• Trends in smoking initiation in Europe over 40 years: A retrospective cohort study

  Marcon, Alessandro; Pesce, Giancarlo; Calciano, Lucia; Bellisario, Valeria; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; García Aymerich, Judith; Gislasson, Thorarinn; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jarvis, Deborah; Leynaert, Bénédicte; Matheson, Melanie C.; Pirina, Pietro; Svanes, Cecilie; Villani, Simona; Zuberbier, Torsten; Minelli, Cosetta; Accordini, Simone; Ageing Lungs In European Cohorts study (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018)

  BACKGROUND: Tobacco consumption is the largest avoidable health risk. Understanding changes of smoking over time and across populations is crucial to implementing health policies. We evaluated trends in smoking initiation ...
• Variants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 associate with gestational duration

  Liu, Xueping; Bustamante Pineda, Mariona; Vrijheid, Martine; Feenstra, Bjarke (Nature Research, 2019)

  The duration of pregnancy is influenced by fetal and maternal genetic and non-genetic factors. Here we report a fetal genome-wide association meta-analysis of gestational duration, and early preterm, preterm, and postterm ...
• A critical time window for recovery extends beyond one-year post-stroke

  Rubio Ballester, Belén; Maier Martina; Maier, Martina; Duff, Amin; Cameirão, Mónica; Bermúdez, Sergi; Duarte Oller, Esther; Cuxart, Ampar; Rodriguez, Susana; San Segundo Mozo, Rosa María; Verschure, Paul F. M. J. (American Physiological Society, 2019)

  The impact of rehabilitation on post-stroke motor recovery and its dependency on the patient's chronicity remain unclear. The field has widely accepted the notion of a proportional recovery rule with a "critical window for ...
• GUILDify v2.0: a tool to identify molecular networks underlying human diseases, their comorbidities and their druggable targets

  Aguirre Plans, Joaquim; Piñero González, Janet, 1977-; Sanz, Ferran; Furlong, Laura I., 1971-; Fernández Fuentes, Narcís; Oliva Miguel, Baldomero; Guney, Emre (Elsevier, 2019)

  The genetic basis of complex diseases involves alterations on multiple genes. Unraveling the interplay between these genetic factors is key to the discovery of new biomarkers and treatments. In 2014, we introduced GUILDify, ...
• Exogenous female sex steroids may reduce lung ageing after menopause: A 20-year follow-up study of a general population sample (ECRHS)

  Triebner, Kai; García Aymerich, Judith; Gómez Real, Francisco (Elsevier, 2019)

  Objectives: Menopause involves hypoestrogenism, which is associated with numerous detrimental effects, including on respiratory health. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often used to improve symptoms of menopause. The ...
• Impact of a riverside accessibility intervention on use, physical activity, and wellbeing: A mixed methods pre-post evaluation

  Vert, Cristina; Carrasco Turigas, Glòria; Zijlema, Wilma; Espinosa Díaz, Ana; Cano-Riu, Lia; Elliott, Lewis R.; Litt, Jill; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984- (Elsevier, 2019)

  Introduction: Access to natural outdoor environments can promote physical activity, social cohesion, and improved psychological well-being. In 2016, an urban riverside regeneration project to facilitate access to the ...
• Evaluation of different recruitment methods: longitudinal, web-based, pan-european physical activity through sustainable transport approaches (PASTA) Project

  Gaupp-Berghausen, Mailin; Raser, Elisabeth; Anaya Boig, Esther; Avila Palencia, Ione; De Nazelle, Audrey; Dons, Evi; Franzen, Helen; Gerike, Regine; Götschi, Thomas; Iacorossi, Francesco; Hössinger, Reinhard; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Sánchez, Julian; Smeds, Emilia; Deforth, Manja; Standaert, Arnout; Stigell, Erik; Cole-Hunter, Tom; Int Panis, Luc (JMIR Publications, 2019)

  Background: Sufficient sample size and minimal sample bias are core requirements for empirical data analyses. Combining opportunistic recruitment with a Web-based survey and data-collection platform yields new benefits ...
• Association of gestational weight gain with adverse maternal and infant outcomes

  LifeCycle Project-Maternal Obesity and Childhood Outcomes Study Group (American Medical Association, 2019)

  Importance: Both low and high gestational weight gain have been associated with adverse maternal and infant outcomes, but optimal gestational weight gain remains uncertain and not well defined for all prepregnancy weight ...
• Independent multiple factor association analysis for multiblock data in imaging genetics

  Vilor Tejedor, Natàlia, 1988-; Ikram, Mohammad Arfan; Roshchupkin, Gennady V.; Cáceres, Alejandro; Alemany, Silvia; Vernooij, Meike W.; Niessen, Wiro J.; Duijn, Cornelia M. van; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Adams, Hieab H.; González Ruiz, Juan Ramón (Springer, 2019)

  Multivariate methods have the potential to better capture complex relationships that may exist between different biological levels. Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) is one of the most popular methods to obtain factor scores ...
• Earthquakes and terrorism: the long lasting effect of seismic shocks

  García Montalvo, José; Reynal-Querol, Marta (Elsevier, 2019)

  The literature on the effect of shocks on civil conflicts has grown rapidly over the last decade. In this paper, we study the relationship between earthquakes and terrorism. In the short run, the destruction generated by ...
• Implementation of home hospitalization and early discharge as an integrated care service: a ten years pragmatic assessment

  Hernández, Carme; Aibar, Jesus; Seijas, Nuria; Puig, Imma; Alonso, Albert; García Aymerich, Judith; Roca, Josep (Ubiquity Press, 2018)

  Home Hospitalization has proven efficacy, but its effectiveness and potential as an Integrated Care Service in a real world setting deserves to be explored. Objective: To evaluate implementation and 10 years follow-up of ...
• Gamut reduction through local saturation reduction

  Zamir, Syed Waqas; Vazquez-Corral, Javier; Bertalmío, Marcelo (Society for Imaging Science and Technology, 2017)
• Gamut mapping for visual attention retargeting

  Vazquez-Corral, Javier; Bertalmío, Marcelo (Society for Imaging Science and Technology, 2017)

  Visual attention retargeting attempts to modify an image such that the viewer’s attention is directed to specific regions. Goals include highlighting a particular object or hiding possible problems in the image. In this ...
• Low childhood nature exposure is associated with worse mental health in adulthood

  Preuß, Myriam; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Márquez, Sandra; Cirach, Marta; Dadvand, Payam; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Grazuleviciene, Regina; Kruize, Hanneke; Zijlema, Wilma (MDPI, 2019)

  Exposure to natural outdoor environments (NOE) is associated with health benefits; however, evidence on the impact of NOE exposure during childhood on mental health (MH) and vitality in adulthood is scarce. This study was ...
• Health benefits of physical activity related to an urban riverside regeneration

  Vert, Cristina; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Grellier, James; Fleming, Lora E.; White, Mathew P.; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979- (MDPI, 2019)

  The promotion of physical activity through better urban design is one pathway by which health and well-being improvements can be achieved. This study aimed to quantify health and health-related economic impacts associated ...
• In my name and the name of all people who live in misery: rap in the wake of revolution in Tunisia and Egypt

  Feixa, Carles, 1962-; Sánchez García, José (SAGE Publications, 2020)

  Rap and mahragan were the sound of youths that demanded freedom and social justice in Tahrir Square and in Tunisia Parliament Square sit-ins during 2011. It may have been, not merely the soundtrack of the revolution, but ...
• Short- and medium-term impact of bariatric surgery on the activities of CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP2C9, and CYP1A2 in morbid obesity

  Rodríguez-Morató, Jose, 1987-; Goday Arno, Alberto; Langohr, Klaus; Pujadas Bastardes, Mitona; Civit, Ester; Pérez Mañá, Clara; Papaseit Fontanet, Esther; Ramon, Jose Manuel; Benaiges Foix, David; Castañer, Olga; Farré Albaladejo, Magí; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la (Nature Research, 2019)

  Morbid obesity and bariatric surgery induce anatomical, physiological and metabolic alterations that may alter the body's disposition of drugs. Current literature on this topic is limited and sometimes inconsistent. ...
• Subcultura, arte y poder: revisitando los cultural studies

  Feixa, Carles, 1962-; Hebdige, Dick; Guerra, Paula; Bennett, Andy; Quintela, Pedro (Asociación Contubernio, 2019)

  El artículo es una reflexión sobre el legado de los cultural studies, y sus aportaciones a las ciencias sociales contemporáneas. Se basa en una conversación entre los autores, con Dick Hebdige en el centro, y gira en torno ...
• Environmental burden of childhood disease in Europe

  Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Vrijheid, Martine; Robinson, Oliver; Gunn Marit, Aasvang; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Slama, Remy; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark (MDPI, 2019)

  Background: Environmental factors determine children's health. Quantifying the health impacts related to environmental hazards for children is essential to prioritize interventions to improve health in Europe. Objective: ...
• 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; Grazuleviciene, 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 ...

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