Genetic factors explain a major proportion of human height variation, but differences in
mean stature have also been found between socio-economic categories suggesting a …

Gene–environment (GE) interactions are essential in understanding human complex traits.
Identifying these interactions is necessary for deciphering the biological basis of such traits …

Background: Household food insecurity is increasingly recognized as a global health
problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to contextualize the …

Background: The pre-pubertal socioeconomic environment may be an important
determinant of age at menarche, adult height, body proportions and adiposity: traits closely …

Many psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders are known to be heritable, but studies
trying to elucidate the genetic architecture of such traits often lag behind studies of somatic …

Objectives To investigate how body height and trajectories of height from infancy through
childhood and adolescence were associated with spinal pain in pre-and late adolescence …

Human anthropometric traits, while significantly determined by genetic factors, are also
affected by an individual's early life environment. An adult's body height is a valid indicator of …

Genetic variants identified by three large genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of
educational attainment (EA) were used to test a polygenic selection model. Weighted and …

Many intellectuals enthusiastically denounce those who argue that genes play some role in
cognitive differences between human populations. However, such proposals are perfectly …

Chronically undernourished children become stunted during their first 2 years and thereafter
bear burdens of ill health for the rest of their lives. Contributors to stunting include poor …