Dr. Pedersen, a professor in the department of medical epidemiology and biostatistics at Karolinska Institute, currently studies dementia among twins, including the recent research showing that an identical sibling of a twin with dementia has an increased risk of also developing the condition.

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"These are women who don't have disease, who don't have menopause symptoms, who are using the therapies only to prevent something that might happen in the future, " said Bibbins-Domingo, an associate professor of medicine, epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco.

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The history scholar said edX is well-received in the region, citing a biostatistics and epidemiology course that had 8, 000 students from India.

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The lorcaserin Advisory Committee included representation from the fields of Endocrinology, Cardiology, Pharmacology, Health Policy, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Internal Medicine, and Clinical Research.

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In its letter, the FDA noted that the lorcaserin panel contained experts in endocrinology, cardiology, pharmacology, health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics, internal medicine, and clinical research.

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