Browsing by Subject "measles"

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    A Flexible Simulator for Oncolytic Viral Therapy
    (2015-05) Berg, David
    Developments in recombinant DNA technology have given researchers the ability to modify viruses so that they are highly selective towards cancer cells. Engineered viruses have successfully treated cancer in human trials. In an effort to better understand viral population dynamics in a temporal context, researchers have turned to mathematical models. Some of these viruses spread only by contact between virus-infected and uninfected tumor cells. Therefore, mathematical models that usually assume populations are well-mixed may not apply. This thesis describes a computational approach to modeling viral population dynamics that takes into account the spatial nature of viral spread by contact.
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    There is no significant difference in rates of autism in children receiving the MMR vaccine versus those who are not vaccinated
    (2008-11-24) Verdoorn, Jared
    A retrospective cohort study conducted in Denmark studying all the children born in the country between 1991 and 1998 revealed that there was no increased risk of autism in children receiving the MMR vaccine versus those who were not vaccinated. The relative risk of developing autism in those vaccinated for MMR versus the unvaccinated was 0.92, with a 95% confidence interval of 0.68 to 1.24, showing no significant difference.