Connection between early-life environment and the risk of developing type 1 diabetes

What is it about?

This paper investigated the connection between early-life environment and the risk developing type 1 diabetes later in childhood. We found out that agricultural environment is potentially protective against developing type 1 diabetes while there was some indications of urban environment increasing the disease risk.

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Why is it important?

This work might provide clues on how type 1 diabetes develops and how to design more health-promoting living environments in the future but more research is needed.