restriction of GSH and NAC on Caenorhabditis elegans physiology and lifespan. For RNA...

    Subject
    Genomics
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    Free to All