• Implications of the genomic revolution for education research and policy 

      Morris, Tim T.; von Hinke, Stephanie; Pike, Lindsey; Ingram, Neil R.; Davey Smith, George; Munafò, Marcus R.; Davies, Neil Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Research at the intersection of social science and genomics, ‘sociogenomics’, is transforming our understanding of the interplay between genomics, individual outcomes and society. It has interesting and maybe unexpected ...
    • Investigating the causal effect of smoking on hay fever and asthma: A Mendelian randomization meta-analysis in the CARTA consortium 

      Skaaby, Tea; Taylor, Amy E; Jacobsen, Rikke K.; Paternoster, Lavinia; Thuesen, Betina H.; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.; Larsen, Sofus C.; Zhou, Ang; Wong, Andrew; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Flexeder, Claudia; Männistö, Satu; Hardy, Rebecca; Kuh, Diana; Barry, Sarah J.; Møllehave, Line Tang; Cerqueira, Charlotte; Friedrich, Nele; Bonten, Tobias N.; Noordam, Raymond; Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O.; Taube, Christian; Jessen, Leon E.; McConnachie, Alex; Sattar, Naveed; Upton, Mark N.; McSharry, Charles; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Bisgaard, Hans; Schulz, Holger; Strauch, Konstantin; Meitinger, Thomas; Peters, Annette; Grallert, Harald; Nohr, Ellen A.; Kivimäki, Mika; Kumari, Meena; Völker, Uwe; Nauck, Matthias; Völzke, Henry; Power, Chris; Hyppönen, Elina; Hansen, Torben; Jørgensen, Torben; Pedersen, Oluf; Salomaa, Veikko; Grarup, Niels; Langhammer, Arnulf; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Skorpen, Frank; Kaprio, Jaakko; Munafò, Marcus R.; Linneberg, Allan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Observational studies on smoking and risk of hay fever and asthma have shown inconsistent results. However, observational studies may be biased by confounding and reverse causation. Mendelian randomization uses genetic ...
    • Is smoking heaviness causally associated with alcohol use? A Mendelian randomization study in four European cohorts 

      Taylor, Michelle; Rode, Line; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Taylor, Amy E.; Bojesen, Stig E.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Lewis, Glyn; Nordestgaard, Børge G.; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Hickman, Matthew; Munafò, Marcus R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Observational studies have shown that tobacco and alcohol use co-occur, but it is not clear whether this relationship is causal. Methods Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ...
    • Varenicline versus nicotine replacement therapy for long-term smoking cessation: an observational study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink 

      Davies, Neil Martin; Taylor, Amy E.; Taylor, Gemma M.J.; Itani, Taha; Jones, Tim; Martin, Richard M.; Munafò, Marcus R.; Windmeijer, Frank; Thomas, Kyla H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Smoking is the leading avoidable cause of illness and premature mortality. The first-line treatments for smoking cessation are nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline. Meta-analyses of experimental studies ...