Search Results - "Wareham, Nicholas J."
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Large Scale Population Assessment of Physical Activity Using Wrist Worn Accelerometers: The UK Biobank Study
Published in PloS one (01-02-2017)“…Physical activity has not been objectively measured in prospective cohorts with sufficiently large numbers to reliably detect associations with multiple health…”
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Estimation of Physical Activity Energy Expenditure during Free-Living from Wrist Accelerometry in UK Adults
Published in PloS one (09-12-2016)“…Wrist-worn accelerometers are emerging as the most common instrument for measuring physical activity in large-scale epidemiological studies, though little is…”
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Plasma metabolites to profile pathways in noncommunicable disease multimorbidity
Published in Nature medicine (01-03-2021)“…Multimorbidity, the simultaneous presence of multiple chronic conditions, is an increasing global health problem and research into its determinants is of high…”
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Plasma protein patterns as comprehensive indicators of health
Published in Nature medicine (01-12-2019)“…Proteins are effector molecules that mediate the functions of genes 1 , 2 and modulate comorbidities 3 – 10 , behaviors and drug treatments 11 . They represent…”
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Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (12-11-2021)“…Characterization of the genetic regulation of proteins is essential for understanding disease etiology and developing therapies. We identified 10,674 genetic…”
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Using natural experimental studies to guide public health action: turning the evidence-based medicine paradigm on its head
Published in Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) (01-02-2020)“…Despite smaller effect sizes, interventions delivered at population level to prevent non-communicable diseases generally have greater reach, impact and equity…”
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Using human genetics to understand the disease impacts of testosterone in men and women
Published in Nature medicine (01-02-2020)“…Testosterone supplementation is commonly used for its effects on sexual function, bone health and body composition, yet its effects on disease outcomes are…”
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GDF15 mediates the effects of metformin on body weight and energy balance
Published in Nature (London) (20-02-2020)“…Metformin, the world’s most prescribed anti-diabetic drug, is also effective in preventing type 2 diabetes in people at high risk 1 , 2 . More than 60% of this…”
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Synergistic insights into human health from aptamer- and antibody-based proteomic profiling
Published in Nature communications (24-11-2021)“…Affinity-based proteomics has enabled scalable quantification of thousands of protein targets in blood enhancing biomarker discovery, understanding of disease…”
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Dietary Diversity, Diet Cost, and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the United Kingdom: A Prospective Cohort Study
Published in PLoS medicine (19-07-2016)“…Diet is a key modifiable risk factor for multiple chronic conditions, including type 2 diabetes (T2D). Consuming a range of foods from the five major food…”
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Human Gain-of-Function MC4R Variants Show Signaling Bias and Protect against Obesity
Published in Cell (18-04-2019)“…The melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) is a G protein-coupled receptor whose disruption causes obesity. We functionally characterized 61 MC4R variants identified…”
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The potential shared role of inflammation in insulin resistance and schizophrenia: A bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomization study
Published in PLoS medicine (12-03-2021)“…Insulin resistance predisposes to cardiometabolic disorders, which are commonly comorbid with schizophrenia and are key contributors to the significant excess…”
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A cross-platform approach identifies genetic regulators of human metabolism and health
Published in Nature genetics (01-01-2021)“…In cross-platform analyses of 174 metabolites, we identify 499 associations ( P < 4.9 × 10 −10 ) characterized by pleiotropy, allelic heterogeneity, large and…”
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Genetic architecture of host proteins involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Published in Nature communications (16-12-2020)“…Understanding the genetic architecture of host proteins interacting with SARS-CoV-2 or mediating the maladaptive host response to COVID-19 can help to identify…”
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Assessment of physical activity in youth
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-09-2008)“…Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom Submitted 29 January 2008 ; accepted in final form 17…”
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Integrated Analyses of Microbiome and Longitudinal Metabolome Data Reveal Microbial-Host Interactions on Sulfur Metabolism in Parkinson’s Disease
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (12-11-2019)“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) exhibits systemic effects on the human metabolism, with emerging roles for the gut microbiome. Here, we integrate longitudinal…”
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Changes in household, transport and recreational physical activity and television viewing time across the transition to retirement: longitudinal evidence from the EPIC-Norfolk cohort
Published in Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) (01-08-2014)“…Background Retirement is associated with an increase in recreational physical activity but its impact on other domains of activity (at home, for transport) and…”
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Estimation of Free-Living Energy Expenditure by Heart Rate and Movement Sensing: A Doubly-Labelled Water Study
Published in PloS one (08-09-2015)“…Accurate assessment of energy expenditure (EE) is important for the study of energy balance and metabolic disorders. Combined heart rate (HR) and acceleration…”
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Variability in the heritability of body mass index: a systematic review and meta-regression
Published in Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) (2012)“…Evidence for a major role of genetic factors in the determination of body mass index (BMI) comes from studies of related individuals. Despite consistent…”
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Causal associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and type 2 diabetes
Published in Nature communications (03-07-2023)“…Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes. However, the causality of this relationship and the biological mechanisms…”
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