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13.02.2024
Twins and Other Extraordinary Kinships: The Science and the Fascination
Twins have a universal fascination for both scientific professionals and members of the general public. Professor Dr. Nancy L Segal has specialized in twin research and she will give a DIAS lecture on the subject.
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19.08.2022
Cancer in twin pairs discordant for smoking
The discordant twin pair study design is powerful to control for familial confounding. We employed this approach to investigate the associations of smoking with several cancers.
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19.11.2021
What are the causes of cancer and why are some more susceptible to risk factors than others?
If we can understand the causes of cancer better, we can also prevent it much more precisely. Maria Timofeeva explains how she plans to use resources of the Danish Twin Registry to answer this question.
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20.10.2021
Niels V. Holm (50th anniversary) & Kirsten Ohm Kyvik (30th anniversary)
Monday, October 25, 2021 at 3-6 pm, the auditorium, Winsløwparken 25, Odense C
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01.06.2016
Anesthesia not linked to cognitive impairment
In a study of more than 8,500 middle-aged and elderly Danish twins published in Anesthesiology, researchers found no clinically significant association between major surgery and general anesthesia with long-term cognitive decline.
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04.04.2016
Vibrations can identify back injuries
Structural health monitoring (SHM) is an engineering technique used to identify mechanical abnormalities not readily apparent through other means.
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17.03.2014
Education is good for your health
Are familial factors underlying the association between socioeconomic position and prescription medicine? A register-based study on Danish twins.
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05.11.2013
Familial atrial fibrillation predicts increased risk of mortality. A study in Danish twins.
The mortality rate was 20% higher in twins who had a co-twin with AF than in twins without familial AF.
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26.08.2013
Familial Resemblance in Religiousness in a Secular Society: A Twin Study
Personal religiousness such as praying to God, believing in God, and finding strength and comfort in religion were more influenced by genetic factors than were social forms of religiousness such as church attendance.
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05.07.2013
Evidence from case-control and longitudinal studies
Supports associations of genetic variation in APOE, CETP, and IL6 with human longevity.
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29.04.2013
On the Origin of Rheumatoid Arthritis
The Impact of Environment and Genes — A Population Based Twin Study.
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03.04.2013
Growing old but not growing apart...
Twin similarity in the latter half of the lifespan. An investigation of age moderation regarding twin similarity in cognitive ability, depression symptomatology and hand grip strength in 2,332 Danish twin pairs aged 46-96 years.