Neighborhood greenspace exposure as a protective factor in dementia risk among U.S. adults 75 years or older: a cohort study
This study examines whether residential greenspace is associated with risk of dementia among older adults. (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - January 15, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Erik D. Slawsky, Anjum Hajat, Isaac C. Rhew, Helen Russette, Erin O. Semmens, Joel D. Kaufman, Cindy S. Leary and Annette L. Fitzpatrick Tags: Research Source Type: research
Prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water and sleep quality in adulthood: a retrospective cohort study
Communities in Cape Cod, Massachusetts were exposed to tetrachloroethylene (PCE) through contaminated drinking water from 1969 to 1983. PCE exposure during adulthood has well-established neurotoxic effects; ho... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - January 15, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Charlotte R. Doran and Ann Aschengrau Tags: Research Source Type: research
Arsenic exposure during pregnancy and postpartum maternal glucose tolerance: evidence from Bangladesh
Arsenic exposure has been associated with gestational diabetes mellitus. However, the extent to which arsenic exposure during pregnancy is associated with postpartum glucose intolerance is unknown. (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - January 14, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Abby F. Fleisch, Sudipta Kumer Mukherjee, Subrata K. Biswas, John F. Obrycki, Sheikh Muhammad Ekramullah, D. M. Arman, Joynul Islam, David C. Christiani and Maitreyi Mazumdar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of particulate matter on hospital admissions for respiratory diseases: an ecological study based on 12.5 years of time series data in Shanghai
Previous epidemiological studies on the association between short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) with hospital admission in major cities in China were limited to shorter study periods or a single hos... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - January 13, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Wenjia Peng, Hao Li, Li Peng, Ying Wang and Weibing Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Co-creating a local environmental epidemiology study: the case of citizen science for investigating air pollution and related health risks in Barcelona, Spain
While the health risks of air pollution attract considerable attention, both scholarly and within the general population, citizens are rarely involved in environmental health research, beyond participating as ... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - January 12, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Florence Gignac, Valeria Righi, Ra ül Toran, Lucía Paz Errandonea, Rodney Ortiz, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Javier Creus, Xavier Basagaña and Mara Balestrini Tags: Research Source Type: research
A longitudinal study of exposure to fine particulate matter during pregnancy, small-for-gestational age births, and birthweight percentile for gestational age in a statewide birth cohort
Previous studies observed associations between prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter ( ≤ 2.5 μm; PM2.5) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth and lower birthweight percentile for gestational age. Few, i... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - January 11, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mercedes A. Bravo and Marie Lynn Miranda Tags: Research Source Type: research
Multiple neonicotinoids in children ’s cerebro-spinal fluid, plasma, and urine
Neonicotinoids (NN) are selective neurotoxic pesticides that bind to insect but also mammal nicotinic acetycholine receptors (nAChRs). As the most widely used class of insecticides worldwide, they are ubiquito... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - January 11, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Bernard Laubscher, Manuel Diezi, Raffaele Renella, Edward A. D. Mitchell, Alexandre Aebi, Matthieu Mulot and Ga ëtan Glauser Tags: Research Source Type: research
Randomized trial of a portable HEPA air cleaner intervention to reduce asthma morbidity among Latino children in an agricultural community
Data on pediatric asthma morbidity and effective environmental interventions in U.S. agricultural settings are few. We evaluated the effectiveness of HEPA air cleaners on asthma morbidity among a cohort of rur... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - January 3, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rebecca L. Drieling, Paul D. Sampson, Jennifer E. Krenz, Maria I. Tchong French, Karen L. Jansen, Anne E. Massey, Stephanie A. Farquhar, Esther Min, Adriana Perez, Anne M. Riederer, Elizabeth Torres, Lisa R. Younglove, Eugene Aisenberg, Syam S. Andra, Seu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ambient nitrogen dioxide is associated with emergency hospital visits for atrial fibrillation: a population-based case-crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland
In Iceland air quality is generally good; however, previous studies indicate that there is an association between air pollution in Reykjavik and adverse health effects as measured by dispensing of medications,... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - January 3, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Solveig Halldorsdottir, Ragnhildur Gudrun Finnbjornsdottir, Bjarki Thor Elvarsson, Gunnar Gudmundsson and Vilhjalmur Rafnsson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Exposure to second-hand smoke during early life and subsequent sleep problems in children: a population-based cross-sectional study
Previous studies have revealed that current secondhand smoke exposure showed highly suggestive evidence for increased risk of simultaneous sleep problems in children. Data on the associations between early-lif... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - December 18, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Li-Zi Lin, Shu-Li Xu, Qi-Zhen Wu, Yang Zhou, Hui-Min Ma, Duo-Hong Chen, Peng-Xin Dong, Shi-Min Xiong, Xu-Bo Shen, Pei-En Zhou, Ru-Qing Liu, Gongbo Chen, Hong-Yao Yu, Bo-Yi Yang, Xiao-Wen Zeng, Li-Wen Hu & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research
Association between magnesium in drinking water and atrial fibrillation incidence: a nationwide population-based cohort study, 2002 –2015
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder and a risk factor of adverse cardiovascular diseases. Established causes do not fully explain the risk of AF and unexplained risk factors might be rel... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - December 15, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kirstine Wodschow, Cristina M. Villanueva, Mogens Lytken Larsen, Gunnar Gislason, J örg Schullehner, Birgitte Hansen and Annette Kjær Ersbøll Tags: Research Source Type: research
Lead exposure and serum metabolite profiles in pregnant women in Mexico City
Lead (Pb) exposure is a global health hazard causing a wide range of adverse health outcomes. Yet, the mechanisms of Pb toxicology remain incompletely understood, especially during pregnancy. To uncover biolog... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - December 10, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Megan M. Niedzwiecki, Shoshannah Eggers, Anu Joshi, Georgia Dolios, Alejandra Cantoral, H éctor Lamadrid-Figueroa, Chitra Amarasiriwardena, Martha M. Téllez-Rojo, Robert O. Wright and Lauren Petrick Tags: Research Source Type: research
Evidence-to-decision frameworks: a review and analysis to inform decision-making for environmental health interventions
Evidence-to-decision (EtD) frameworks provide a structured and transparent approach for groups of experts to use when formulating recommendations or making decisions. While extensively used for clinical and pu... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - December 8, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Susan L. Norris, Max T. Aung, Nicholas Chartres and Tracey J. Woodruff Tags: Review Source Type: research
The influence of dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the association between short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide and respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes among healthy adults
Short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is associated with adverse respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes. Supplementation of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) has shown protection against... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - December 7, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hao Chen, Siqi Zhang, Wan Shen, Claudia Salazar, Alexandra Schneider, Lauren Wyatt, Ana G. Rappold, David Diaz-Sanchez, Robert B. Devlin, James M. Samet and Haiyan Tong Tags: Research Source Type: research
COVID-19 pandemic modifies temperature and heat-related illness ambulance transport association in Japan: a nationwide observational study
During the COVID-19 pandemic, several illnesses were reduced. In Japan, heat-related illnesses were reduced by 22% compared to pre-pandemic period. However, it is uncertain as to what has led to this reduction... (Source: Environmental Health)
Source: Environmental Health - December 2, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xerxes Seposo, Lina Madaniyazi, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, Masahiro Hashizume and Yasushi Honda Tags: Research Source Type: research
