• Changing the urban design of cities for health: The superblock model

  Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Khreis, Haneen; Cirach, Marta; Andrés, David; Ballester, Joan; Bartoll, Xavier; Daher, Carolyn; Deluca, Anna; Echave, Cynthia; Milà, Carles; Márquez, Sandra; Palou, Joan; Pérez, Katherine; Tonne, Cathryn; Stevenson, Mark; Rueda, Salvador; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2020)

  Background: Car-dependent city planning has resulted in high levels of environmental pollution, sedentary lifestyles and increased vulnerability to the effects of climate change. The Barcelona Superblock model is an ...
• Traffic related air pollution and the burden of childhood asthma in the contiguous United States in 2000 and 2010

  Alotaibi, Raed; Bechle, Mathew; Marshall, Julian D.; Ramani, Tara; Zietsman, Josias; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Khreis, Haneen (Elsevier, 2019)

  Background: Asthma is one of the leading chronic airway diseases among children in the United States (US). Emerging evidence indicates that Traffic Related Air Pollution (TRAP), as opposed to ambient air pollution, leads ...
• The early-life exposome: Description and patterns in six European countries

  Tamayo-Uria, Ibon; Maitre, Léa; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; de Castro, Montserrat; Robinson, Oliver; Urquiza, José M.; Warembourg, Charline; Vrijheid, Martine; Basagaña Flores, Xavier (Elsevier, 2019)

  Characterization of the "exposome", the set of all environmental factors that one is exposed to from conception onwards, has been advocated to better understand the role of environmental factors on chronic diseases. Here, ...
• Short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution reveals a compound-specific circulating miRNA profile indicating multiple disease risks

  Krauskopf, Julian; van Veldhoven, Karin; Chadeau-Hyam, Marc; Vermeulen, Roel; Carrasco Turigas, Glòria; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Vineis, Paolo; Kok, Theo M. de; Kleinjans, Jos C. (Elsevier, 2019)

  Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is a complex mixture of compounds that contributes to the pathogenesis of many diseases including several types of cancer, pulmonary, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, and ...
• Prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds and lung function during childhood

  Abellan, Alicia; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; García Esteban, Raquel; Basterrechea, Mikel; Duarte Salles, Talita, 1985-; Ferrero, Amparo; García Aymerich, Judith; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Grimalt Obrador, Joan; Lopez-Espinosa, Maria-José; Zabaleta, Carlos; Vrijheid, Martine; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel (Elsevier, 2019)

  Introduction: Prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) can increase the risk of reported respiratory symptoms in children. It remains unclear whether these compounds can also impact on lung function. We assessed ...
• Maternal swimming pool exposure during pregnancy in relation to birth outcomes and cord blood DNA methylation among private well users

  Salas Díaz, Lucas Andrés, 1980-; Baker, Emily R.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Marsit, Carmen J.; Christensen, Brock C.; Karagas, Margaret R. (Elsevier, 2019)

  Swimming in pools during pregnancy may expose the fetus to water disinfection by-products (DBP). As yet, our understanding of the impacts on DBPs on the fetus is uncertain. Individuals with public water systems are typically ...
• First-trimester maternal concentrations of polyfluoroalkyl substances and fetal growth throughout pregnancy

  Costa, Olga; Iñiguez, Carmen; Manzano Salgado, Cyntia Beatriz, 1987-; Amiano, Pilar; Murcia, Mario; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Irizar, Amaia; Basterrechea, Mikel; Beneito, Andrea; Schettgen, Thomas; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Vrijheid, Martine; Ballester Díez, Ferran; Lopez-Espinosa, Maria-José (Elsevier, 2019)

  Background: Several studies have investigated the possible association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and birth anthropometry. However, none has assessed fetal size longitudinally. We studied ...
• ExpoApp: an integrated system to assess multiple personal environmental exposures

  Donaire González, David; Valentín, Antònia; van Nunen, Erik; Curto Tirado, Ariadna, 1987-; Rodriguez, Albert; Fernandez-Nieto, Mario; Naccarati, Alessio; Tarallo, Sonia; Tsai, Ming-Yi; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Vermeulen, Roel; Hoek, Gerard; Vineis, Paolo; Gulliver, John; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2019)

  To assess environmental exposures at the individual level, new assessment methods and tools are required. We developed an exposure assessment system (ExpoApp) for smartphones. ExpoApp integrates: (i) geo-location and ...
• Environmental, health, wellbeing, social and equity effects of urban green space interventions: a meta-narrative evidence synthesis

  Hunter, R.F.; Cleland, C.; Cleary, A.; Droomers, Mariël; Wheeler, B.W.; Sinnett, D.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Braubach, M. (Elsevier, 2019)

  Background: As populations become increasingly urbanised, the preservation of urban green space (UGS) becomes paramount. UGS is not just dedicated recreational space such as public parks, but other types of informal green ...
• Associations of green space metrics with health and behavior outcomes at different buffer sizes and remote sensing sensor resolutions

  Su, Jason; Dadvand, Payam; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Bartoll, Xavier; Jerrett, Michael (Elsevier, 2019)

  Satellite data is increasingly used to characterize green space for health outcome studies. Literature suggests that green space within 500 m of home is often used to represent neighborhood suitable for walking, air pollution ...
• Ambient air pollution and overweight and obesity in school-aged children in Barcelona, Spain

  de Bont, Jeroen; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Barrera Gómez, Jose; Cirach, Marta; Rivas, Ioar; Valvi, Damaskini, 1983-; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Dadvand, Payam; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Vrijheid, Martine (Elsevier, 2019)

  Background: Ambient air pollution may increase the risk of overweight and obesity in children. However, available evidence is still scarce and has mainly focused on ambient air pollution exposure occurring at home without ...
• 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 ...
• Disease-modifying effects of natural Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in endometriosis-associated pain

  Escudero-Lara, Alejandra; Argerich, Josep; Cabañero Ferri, David; Maldonado, Rafael, 1961- (Elife Science Publications, 2020)

  Endometriosis is a chronic painful disease highly prevalent in women that is defined by growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity and lacks adequate treatment. Medical use of cannabis derivatives is a current ...
• Costes sanitarios de las enfermedades profesionales: análisis de una serie de pacientes de un hospital público

  Serra, Consol; Valiño-Carrete, Mery; Cots Reguant, Francesc; Trapero-Bertran, Marta; Benavides, Fernando G. (Fernando García) (Societat Catalana de Salut Laboral y Asociación de Medicina del Trabajo de la Comunidad Valenciana, 2019)

  El infra-reconocimiento secular de las enfermedades profesionales (EP) en España provoca un intercambio de pacientes y recursos entre el Sistema Nacional de Salud y el de Seguridad Social. Se estimaron los costes asistenciales ...
• A combined transcriptomic and genomic analysis identifies a gene signature associated with the response to anti-TNF therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

  Aterido, Adrià; Cañete Crespillo, Juan de Dios; Tornero, Jesús; Blanco, Francisco; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín; Pérez-García, Carolina; Alperiz, Mercedes; Olivé, Alex; Corominas, Héctor; Martínez-Taboada, Víctor; González-Alvaro, Isidoro; Fernández-Nebro, Antonio; Erra, Alba; López Lasanta, María; López Corbeto, Mireia; Palau, Núria; Marsal, Sara; Julià, Antonio (Frontiers, 2019)

  Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most frequent autoimmune disease involving the joints. Although anti-TNF therapies have proven effective in the management of RA, approximately one third of patients do not show ...
• Personal exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields in Europe: Is there a generation gap?

  Eeftens, Marloes; Struchen, Benjamin; Birks, Laura Ellen, 1983-; Cardis, Elisabeth; Estarlich, Marisa; Fernandez, Mariana F.; Gajšek, Peter; Gallastegi, Mara; Huss, Anke; Kheifets, Leeka; Meder, Inger Kristine; Olsen, Jørn; Torrent Quetglas, Maties; Trček, Tomaž; Valič, Blaž; Vermeulen, Roel; Vrijheid, Martine; van Wel, Luuk; Guxens Junyent, Mònica; Röösli, Martin (Elsevier, 2018)

  Background: Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) from mobile communication technologies is changing rapidly. To characterize sources and associated variability, we studied the differences and correlations ...
• In-utero and childhood chemical exposome in six European mother-child cohorts

  Haug, Line Småstuen; Casas Sanahuja, Maribel; Maitre, Léa; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; de Bont, Jeroen; González, Juan Ramón; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Urquiza, José M.; Vrijheid, Martine; Thomsen, Cathrine (Elsevier, 2018)

  Background: Harmonized data describing simultaneous exposure to a large number of environmental contaminants in-utero and during childhood is currently very limited. Objectives: To characterize concentrations of a large ...
• Active commuting through natural environments is associated with better mental health: Results from the PHENOTYPE project

  Zijlema, Wilma; Avila Palencia, Ione; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Maas, Jolanda; Kruize, Hanneke; Andrušaitytė, Sandra; Grazuleviciene, Regina; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2018)

  Background: Commuting routes with natural features could promote walking or cycling for commuting. Commuting through natural environments (NE) could have mental health benefits as exposure to NE can reduce stress and improve ...
• Do physical activity, social cohesion, and loneliness mediate the association between time spent visiting green space and mental health?

  Berg, Magdalena van den; van Poppel, Mireille; van Kamp, Irene; Ruijsbroek, Annemarie; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gražulevičiene, Regina; van Mechelen, Willem; Kruize, Hanneke; Maas, Jolanda (SAGE Publications, 2019)

  This cross-sectional study investigated whether physical activity, social cohesion, and loneliness mediate the association between time spent visiting green spaces and perceived mental health and vitality. Questionnaire ...
• COPD: preclinical models and emerging therapeutic targets

  Barreiro Portela, Esther; Wang, Xuejie; Tang, Jun (Informa Healthcare, 2019)

  Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Preclinical models of COPD have recently been developed. In those models, COPD/emphysema has been commonly ...

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