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Published today! Our Mendelian randomization study suggests that adiposity does NOT play a major role in head and head and neck cancer (HNC).

doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Watch this space for more work by this team exploring the effects of alcohol and tobacco on HNC.
Reassessing the link between adiposity and head and neck cancer: a Mendelian randomization study
Adiposity does not play a major role in head and neck cancer risk.
doi.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Reposted
Check out a new publication by TARG members @jasminekhouja.bsky.social and Benji Woolf that came out yesterday, exploring the impact of caffeine on sleep using Mendelian randomisation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Journal of Sleep Research</em> | ESRS Journal | Wiley Online Library
Higher consumption of caffeinated beverages is associated with disturbed sleep patterns. Using genetic variants as proxies for caffeine consumption, caffeine metabolism, and sleep traits, we investig...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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New paper in @ntrjournal.bsky.social 🚬

Using ALSPAC data among young adults, we found that perceiving #vaping as less harmful than #smoking was associated with switching from smoking to vaping six years later.

Read the paper here tinyurl.com/4yehtzj3
Perceived Harm of Vaping Relative to Smoking and Associations With Subsequent Smoking and Vaping Behaviors Among Young Adults: Evidence From a UK Cohort Study
AbstractIntroduction. There is a lack of evidence on whether vaping harm perceptions can predict vaping and smoking behaviors among young adults in the Uni
academic.oup.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Wondering if anyone can send me this full paper pdf that I'm struggling to access #icanhazpdf
Epigenomic Dysregulation in Youth Vapers: Implications for Disease Risk Assessment (doi.org/10.1165/rcmb... )
Thanks in advance!
Increased Pulmonary GM-CSF Causes Alveolar Macrophage Accumulation. Mechanistic Implications for Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis
doi.org
January 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM