Delighted to announce that a (partly) in-person Mendelian randomization conference will be back post-pandemic, in as-always sunny & friendly Bristol. 19 -21 June 2024. Look forward to seeing everyone there! On line available for those for whom needs must mendelianrandomization.org.uk

New research 📣📄Multivariable Mendelian randomisation study in >350k UKB participants found that on average over a lifetime, greater adiposity may increase grip strength but effects vary by sex and adiposity location… 1/4

👏🤓great work, Cristian Topriceanu!

📢New paper out on genetic instrument selection in Mendelian randomisation sleep studies, led by the brilliant Valentina Paz & fantastic co-authors Hassan S Dashti & Stephen Burgess! Really enjoyed working on this one w/you all.

Somvai is an exciting startup based in Oxford, who have just launched their Kickstarter campaign today for their non-invasive, subscription-free, portable napping technology: rb.gy/zb8l6y #naps #sleep #productivity

📢 New comment paper w/the brilliant @emmylooroll in BMC Series #BMCMedicalGenomics where we compare #Mendelianrandomisation & #Polygenicriskscores. Thanks to Chloe Park 💙 for the lovely graphic in Fig 1 too. 🤓👏

Valentina Paz Victoria Garfield forbes.com/sites/ariannaj… Being A Morning Person Linked To Higher Anorexia Risk, Study Finds

📢 New paper from Hassan S Dashti's team, led by Hannah Wilcox - our novel findings suggest a strong bidirectional relationship between #anorexianervosa & being a morning person. Thank you for letting us be a part of this fantastic work 🤓🧠😴🧬

Our composite sleep health score GWAS incorporating 5 sleep dimensions is now online. Matthew Goodman. Heming Wang.

📢New paper out today in The Lancet Healthy Longevity looking at early-life excess bodyweight and midlife cognitive function in three LHA @ UCL and UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies birth cohorts. Thanks to co-authors Tom Norris, Victoria Garfield, M Richards, Alun Hughes. UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science thelancet.com/journals/lanhl…

Nap like a pro: the science-backed secrets of napping for productivity, brain health and creativity The Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness Dr. Sara C Mednick Fluid Interfaces Arianna Huffington Daniel Pink Delphine Oudiette Victoria Garfield time.com/6986652/how-to…

📢New advance article published today in Brain. Using a lifecourse Mendelian Randomization approach in UK Biobank & ABCD cohorts, we demonstrate long-term impacts of childhood adiposity on numerous adult brain traits. academic.oup.com/brain/advance-…

📢 New 🫀🧠 pre-print on MedrXiv. Lifestyle modifications targeting cardiovascular risk may also lower risk of vascular dementia in people genetically predisposed to developing coronary artery disease. LHA @ UCL UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science Research at ARUK Victoria Garfield medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Immensely proud of Valentina Paz, who is now Dr Paz Perez as of yesterday! It's been a pleasure to work with the incredible supervisory team Ana Silva Bettina Tassino - @BTassino.bsky.social from Facultad de Ciencias. This supervision allowed me to contribute to #science in Uruguay 🇺🇾🧬🧠

#MVDNoticias 🔴😴El 43% de los uruguayos presenta algún trastorno de sueño 🗣️"Una particularidad de Uruguay es que tenemos hábitos tardíos en cuanto al sueño en comparación al resto del mundo", dijo Valentina Paz, doctora en neurociencias e investigadora en sueño y salud

💡NEW course at Inst of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology - UKB RAPid Access: a one-day introduction 💡 Hands-on practicals to extract phenotype/genotype data. Date: 16 July 2025 Where: online Register here: payments.liv.ac.uk/conferences-an… Instructors: Dr Vicky Garfield & Dr Andrew Mason