Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Diabetic retinopathy (DR), the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults, is one of
the most common complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) featured by metabolic disorders …

Abstract Background and Aims The risk factors of cholelithiasis have not been clearly
identified, especially for total cholesterol. Here, we try to identify these causal risk factors …

Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is highly prevalent in British South Asians, yet they are
underrepresented in research. Genes & Health (G&H) is a large, population study of British …

Background Fatty acids are important dietary factors that have been extensively studied for
their implication in health and disease. Evidence from epidemiological studies and …

Understanding the genetic factors of diabetes is essential for addressing the global increase
in type 2 diabetes. HNF1A mutations cause a monogenic form of diabetes called maturity …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a diverse family of contaminants that show
widespread global dispersion and bioaccumulation. Humans are continuously exposed to …

Abstract Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a hyperglycemia state that impairs maternal
and offspring health, short and long-term. It is usually diagnosed at 24–28 weeks of …

Ophthalmic epidemiology is concerned with the prevalence, distribution and other factors
relating to human eye disease. While observational studies cannot avoid confounding …

Background Genetic and lifestyle factors have considerable effects on obesity and related
diseases, yet their effects in a clinical cohort are unknown. This study in a patient biobank …