About the author - david snowdon Born and raised in california Received Ph. D in epidemiology in 1981 from University of Minnesota Accepted a position in University of Kentucky Medical Centre, Saunders-Brown Center on Aging in 1990 Professor of Neurology and director of the Nun study His ability to intertwine human stories with the excitement of scientific discovery has made him a popular speaker Half of his proceeds from aging with Grace )will be donated to the School Sisters of notre dame ·2008退休, Nun Study回 University of minnesota
About the Author - David Snowdon • Born and raised in California • Received Ph.D. in epidemiology in 1981 from University of Minnesota • Accepted a position in University of Kentucky Medical Centre, Saunders-Brown Center on Aging in 1990 • Professor of Neurology and Director of the Nun Study • His ability to intertwine human stories with the excitement of scientific discovery has made him a popular speaker • Half of his proceeds from 《Aging with Grace》 will be donated to the School Sisters of Notre Dame • 2008 退休, Nun Study 回 University of Minnesota 6
David snowdon 少年時,得父親鼓勵支持,繼承父親年輕時的嗜好:養雞, 賣蛋。比派報紙的同學賺錢更多 從兩隻母雞、一隻公雞開始,繁殖至近百 ·學會照顧雞,預防生病之道 ·漸體驗 epidemiology及 gerontology的精粹 ·於 University of minnesota念PhD,參與 Lutheran Brotherhood BTu: Whether cancer and heart disease had any links to alcohol use(18000 ·在 alifornia Loma linda medical college,研究 Seventh-day Adventists: impact of diet on health蛋奶素食者與非素食者 之健康25000人
David Snowdon • 少年時，得父親鼓勵支持，繼承父親年輕時的嗜好：養雞， 賣蛋。比派報紙的同學賺錢更多 • 從兩隻母雞、一隻公雞開始，繁殖至近百 • 學會照顧雞，預防生病之道 • 漸體驗 epidemiology 及 gerontology 的精粹 • 於University of Minnesota 念 PhD， 參與Lutheran Brotherhood 研究：whether cancer and heart disease had any links to alcohol use （18000人） • 在 California Loma Linda Medical College，研究Seventh-day Adventists：impact of diet on health 蛋奶素食者與非素食者 之健康25000人 7
Epidemiology流行病學 ·研究「關係」的科學 因果關係 causal relationship ·相關聯 association:可以是偶然,或間接關係 ·應用統計學及大數據data來分析 變素 variable,倆差bias,樣本 sample 追蹤研究 longitudinal study 研究組群内愈少差異,個別因素引致的不同結果 愈明顯
Epidemiology 流行病學 • 研究「關係」的科學 • 因果關係causal relationship • 相關聯 association：可以是偶然，或間接關係 • 應用統計學及大數據data來分析 • 變素variable，偏差bias，樣本sample • 追蹤研究 longitudinal study • 研究組群內愈少差異，個別因素引致的不同結果 愈明顯 8
生活方式與疾病 ·不同群組的發病率,如職業( Jeremy Morris:巴士 司機與售票員之心臟病發病率) ·移民後代的發病率改變( MG Marmot:加州與夏威 夷日本裔移民與日本之心臟病發病率) 雙胞胎的研究 ·信徒的發病率 ·修士與修女的研究,如子宮頸癌 ·從研究病因到研究保護因素
生活方式與疾病 • 不同群組的發病率，如職業 （Jeremy Morris：巴士 司機與售票員之心臟病發病率） • 移民後代的發病率改變（MG Marmot: 加州與夏威 夷日本裔移民與日本之心臟病發病率） • 雙胞胎的研究 • 信徒的發病率 • 修士與修女的研究，如子宮頸癌 • 從研究病因到研究保護因素 9
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