From outbreak investigations to clinical trials, the right study design can make or break public health research. Understanding the strengths, limitations, and applications of each approach helps ...

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Critical appraisal is the backbone of evidence-based practice, helping clinicians, researchers, and students separate trustworthy studies from flawed ones. From understanding epidemiological study ...

Less than two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, with the rest being noncoding and likely helping with gene regulation. Mutations in the noncoding genome often trigger trait changes that ...

All faculty in the Department of Epidemiology have research backgrounds, and many have public health practice experience. Research and practice are done in all major areas of epidemiology, including ...

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine researchers Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD, FAHA, associate professor of ...

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A new study published in Addiction has identified genetic factors that influence both a person's risk of developing an addiction and their educational attainment. Researchers found that some genetic ...