Mendelian randomization

Which Comes First, Needing Glasses or Education?

Myopia or near-sightedness, and higher levels of education are associated. But which came first? And which is the cause? Can genetic information help us to convert correlation to causation while answering this chicken-or-egg question?

Coffee is alternately championed and derided for its health effects. A new study introduces the genetics of caffeine metabolism into the conversation.

Mendelian randomization

Which Comes First, Needing Glasses or Education?

Coffee, Mendel and Mortality