Triboelectric nanogenerators for therapeutic electrical stimulation

G Conta, A Libanori, T Tat, G Chen… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Current solutions developed for the purpose of in and on body (IOB) electrical stimulation
(ES) lack autonomous qualities necessary for comfortable, practical, and self‐dependent …

Determinants of body fat distribution in humans may provide insight about obesity-related health risks

AP Frank, R de Souza Santos, BF Palmer… - Journal of lipid …, 2019 - ASBMB
Obesity increases the risks of developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and
degrades quality of life, ultimately increasing the risk of death. However, not all forms of …

DNA methylation and cardiovascular disease in humans: a systematic review and database of known CpG methylation sites

M Krolevets, V Cate, JH Prochaska, A Schulz… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and
considered one of the most environmentally driven diseases. The role of DNA methylation in …

DNA methylation signatures of incident coronary heart disease: findings from epigenome-wide association studies

Y Xia, A Brewer, JT Bell - Clinical Epigenetics, 2021 - Springer
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a type of cardiovascular disease (CVD) that affects the
coronary arteries, which provide oxygenated blood to the heart. It is a major cause of …

Association of cardiovascular health through young adulthood with genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in midlife: the CARDIA study

Y Zheng, BT Joyce, SJ Hwang, J Ma, L Liu, NB Allen… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Cardiovascular health (CVH) from young adulthood is strongly associated with
an individual's future risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and total mortality. Defining …

The many faces of obesity and its influence on breast cancer risk

T Agurs-Collins, SA Ross, BK Dunn - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is associated with increased risk of breast and other cancers. However, the
complexity of the underlying mechanisms, together with the interplay of diet and physical …

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of BMI in nine cohorts: Examining the utility of epigenetically predicted BMI

WL Do, D Sun, K Meeks, PA Dugué, E Demerath… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
This study sought to examine the association between DNA methylation and body mass
index (BMI) and the potential of BMI-associated cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites to …

DNA methylation and body mass index from birth to adolescence: meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies

FOL Vehmeijer, LK Küpers, GC Sharp, LA Salas… - Genome medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background DNA methylation has been shown to be associated with adiposity in adulthood.
However, whether similar DNA methylation patterns are associated with childhood and …

Perspectives and challenges of epigenetic determinants of childhood obesity: a systematic review

R Alfano, O Robinson, E Handakas, TS Nawrot… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tremendous increase in childhood obesity prevalence over the last few decades cannot
merely be explained by genetics and evolutionary changes in the genome, implying that …

Body mass index drives changes in DNA methylation: a longitudinal study

D Sun, T Zhang, S Su, G Hao, T Chen, QZ Li… - Circulation …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Previous EWASs (Epigenome-Wide Association Studies) suggest that obesity
may be the cause, not a consequence, of changes in DNA methylation (DNAm). However …