Search Results - "CARSON, K. A"

Vitamin D and cognitive function and dementia risk in a biracial cohort: the ARIC Brain MRI Study by Schneider, A. L. C., Lutsey, P. L., Alonso, A., Gottesman, R. F., Sharrett, A. R., Carson, K. A., Gross, M., Post, W. S., Knopman, D. S., Mosley, T. H., Michos, E. D.

“…Background and purpose Some recent studies in older, largely white populations suggest that vitamin D, measured by 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], is important…”
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The Neonatal Pain, Agitation and Sedation Scale and the bedside nurse’s assessment of neonates by Hillman, B A, Tabrizi, M N, Gauda, E B, Carson, K A, Aucott, S W

“…Objective: To determine the reliability of an objective measure of pain, agitation and sedation using the Neonatal Pain, Agitation and Sedation Scale (N-PASS)…”
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Payment to Healthy Volunteers in Clinical Research: The Research Subject's Perspective by Czarny, M J, Kass, N E, Flexner, C, Carson, K A, Myers, R K, Fuchs, E J

“…Although there is much discussion regarding the ethics of making payments to healthy volunteers for participating in clinical research, little data are…”
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Balancing Justice and Autonomy in Clinical Research With Healthy Volunteers by Kass, N E, Myers, R, Fuchs, E J, Carson, K A, Flexner, C

“…In clinical research, ethics review generally first examines whether study risks are reasonable in light of benefits provided. Through informed consent, then,…”
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Marked Intraindividual Variability in Antiretroviral Concentrations May Limit the Utility of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring by Nettles, Richard E., Kieffer, Tara L., Parsons, Teresa, Johnson, James, Cofrancesco, Joseph, Gallant, Joel E., Carson, Kathryn A., Siliciano, Robert F., Flexner, Charles

“…Background. Effective therapeutic drug monitoring for antiretrovirals requires a better understanding of intraindividual variability in pharmacokinetics…”
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Alzheimer's disease by Rich, J B, Rasmusson, D X, Folstein, M F, Carson, K A, Kawas, C, Brandt, J

“…Article abstract-We reviewed the records of 210 patients in the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center to evaluate the role of nonsteroidal…”
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Prevalence and correlates of sun protections with sunburn and vitamin D deficiency in sun‐sensitive individuals by Kim, S., Carson, K.A., Chien, A.L.

“…Background Sun sensitivity is an inherent risk factor for skin cancer. Sun protection is important in sun‐sensitive individuals to reduce sunburns for skin…”
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APOE genotype and survival in men and women with Alzheimer's disease by DAL FORNO, G, CARSON, K. A, BROOKMEYER, R, TRONCOSO, J, KAWAS, C. H, BRANDT, J

“…The epsilon 4 allele of the APOE gene (APOE) is more frequent in patients with AD than in the general population, but studies are inconclusive as to whether it…”
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Vitamin D, vitamin D binding protein gene polymorphisms, race and risk of incident stroke: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study by Schneider, A. L. C., Lutsey, P. L., Selvin, E., Mosley, T. H., Sharrett, A. R., Carson, K. A., Post, W. S., Pankow, J. S., Folsom, A. R., Gottesman, R. F., Michos, E. D.

“…Background and purpose Low vitamin D levels, measured by serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], are associated with increased stroke risk. Less is known about…”
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Time-resolved contrast-enhanced MRA (TWIST) with gadofosveset trisodium in the classification of soft-tissue vascular anomalies in the head and neck in children following updated 2014 ISSVA classification: first report on systematic evaluation of MRI and TWIST in a cohort of 47 children by Higgins, L.J, Koshy, J, Mitchell, S.E, Weiss, C.R, Carson, K.A, Huisman, T.A.G.M, Tekes, A

“…Aim To evaluate the relative accuracy of contrast-enhanced time-resolved angiography with interleaved stochastic trajectories versus conventional…”
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Electron microscopic localization of cholinesterase activity in Alzheimer brain tissue by Carson, K A, Geula, C, Mesulam, M M

“…Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) activity was localized by electron microscopic enzyme cytochemistry in cortex from Alzheimer…”
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Provider and clinic cultural competence in a primary care setting by Paez, Kathryn A., Allen, Jerilyn K., Carson, Kathryn A., Cooper, Lisa A.

“…A multilevel approach that enhances the cultural competence of clinicians and healthcare systems is suggested as one solution to reducing racial/ethnic…”
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Lack of relation between race and cognitive test performance in Alzheimer's disease by CARLSON, M. C, BRANDT, J, CARSON, K. A, KAWAS, C. H

“…This study evaluated cognitive test performance in African-American and European-American Alzheimer's disease patients with equivalent years of education…”
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Additional factors influencing sensitivity in the tetramethyl benzidine method for horseradish peroxidase neurohistochemistry by Mesulam, MM, Hegarty, E, Barbas, H, Carson, KA, Gower, EC, Knapp, AG, Moss, MB, Mufson, EJ

“…In experiments that use horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and tetramethyl benzidine (TMB) for tracing neural connections, the activity of tissue-bound enzyme as…”
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Electron microscopic investigation of the effects of diabetes mellitus on the Achilles tendon by Grant, William P., Sullivan, Robert, Sonenshine, Daniel E., Adam, Michael, Slusser, James H., Carson, Keith A., Vinik, Aaron I.

“…Fine structural changes in the Achilles tendons of patients with long-term diabetes mellitus were investigated. All patients had clinical and…”
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Apolipoprotein E genotype and rate of decline in probable Alzheimer's disease by Dal Forno, G, Rasmusson, D X, Brandt, J, Carson, K A, Brookmeyer, R, Troncoso, J, Kawas, C H

“…The risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) appears to increase, and the age at onset to decrease, with the number of epsilon 4 alleles. If this relationship is due…”
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Long-term pain and activity during recovery from major thoracotomy using thoracic epidural analgesia by OCHROCH, E. Andrew, GOTTSCHALK, Allan, AUGOSTIDES, John, CARSON, Kathryn A, KENT, Laura, MALAYAMAN, Nini, KAISER, Larry R, AUKBURG, Stanley J

“…Pain following thoracotomy can persist for years with an undetermined impact on quality of life. Factors hypothesized to modulate this painful experience…”
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Seasonal Changes in Brown Fat and Pelage in Southern Short-Tailed Shrews by Dew, Elisa M., Carson, Keith A., Rose, Robert K.

“…We examined cellular changes in interscapular brown adipose tissue and pelage characteristics in Blarina carolinensis collected throughout the year in eastern…”
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Quantitative localization of neurons projecting to the mouse main olfactory bulb by Carson, K A

“…Horseradish peroxidase conjugated to wheat germ agglutinin was used as the tracer to demonstrate the cells of origin of the main olfactory bulb (MOB) afferent…”
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Carbonic anhydrase histochemistry. A potential diagnostic method for peripheral nerve repair by Carson, K A, Terzis, J K

“…Many large-diameter myelinated axons in spinal dorsal roots contain carbonic anhydrase activity, whereas few small-diameter ventral root axons stain for this…”
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