A major goal of epidemiology is to reduce the burden of disease in populations through interventions that target causal determinants of disease risk. Although observational studies, such as ...

Mendelian randomization is a study design that uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to test the causal effect of a (non-genetic) risk factor on a disease or health-related outcome. Since ...

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have developed a novel computational pipeline designed to identify protein biomarkers associated with complex diseases, including ...

Using MR-SPI and AlphaFold3, scientists unravel the molecular underpinnings of Alzheimer’s disease, identifying key protein changes that could reshape future treatments. Study: Deciphering proteins in ...