New Tool Treats Genetic Ancestry as a Continuum to Sharpen Disease Risk Prediction for All Populations
A new method called SPLENDID models genetic ancestry as a continuum rather than discrete labels, significantly improving polygenic risk score ...
Tag: UK Biobank
Secondhand Smoke May Raise Depression Risk in People Who Have Never Smoked, Study Finds
A large UK Biobank study of nearly 200,000 never smokers links secondhand smoke exposure to a 22.6 percent higher risk ...
Poor Diet May Speed Up Biological Aging, Raising Heart Disease Risk, UK Biobank Study Finds
A UK Biobank study of over 52,000 adults found that accelerated biological aging mediates a substantial portion of the link ...
AI Brain Age Clock Trained on Death Risk Predicts Dementia Differently in Men and Women
A new study shows that an AI brain age model trained on mortality risk from MRI scans mediates how health ...
Hidden Fat Inside Thigh Muscles Predicts Early Death and Disease Across the Body
A massive UK Biobank study shows that fat infiltrating the thigh muscles predicts early death and disease across multiple organ ...
Hard Tap Water Linked to Higher Cancer Mortality in Half-Million-Person Study
A prospective study of nearly half a million UK Biobank participants links hard drinking water to an 11 to 12 ...
AI Framework Turns Blood Protein Data Into Ageing Drug Target Hypotheses
A new six-stage computational framework called Protein Expression Net converts plasma proteomic ageing signatures from UK Biobank data into prioritized, ...
Emerging Biomarkers Show Promise for Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer remains a critical health issue worldwide, known for its high mortality rates and increasing incidence. In a groundbreaking ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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