Coffee, a major dietary source of caffeine, is among the most widely consumed beverages in
the world and has received considerable attention regarding health risks and benefits. We …

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an ancient virus, and has probably coevolved with its different
hosts over the last 90–100 million years (McGeoch et al., 1995). With the ability to establish …

Objective: To estimate the association between maternal age and fetal death (spontaneous
abortion, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth), taking into account a woman's reproductive history …

Background Although a family history of schizophrenia is the best-established risk factor for
schizophrenia, environmental factors such as the place and season of birth may also be …

Background It has been suggested that vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella
(MMR) is a cause of autism. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all …

Background: It is well known that the time from conception to early childhood has importance
for health conditions that reach into later stages of life. Recent research supports this view …

We estimate and partition genetic variation for height, body mass index (BMI), von
Willebrand factor and QT interval (QTi) using 586,898 SNPs genotyped on 11,586 unrelated …

Inuit people inhabit the circumpolar region, with most living in Alaska, northwest Canada,
and Greenland. Although malignant diseases were believed to be almost non-existent in …

Background The incidence of anal cancer has increased in recent decades, particularly
among women. To identify underlying risk factors, we conducted a population-based case …

Case-parent trios were used in a genome-wide association study of cleft lip with and without
cleft palate. SNPs near two genes not previously associated with cleft lip with and without …