Sentences with phrase «population studies linking»

These latter trial findings, in turn, fit with a wealth of population studies linking BMI to diabetes risk as well to genetic studies of weight raising genes.

Other Cancers: Several population studies link whole grains with lower levels of inflammation and insulin resistance, which links to cancer development.

October 3, 2004 October 3, 2004 - In a paper published today in the online edition of Nature Genetics, a deCODE - led team of scientists present the results of a large - scale population study linking recombination rate with maternal age and fertility.

Not exact matches

Several studies suggest that these systemic pesticides have been linked to bee population declines.

A recent Harvard study that followed large populations and their disease rates linked potato eating with being overweight, blaming it on the blood glucose rise.

The new study is consistent with studies in adult populations and a 2009 paper presented at the same conference which found that a delay of more than 12 weeks by athletes under the age of 14 in having ACL surgical reconstruction was linked to:

This is the first study to demonstrate a link between breastfeeding and lower risk of RA in a Chinese population, where breastfeeding was common practice and more prevalent than in many Western populations.

Previous studies linking neonicotinoids to sharp declines in honeybee populations, known as colony collapse disorder, prompted the European Union in 2013 to pass a two - year ban on the use of the pesticides, though bee experts now believe a parasitic mite, poor nutrition or both may also weaken or kill the insects.

Lennox studies how well, or how poorly, population cohorts comply with dietary guidelines and attempts to link eating patterns with cancer incidence, blood markers for heart diseases and diabetes, or body weight and blood pressure.

The study looked at data from 9 of Canada's 10 provinces over 31 years from 1981 to 2011 (Prince Edward Island and the northern territories were not included because of insufficient data) to see if social and health care spending ratios were linked to population health status.

Dr Tallavaara says: «Our study highlights the difficulty in judging between environmental and demographic causes of the transition, because resource availability and hunter - gatherer population density appear to be closely linked».

He says that mind - wandering and levels of happiness have been linked in laboratory studies, but never before in such a large population of people going about their daily lives.

Key findings in this study show that 5 - year survival for older lung cancer surgery patients is favorable; surgeons will be able to better individualize care for older lung cancer patients based on newly and uniquely linked data, and the prevalence of lung cancer is expected to increase as the population continues to age.

«Preterm infants fare well in early language development: Study advances understanding of earliest link between language and cognition in vulnerable population.»

Some small studies have linked increased nuts in the diet to lower total mortality in specific populations.

A new study of twins suggests that attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is strongly linked to genes, and that it is less a clear - cut disorder than an extreme form of a trait, like blood pressure, that varies throughout the population.

The study, conducted using fruit fly populations bred to model natural variations in human sleep patterns, provides new clues to how genes for sleep duration are linked to a wide variety of biological processes.

In a large study population followed for more than three decades, researchers found that higher consumption of saturated and trans fats was linked with higher mortality compared with the same number of calories from carbohydrates.

The study, published in the Neuropsychology Review, is believed to be the first analysis of existing data on the link between IQ and OCD sufferers verses the general population.

This is the first study to demonstrate a link between breastfeeding and lower risk of RA in a Chinese population, where breastfeeding was common practice and more prevalent than in many Western populations.

Demographic data were linked to cancer incidence information catalogued in the Utah Cancer Registry to evaluate cancer trends in the general population compared to the study group.

In the new study, Stitziel and his colleagues showed that the error in SVEP1 also was linked to higher blood pressure in their study populations, but beyond that there are few clues to what it's doing.

A smattering of studies have linked the condition, known as obstructive sleep apnea, to a host of serious health risks, such as cardiovascular disease, obesity and even accidents — but long - term, population - based data on mortality overall have been lacking.

«We have animal literature, which shows direct links between exposure and adverse health outcomes, the limited human studies, and the fact that 90 to 100 percent of the population has measurable levels of these compounds in their bodies,» said John Meeker, an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and a lead author.

To investigate this potential link, a team led by Rakhi Naik, MD, MHS (Johns Hopkins University) and Marguerite Irvin, PhD (University of Alabama at Birmingham) analyzed data from a large population - based study, the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study.

«We established a link between one bacterial species — Lactobacillus reuteri — that is a normal part of the gut microbiome, and the development of a population of cells that promote tolerance,» said Marco Colonna, MD, the Robert Rock Belliveau MD Professor of Pathology and the study's senior author.

Studies comparing telomere lengths in individuals against the population as a whole suggest that shorter telomeres are linked with ill health and a shorter life.

This is the first study to link fruit and vegetable consumption with all - cause, cancer and heart disease deaths in a nationally - representative population, the first to quantify health benefits per - portion, and the first to identify the types of fruit and vegetable with the most benefit.

«The findings indicate women with PCOS tend to have less diverse populations of gut bacteria, a trend which appears to be linked to elevated testosterone levels,» said Varykina Thackray, PhD, senior author of the study and associate professor in the Department of Reproductive Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

The study, published in a recent issue of the journal Ecography, was accomplished using satellite - linked telemetry - tracked populations of polar bears in the Beaufort Sea and Hudson Bay.

Finally, the study provides an example of a highly integrative approach to understanding brain function at multiple scales, «linking genes and gene networks to the properties of single neurons and populations of neuron subtypes, all the way up to the level of animal behaviors,» said Okaty.

The team, composed of researchers in Canada and the UK, and led by Lauren Mokry, carried out a Mendelian randomization study in large population datasets to investigate whether genetically determined obesity was associated with increased risk of MS.. Such a study decreases the probability that exposures linked to obesity, such as smoking, can explain the findings.

The study provides the first large - scale test of the link between population differentiation rates and speciation rates.

«Rosacea linked to increased Parkinson disease risk in Danish population study.»

She studies how genetic factors correlate with disease in populations, as well as looking for links between genes and disease predisposition in families.

As with other genetic studies linking diseases to DNA markers, her research tends to compare populations who have one variation of a genetic marker with those who have a different variation — a comparison that has limited application to individuals.

Gender, specific age, race and income did not influence the association; the study found that all demographic groups were equally affected by the link between social media and eating and body image concerns, indicating that preventative messages should target a broad population.

The puzzling finding comes on the heels of other studies linking fungicides to declines in honey bee and wild bee populations.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

While the link between mothers» depression and depression in their children is well - established, the new Lancet Psychiatry study is the first to find an association between depression in fathers and their teenaged children, independent of whether the mother has depression, in a large sample in the general population.

This study adds to other analyses linking parasite activity to sexual and asexual female populations within a small mountain lake, Lake Grasmere.

Previous studies have shown links between paternal depression and poor behavioural and emotional outcomes in their children, but no large study in the general population (as opposed to a clinical population) has looked at the link with adolescent depression while taking into account maternal depression as well.

The paper, entitled «The gene encoding 5 - lipoxygenase activating protein confers risk of myocardial infarction and stroke,» presents the results of a major population study of heart attack linking a version of the gene encoding FLAP with a nearly twofold increased risk of heart attack.

The health literature confirming the links between radon and health include studies of many uranium mining populations, as well as other mining districts and mineralized areas with high levels of naturally occurring radiation sources.

Queen's researcher Jennifer Flemming, is the first in Canada studying the links between cirrhosis and biliary tract cancer (a rare subset of liver cancer) from both a clinical and population perspective.

Furthermore, there are studies (# 1, # 2, # 3, # 4) linking cosmic rays with cardiac arrhythmias in the general population.

Large population - based studies like this are extremely useful for identifying factors linked with dementia risk, but they can't tell us what the root cause of an association might be.

«Given the enormous size of this study, further work is needed to see if these results can be repeated in other populations, and to determine possible biological mechanisms which might underlie any possible link between the pill and depression.

Furthermore, there are studies (# 1, # 2, # 3, # 4) linking cosmic rays with cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in the general population.

(It is a pity the study did not extend to the modern population of the Republic of Ireland as their genetic links to the rest of the British Isles would be fascinating to see).