Machine learning assisted discovery of interactions between pesticides, phthalates, phenols, and trace elements in child neurodevelopment

V Midya, CS Alcala, E Rechtman… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A growing body of literature suggests that developmental exposure to individual or mixtures
of environmental chemicals (ECs) is associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and cognition in early childhood

B Sun, ER Wallace, Y Ni, CT Loftus, A Szpiro… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Epidemiological evidence for gestational polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
(PAH) exposure and adverse child cognitive outcomes is mixed; little is known about critical …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal exposures to phthalates and life events stressors in relation to child behavior at age 4–6: A combined cohort analysis

ES Barrett, DB Day, A Szpiro, J Peng, CT Loftus… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Prenatal exposures to chemical and psychosocial stressors can impact the developing
brain, but few studies have examined their joint effects. We examined associations between …

Essential metals modified the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the metabolic syndrome: Mediation effects of miRNA

Q Deng, Y Wei, K Liu, D Wu, X Zhu, M Xu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) prevalence has increased dramatically worldwide and has
become a public health issue. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were identified as …

Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is not associated with behavior problems in preschool and early school-aged children: A prospective multi …

ER Wallace, E Buth, AA Szpiro, Y Ni, CT Loftus… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Epidemiological study findings are inconsistent regarding associations
between prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposures and childhood …

Recent Insights into the Environmental Determinants of Childhood Asthma

BZ Sun, JM Gaffin - Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Ubiquitous environmental exposures, including ambient air
pollutants, are linked to the development and severity of childhood asthma. Advances in our …

[HTML][HTML] PM2. 5 constituents associated with childhood obesity and larger BMI growth trajectory: A 14-year longitudinal study

Y Wang, W Li, S Chen, J Zhang, X Liu, J Jiang… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The association of specific PM 2.5 chemical constituents with childhood
overweight or obesity (OWOB) remain unclear. Furthermore, the long-term impacts of PM 2.5 …

Bayesian kernel machine regression for social epidemiologic research

JR Bather, TJ Robinson, MS Goodman - Epidemiology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Little attention has been devoted to framing multiple continuous social
variables as a “mixture” for social epidemiologic analysis. We propose using the Bayesian …

A weighted quantile sum regression with penalized weights and two indices

S Renzetti, C Gennings, S Calza - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background New statistical methodologies were developed in the last decade to face the
challenges of estimating the effects of exposure to multiple chemicals. Weighted Quantile …

Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and asthma at age 8–9 years in a multi-site longitudinal study

AR Sherris, CT Loftus, AA Szpiro, LC Dearborn… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Background and aim Studies suggest prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) may influence wheezing or asthma in preschool-aged children …