Levels of circulating glucose are tightly regulated. To identify new loci influencing glycemic
traits, we performed meta-analyses of 21 genome-wide association studies informative for …

Obesity is a serious international health problem that increases the risk of several common
diseases. The genetic factors predisposing to obesity are poorly understood. A genome-wide …

Identifying the downstream effects of disease-associated SNPs is challenging. To help
overcome this problem, we performed expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) meta-analysis in …

Context Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in epoxy resins lining food and beverage containers.
Evidence of effects in animals has generated concern over low-level chronic exposures …

Background To our knowledge, no prospective study has examined the association between
vitamin D and cognitive decline or dementia. Methods We determined whether low levels of …

Estimates of biological age based on DNA methylation patterns, often referred to as “epigenetic
age”,“DNAm age”, have been shown to be robust biomarkers of age in humans. We …

Background Hospitalized COVID-19 patients tend to be older and frequently have
hypertension, diabetes, or coronary heart disease, but whether these comorbidities are true risk …

Background: Of two large-scale government-commissioned studies of common mental
disorders in the UK, one found occupational social class to be the strongest marker of risk while …

Background— DNA methylation leaves a long-term signature of smoking exposure and is one
potential mechanism by which tobacco exposure predisposes to adverse health outcomes…

Background Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume chemical widely used in food
and drinks packaging. Associations have previously been reported between urinary BPA …