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 …

The prevalence of obesity has tripled over the past four decades, imposing an enormous
burden on people's health. Polygenic (or common) obesity and rare, severe, early-onset …

You have in your hands, or at your fingertips, the first edition of the American Academy of
Pediatrics clinical practice guideline for evaluation and management of children and …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide in the past~ 50 years, reaching
pandemic levels. Obesity represents a major health challenge because it substantially …

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) involve testing genetic variants across the
genomes of many individuals to identify genotype–phenotype associations. GWAS have …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heritable and heterogeneous group of
neurodevelopmental phenotypes diagnosed in more than 1% of children. Common genetic …

Here we conducted a large-scale genetic association analysis of educational attainment in a
sample of approximately 1.1 million individuals and identify 1,271 independent genome …

Risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), the most prevalent dementia, is partially
driven by genetics. To identify LOAD risk loci, we performed a large genome-wide …

Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of height and body mass index (BMI) in∼
250000 European participants have led to the discovery of∼ 700 and∼ 100 nearly …