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Leigh Blizzard
Researcher at Menzies Research Institute
Publications - 361
Citations - 15876
Leigh Blizzard is an academic researcher from Menzies Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Osteoarthritis. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 327 publications receiving 13881 citations. Previous affiliations of Leigh Blizzard include University of Tasmania & Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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Latitude is significantly associated with the prevalence of multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis
TL;DR: The most comprehensive review of MS prevalence to date has confirmed a statistically significant positive association between MS prevalence and latitude globally, and the persistence of a positive gradient in Europe after adjustment for HLA-DRB1 allele frequencies strongly supports a role for environmental factors which vary with latitude.
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Past exposure to sun, skin phenotype, and risk of multiple sclerosis: case-control study
I. A. F. van der Mei,Anne-Louise Ponsonby,Terence Dwyer,Leigh Blizzard,Rex D. Simmons,Bruce V. Taylor,Helmut Butzkueven,Trevor J. Kilpatrick +7 more
TL;DR: Higher sun exposure during childhood and early adolescence is associated with a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis, and insufficient ultraviolet radiation may influence the development ofmultiple sclerosis.
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Past exposure to sun, skin phenotype, and risk of multiple sclerosis: Case-control study
Van Der Mei Iaf.,Anne-Louise Ponsonby,Terence Dwyer,Leigh Blizzard,Rex D. Simmons,V B Taylor +5 more
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Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with lower relapse risk in multiple sclerosis.
Steve Simpson,Bruce V. Taylor,Leigh Blizzard,Anne-Louise Ponsonby,Fotini Pittas,Helen Tremlett,Terence Dwyer,Peter Gies,Ingrid van der Mei +8 more
TL;DR: This study investigated whether higher levels of serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25‐OH‐D) were associated with a lower risk of relapses in people with MS.
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Relation of Academic Performance to Physical Activity and Fitness in Children
TL;DR: The results are concordant with the hypothesis that physical activity enhances academic performance, but the cross-sectional nature of the observations limits causal inference, and the disparity for PWC170 gives reason to question whether the associations were due to measurement bias or residual confounding.