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  • A systematic review on the development of asthma and allergic diseases in relation to international immigration: the leading role of the environment confirmed
    Cabieses, Báltica; Uphoff, Eleonora P.; Pinart, Mariona; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; Wright, John (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014)
    The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases is rising worldwide. Evidence on potential causal pathways of asthma and allergies is growing, but findings have been contradictory, particularly on the interplay between ...
  • Ambient air pollution and newborn size and adiposity at birth: differences by maternal ethnicity (the born in Bradford study cohort)
    Schembari, Anna, 1982-; de Hoogh, Kees; Pedersen, Marie; Dadvand, Payam; Martínez Muriano, David; Hoek, Gerard; Petherick, Emily S.; Wright, John; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2015)
    BACKGROUND: Exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with reduced size of newborns; however, the modifying effect of maternal ethnicity remains little explored among South Asians. OBJECTIVES: We investigated ...
  • Associations of four biological age markers with child development: A multi-omic analysis in the European HELIX cohort
    Robinson, Oliver; Lau, Chung-Ho E.; Joo, Sungyeon; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Borràs, Eva; Prado Bert, Paula de; Chatzi, Lida Vaia; Keun, Hector C.; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Gutzkow, Kristine B.; Maitre, Léa; Martens, Dries S.; Sabidó Aguadé, Eduard, 1981-; Siroux, Valérie; Urquiza, José M.; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Wright, John; Nawrot, Tim S.; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Vrijheid, Martine (eLife, 2023)
    Background: While biological age in adults is often understood as representing general health and resilience, the conceptual interpretation of accelerated biological age in children and its relationship to development ...
  • Availability, use of, and satisfaction with green space, and children's mental wellbeing at age 4 years in a multicultural, deprived, urban area: results from the Born in Bradford cohort study
    McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Yang, Tiffany C.; Roberts, Hannah; Pickett, Kate E.; Arseneau-Powell, Diana; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Wright, John; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2018)
    Background: It is unknown whether the quantity or quality of green space is more important for mental wellbeing. We aimed to explore associations between availability of, satisfaction with, and use of green space and mental ...
  • Birth weight, ethnicity, and exposure to trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids in drinking water during pregnancy in the born in bradford cohort.
    Smith, Rachel B.; Edward, Susan C.; Best, Nicky; Wright, John; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Toledano, Mireille B. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Evidence for a relationship between trihalomethane (THM) or haloacetic acid (HAA) exposure and adverse fetal growth is inconsistent. Disinfection by-products exist as complex mixtures in water supplies, but ...
  • Birth weight, head circumference, and prenatal exposure to acrylamide from maternal diet: The European prospective mother-child study (NewGeneris)
    Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Pedersen, Marie; Stedingk, Hans von; Botsivali, Maria; Agramunt, Silvia; Alexander, Jan; Brunborg, Gunnar; Chatzi, Leda; Fleming, Sarah; Fthenou, Eleni; Granum, Berit; Gutzkow, Kristine B.; Hardie, Laura J.; Knudsen, Lisbeth E.; Kyrtopoulos, Sosterios A.; Mendez, Michelle A.; Merlo, Domenico Franco; Nielsen, Jeanette K.; Rydberg, Per; Segerbäck, Dan; Wright, John; Törnqvist, Margareta; Kleinjans, Jos C.; Kogevinas, Manolis; NewGeneris Consortium (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2012)
    Background: Acrylamide is a common dietary exposure that crosses the human placenta. It is classified as a probable human carcinogen, and developmental toxicity has been observed in rodents. Objectives: We examined the ...
  • Childhood exposure to non-persistent endocrine disrupting chemicals and multi-omic profiles: a panel study
    Fabbri, Lorenzo; Garlantézec, Ronan; Audouze, Karine; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Carracedo, Ángel; Chatzi, Leda; González, Juan Ramón; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Keun, Hector C.; Lau, Chung-Ho E.; Sabidó, Eduard; Siskos, Alexandros P.; Slama, Rémy; Thomsen, Cathrine; Wright, John; Yuan, Wen Lun; Casas, Maribel; Vrijheid, Martine; Maitre, Léa (Elsevier, 2023)
    Individuals are exposed to environmental pollutants with endocrine disrupting activity (endocrine disruptors, EDCs) and the early stages of life are particularly susceptible to these exposures. Previous studies have focused ...
  • Diet as a source of exposure to environmental contaminants for pregnant women and children from six european countries
    Papadopoulou, Eleni, 1985-; Haug, Line Småstuen; Sakhi, Amrit Kaur; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Brantsaeter, Anne Lise; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Fernández-Barrés, Sílvia; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Maitre, Léa; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Roumeliotaki, Theano; Slama, Rémy; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Wright, John; Vrijheid, Martine; Thomsen, Cathrine; Chatzi, Leda (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2019)
    Background: Pregnant women and children are especially vulnerable to exposures to food contaminants, and a balanced diet during these periods is critical for optimal nutritional status. Objectives: Our objective was to ...
  • How to protect school children from the neurodevelopmental harms of air pollution by interventions in the school environment in the urban context
    Rivas, Ioar; Querol, Xavier; Wright, John; Sunyer Deu, Jordi (Elsevier, 2018)
    Recently, there has been a flurry of publications assessing the effect of air pollution on neurodevelopment. Here we present a summary of the results obtained within the BRain dEvelopment and Air polluTion ultrafine particles ...
  • Obesity is associated with shorter telomeres in 8 year-old children
    Clemente Batalha Pardal, Diana, 1990-; Maitre, Léa; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Chatzi, Leda; Roumeliotaki, Theano; Fossati, Serena; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Gützkow, Kristine B.; Lepeule, Johanna; Martens, Dries S.; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Petraviciene, Inga; Slama, Rémy; Tamayo-Uria, Ibon; Urquiza, José M.; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Wright, John; Nawrot, Tim S.; Vrijheid, Martine (Nature Research, 2019)
    Telomere length is considered a biomarker of biological aging. Shorter telomeres and obesity have both been associated with age-related diseases. To evaluate the association between various indices of obesity with leukocyte ...
  • Occupational chemical exposures in pregnancy and fetal growth: evidence from the Born in Bradford Study
    Shirangi, Adeleh; Wright, John; Blair, Eve M.; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2020)
    Objectives This prospective birth cohort study evaluated the effect of occupational exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) during pregnancy on inadequate fetal growth as measured by small-for-gestational age (SGA) ...
  • Prenatal and childhood traffic-related air pollution exposure and telomere length in european children: The HELIX Project
    Clemente Batalha Pardal, Diana, 1990-; Vrijheid, Martine; Martens, Dries S.; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Chatzi, Leda; Danileviciute, Asta; de Castro, Montserrat; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Gutzkow, Kristine B.; Lepeule, Johanna; Maitre, Léa; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Robinson, Oliver; Schwarze, Per E.; Tamayo-Uria, Ibon; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Wright, John; Slama, Rémy; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Nawrot, Tim S. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2019)
    Background: Telomere length is a molecular marker of biological aging. Objective: Here we investigated whether early-life exposure to residential air pollution was associated with leukocyte telomere length (LTL) at 8 y of ...
  • Socioeconomic inequalities in urban and transport planning related exposures and mortality: A health impact assessment study for Bradford, UK
    Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Khreis, Haneen; Cirach, Marta; Milà, Carles; Espinosa Díaz, Ana; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Kelly, Brian; Wright, John; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2018)
    Background: Cities have unique geographic, environmental and sociocultural characteristics that influence the health status of their citizens. Identification and modification of these characteristics may help to promote ...
  • Unravelling sex-specific BPA toxicokinetics in children using a pediatric PBPK model
    Deepika, Deepika; Sharma, Raju Prasad; Schuhmacher, Marta; Sakhi, Amrit Kaur; Thomsen, Cathrine; Chatzi, Leda; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Quentin, Joane; Slama, Rémy; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Waiblinger, Dagmar; Wright, John; Yang, Tiffany C.; Urquiza, José M.; Vrijheid, Martine; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Domingo, José L.; Kumar, Vikas (Elsevier, 2022)
    Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widely known endocrine disruptor (ED) found in many children's products such as toys, feeding utensils, and teething rings. Recent epidemiology association studies have shown postnatal BPA exposure ...
  • Urban environment and cognitive and motor function in children from four European birth cohorts
    Binter, Anne-Claire; Bernard, Jonathan Y.; Mon-Williams, Mark; Andiarena, Ainara; González-Safont, Llúcia; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Lepeule, Johanna; Soler Blasco, Raquel; Alonso, Lucia; Kampouri, Mariza; McEachan, Rosie; Santa Marina, Loreto; Wright, John; Chatzi, Leda; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Philippat, Claire; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Vrijheid, Martine; Guxens Junyent, Mònica (Elsevier, 2022)
    Background: The urban environment may influence neurodevelopment from conception onwards, but there is no evaluation of the impact of multiple groups of exposures simultaneously. We investigated the association between ...
  • Urban environment during early-life and blood pressure in young children
    Warembourg, Charline; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Ballester, Ferran; de Castro, Montserrat; Chatzi, Leda; Esplugues, Ana; Heude, Barbara; Maitre, Léa; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Robinson, Oliver; Slama, Rémy; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Urquiza, José M.; Wright, John; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Vrijheid, Martine (Elsevier, 2021)
    Background: The urban environment is characterised by many exposures that may influence hypertension development from early life onwards, but there is no systematic evaluation of their impact on child blood pressure (BP). ...
  • Urinary metabolite quantitative trait loci in children and their interaction with dietary factors
    Calvo Serra, Beatriz; Maitre, Léa; Lau, Chung-Ho E.; Siskos, Alexandros P.; Gützkow, Kristine B.; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Cadiou, Solène; Chatzi, Leda; González, Juan Ramón; Gražulevičienė, Regina; McEachan, Rosemary R.C.; Slama, Rémy; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Wright, John; Coen, Muireann; Vrijheid, Martine; Keun, Hector C.; Escaramís, Geòrgia; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona (Oxford University Press, 2021)
    Human metabolism is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Previous studies have identified over 23 loci associated with more than 26 urine metabolites levels in adults, which are known as urinary metabolite ...
  • Variations in the prevalence of childhood asthma and wheeze in MeDALL cohorts in Europe
    Uphoff, Eleonora P.; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Wright, John (European Respiratory Society, 2017)
    While there is evidence for variations in prevalence rates of childhood wheeze and asthma between countries, longitudinal, individual-level data are needed to understand these differences. The aim of this study was to ...