[HTML][HTML] Real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19

…, A Visconti, P Hysi, RCE Bowyer… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
A total of 2,618,862 participants reported their potential symptoms of COVID-19 on a
smartphone-based app. Among the 18,401 who had undergone a SARS-CoV-2 test, the proportion …

[HTML][HTML] Long COVID burden and risk factors in 10 UK longitudinal studies and electronic health records

…, RJ Silverwood, G Di Gessa, RCE Bowyer… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The frequency of, and risk factors for, long COVID are unclear among community-based
individuals with a history of COVID-19. To elucidate the burden and possible causes of long …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota associations with common diseases and prescription medications in a population-based cohort

…, ME Maxan, CM Shin, J Zierer, RCE Bowyer… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The human gut microbiome has been associated with many health factors but variability
between studies limits exploration of effects between them. Gut microbiota profiles are available …

Loss of smell and taste in combination with other symptoms is a strong predictor of COVID-19 infection

…, A Visconti, P Hysi, RCE Bowyer… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Importance A strategy for preventing further spread of the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic is to
detect infections and isolate infected individuals without the need of extensive bio-specimen …

Symptom clusters in COVID-19: A potential clinical prediction tool from the COVID Symptom Study app

…, MS Graham, C Menni, M Modat, RCE Bowyer… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
As no one symptom can predict disease severity or the need for dedicated medical support
in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), we asked whether documenting symptom time …

Probable delirium is a presenting symptom of COVID-19 in frail, older adults: a cohort study of 322 hospitalised and 535 community-based older adults

…, H Dooley, CH Sudre, C Welch, RCE Bowyer… - Age and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Frailty, increased vulnerability to physiological stressors, is associated with
adverse outcomes. COVID-19 exhibits a more severe disease course in older, comorbid adults. …

Self-reported symptoms of COVID-19, including symptoms most predictive of SARS-CoV-2 infection, are heritable

…, S Couvreur, A Visconti, RCE Bowyer… - Twin research and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Susceptibility to infection such as SARS-CoV-2 may be influenced by host genotype.
TwinsUK volunteers (n = 3261) completing the C-19 COVID-19 symptom tracker app allowed …

Risk factors for long COVID: analyses of 10 longitudinal studies and electronic health records in the UK

…, ASF Kwong, RJ Silverwood, GD Gessa, RCE Bowyer… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
The impact of long COVID is increasingly recognised, but risk factors are poorly characterised.
We analysed questionnaire data on symptom duration from 10 longitudinal study (LS) …

TwinsUK: the UK adult twin registry update

S Verdi, G Abbasian, RCE Bowyer… - Twin Research and …, 2019 - cambridge.org
TwinsUK is the largest cohort of community-dwelling adult twins in the UK. The registry
comprises over 14,000 volunteer twins (14,838 including mixed, single and triplets); it is …

[HTML][HTML] Yoghurt consumption is associated with changes in the composition of the human gut microbiome and metabolome

…, A Kurilshikov, ER Leeming, A Visconti, RCE Bowyer… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Background Yoghurt contains live bacteria that could contribute via modulation of the gut
microbiota to its reported beneficial effects such as reduced body weight gain and lower …