Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Scientist – QTL mapping, Colocalization and Mendelian Randomization for Alzheimer Disease, The Cruchaga Lab in collaboration with the GSK Genetics Therapy Area,Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

High Body Mass Index as a Causal Risk Factor for Vascular-Related Dementia: A Mendelian Randomization Study PMID: 41568975 Obesity is a metabolic disease associated with increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, premature death, and mental illness. Observational studies have shown an increased risk of vascular dementia in obese individuals. Also, treating obesity-associated hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hyperglycemia has been shown to lower the risk of dementia. To

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