Background Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality, and is a
leading contributor to global disease burden. We explored spatial and temporal trends in …

We develop roadmaps to transform the all-purpose energy infrastructures (electricity,
transportation, heating/cooling, industry, agriculture/forestry/fishing) of 139 countries to ones …

Background The scale-up of tobacco control, especially after the adoption of the Framework
Convention for Tobacco Control, is a major public health success story. Nonetheless …

Background Although the current obesity epidemic has been well documented in children
and adults, less is known about long-term risks of adult obesity for a given child at his or her …

Background Experimental and epidemiological studies indicate an association between
exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution and increased risk of type 2 diabetes. In …

Bayesian data analysis is about more than just computing a posterior distribution, and
Bayesian visualization is about more than trace plots of Markov chains. Practical Bayesian …

Background: China bears the biggest stroke burden in the world. However, little is known
about the current prevalence, incidence, and mortality of stroke at the national level, and the …

Progressive liver fibrosis, induced by chronic viral and metabolic disorders, leads to more
than one million deaths annually via development of cirrhosis, although no antifibrotic …

Purpose This article summarizes relevant findings related to low back and neck pain from
the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) reports for the purpose of informing the Global Spine …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) substantially cost society as a result of increases in
disease and disability but—unlike other toxicant classes such as carcinogens—have yet to …