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Genetic correlates of longevity and selected age-related phenotypes: a genome-wide association study in the Framingham Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
BACKGROUND: Family studies and heritability estimates provide evidence for a genetic contribution to variation in the human life span. METHODS:We conducted a genome wide association study (Affymetrix 100K SNP GeneChip) for longevity-related traits in a ...
Benjamin, Emelia J   +11 more
core   +6 more sources

Views on social media and its linkage to longitudinal data from two generations of a UK cohort study

open access: yesWellcome Open Research, 2020
Background: Cohort studies gather huge volumes of information about a range of phenotypes but new sources of information such as social media data are yet to be integrated.
Nina H. Di Cara   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What is next for occupational cancer epidemiology?

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2022
Research on occupational causes of cancer has identified 47 known (Group 1) agents associated with 23 types of cancer through 2017, an increase from 28 agents in 2004 (1, 2).
Michelle C Turner
doaj   +1 more source

A co-produced framework for assessing common law basis of consent to enable record linkage for public good research

open access: yesInternational Journal of Population Data Science
Objective UK-wide Longitudinal Population Studies (LPS) have been brought together and linked to NHS, socioeconomic records and environmental data within a Trusted Research Environment.
Jacqui Oakley
doaj   +1 more source

The Scottish school leavers cohort: linkage of education data to routinely collected records for mortality, hospital discharge and offspring birth characteristics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Purpose: The Scottish school leavers cohort provides population-wide prospective follow-up of local authority secondary school leavers in Scotland through linkage of comprehensive education data with hospital and mortality records.
Dundas, Ruth   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Lessons Learned: Quality Analysis of Optical Coherence Tomography in Neuromyelitis Optica

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Optical coherence tomography (OCT)‐derived retina measurements are markers for neuroaxonal visual pathway status. High‐quality OCT scans are essential for reliable measurements, but their acquisition is particularly challenging in eyes with severe visual impairment, as often observed in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders ...
Hadi Salih   +40 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of early-life exposure to air and noise pollution with youth mental health: findings from the ALSPAC cohort

open access: yesThe Lancet Planetary Health
Background: Increasing evidence suggests that air pollution exposure contributes to the development of mental health problems, including psychosis and depression.
Joanne B Newbury, PhD   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

“It is better to die”: experiences of traditional health practitioners within the HIV treatment as prevention trial communities in rural South Africa (ANRS 12249 TasP trial) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The ANRS 12249 Treatment-as-Prevention (TasP) cluster-randomized trial in rural South Africa uses a “test and treat” approach. Home-based testing services and antiretroviral treatment initiation satellite clinics were implemented in every cluster as part
Collins Iwuji   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Differential Item Functioning on the Patient Health Questionnaire‐8 by Disease Subtype, Language, Sex, and Age among People with Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient‐centered Intervention Network Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Somatic items used in depression assessments can potentially overlap with symptoms related to physical illness, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation.
Sophie Hu   +109 more
wiley   +1 more source

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