Screening
hideScreening, in general, is the investigation of a great number of something (for instance, people) looking for those with a particular problem or feature. One example is at an airport, where many bags get x-rayed to try to detect any which may contain weapons or explosives. People are also screened going through a metal detector. Even though the procedure aims at a large number of screens, it is always equivalent to sampling in statistics, because the complete population is almost always inaccessible for screening.
Screening has other, more specific meanings:
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News tagged with screening
New Hope for Deadly Childhood Bone Cancer
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have shed new light on Ewing’s sarcoma, an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adults. Their research ...
Novel mouse gene reduces major pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 11, 2009 |
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A new study reveals that a previously undiscovered mouse gene reduces the two major pathological perturbations commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The research, published by Cell Press in the November 12 issue ...
The visual editor: IBM Makes It Easier To Browse Web Sites On Mobile Devices (w/ Video)
Oct 26, 2009 |
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IBM researchers have created technology, initially developed for visually-impaired users, that makes it simpler for Webmasters to make their Web sites more readable on the small screens of mobile devices, ...
Researchers identify gene that regulates breast cancer metastasis
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Researchers at The Wistar Institute have identified a key gene (KLF17) involved in the spread of breast cancer throughout the body. They also demonstrated that expression of KLF17 together with another gene (Id1) known to ...
Better decision support tools needed for prostate cancer screening choice
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Although screening for prostate cancer with the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test in men ages 50-70 can detect the cancer before it becomes symptomatic, knowing whether screening is beneficial for these ...
World's first baby born from new egg-screening technique
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Meet Oliver, the first baby in the world born using a new egg-screening technique that could double the odds of an implanted embryo taking hold in the womb, unveiled by British experts Wednesday.
Researchers turn cell phones into fluorescent microscopes
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are proving that a camera phone can capture far more than photos of people or pets at play. They have now developed a cell phone microscope, ...
Report: Prostate cancer screening has yet to prove its worth
Jun 29, 2009 |
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The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Theater owners behind on 3-D projectors
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- To hear the folks in Hollywood talk about it, improved 3-D technology and the quality films that are quickly lining up behind it represent nothing short of a moviegoing revolution. Tell that to the ...
Depression linked with accumulation of visceral fat
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Numerous studies have shown that depression is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, but exactly how has never been clear.
Chip simulates metabolism of medicine in human body
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Apr 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A tiny electrochemical cell, developed by researchers of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, The Netherlands, is able to mimick the behaviour of medicine inside a human body. This chip ...
A healthy color: Testing for gum disease
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry found that a color-changing oral strip is as effective in detecting periodontal disease as traditional methods, and is easier and less costly to administer.
New high-throughput screening technique makes probing puzzling proteins possible
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Understanding the tens of thousands of proteins that compose the human proteome has emerged as a key challenge of this century, and research efforts to date have already enabled major advances in drug discovery and understanding ...
Prostate Cancer Screening Exams Not Necessary for Some Men (w/Video)
Mar 18, 2009 |
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The prostate cancer screening tests that have become an annual ritual for many men don't appear to reduce deaths from the disease among those with a limited life-expectancy, according to early results of a major U.S. study ...
Studies don't end prostate cancer test controversy
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Two big prostate cancer studies were intended to settle the question of whether screening for the disease really does save lives. Now the long-awaited results are in - but the debate goes on.
