Search Results - "Karvonen, A."

Menopause‐Related Changes in Body Composition Are Associated With Subsequent Bone Mineral Density and Fractures: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation by Shieh, Albert, Karlamangla, Arun S., Karvonen‐Guttierez, Carrie A., Greendale, Gail A.

“…ABSTRACT During the menopause transition (MT), lean mass decreases and fat mass increases. We examined the associations of these body composition changes…”
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Farm exposure and time trends in early childhood may influence DNA methylation in genes related to asthma and allergy by Michel, S., Busato, F., Genuneit, J., Pekkanen, J., Dalphin, J.‐C., Riedler, J., Mazaleyrat, N., Weber, J., Karvonen, A. M., Hirvonen, M.‐R., Braun‐Fahrländer, C., Lauener, R., Mutius, E., Kabesch, M., Tost, J.

“…Background Genetic susceptibility and environmental influences are important contributors to the development of asthma and atopic diseases. Epigenetic…”
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Incident Hypertension in Multi-Racial/Ethnic Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation by Ding, Ning, Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie A., Mukherjee, Bhramar, Calafat, Antonia M., Harlow, Siobán D., Park, Sung Kyun

“…Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous synthetic chemicals that may disrupt blood pressure controls; however, human evidence to…”
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Efficacy of human rotavirus vaccine against rotavirus gastroenteritis during the first 2 years of life in European infants: randomised, double-blind controlled study by Vesikari, T, Prof, Karvonen, A, MD, Prymula, R, Prof, Schuster, V, Prof, Tejedor, JC, MD, Cohen, R, MD, Meurice, F, MD, Han, HH, MD, Damaso, S, MSc, Bouckenooghe, A, MD

“…Summary Background We aimed to assess the efficacy of the oral live attenuated human rotavirus vaccine Rotarix (RIX4414) for prevention of rotavirus…”
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Urinary metal mixtures and longitudinal changes in glucose homeostasis: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) by Wang, Xin, Mukherjee, Bhramar, Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie A., Herman, William H., Batterman, Stuart, Harlow, Siobán D., Park, Sung Kyun

“…•Urinary zinc was positively and molybdenum was inversely associated with HOMA-IR at baseline.•Urinary zinc was inversely associated with HOMA-β at…”
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Persistent small bowel mucosal villous atrophy without symptoms in coeliac disease by KAUKINEN, K., PERÄAHO, M., LINDFORS, K., PARTANEN, J., WOOLLEY, N., PIKKARAINEN, P., KARVONEN, A.‐L., LAASANEN, T., SIEVÄNEN, H., MÄKI, M., COLLIN, P.

“…SUMMARY Background  Refractory sprue with malabsorption carries a risk of lymphoma. Aim  To examine whether a good clinical but poor histological response…”
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Green areas around homes reduce atopic sensitization in children by Ruokolainen, L., Hertzen, L., Fyhrquist, N., Laatikainen, T., Lehtomäki, J., Auvinen, P., Karvonen, A. M., Hyvärinen, A., Tillmann, V., Niemelä, O., Knip, M., Haahtela, T., Pekkanen, J., Hanski, I.

“…Background Western lifestyle is associated with high prevalence of allergy, asthma and other chronic inflammatory disorders. To explain this association, we…”
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Budesonide combined with UDCA to improve liver histology in primary biliary cirrhosis : A three-year randomized trial by RAUTIAINEN, Henna, KÄRKKÄINEN, Päivi, KARVONEN, A-L, NURMI, Heimo, PIKKARAINEN, Pekka, NUUTINEN, Hannu, FÄRKKILÄ, Martti

“…Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is a safe medical therapy for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), but its effect on liver histology remains uncertain. Budesonide is a…”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and incident diabetes in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) by Park, Sung Kyun, Wang, Xin, Ding, Ning, Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie A., Calafat, Antonia M., Herman, William H., Mukherjee, Bhramar, Harlow, Siobán D.

“…Aims/hypothesis Diabetogenic effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been suggested. However, evidence based on prospective cohort studies…”
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MF59® -adjuvanted influenza vaccine (FLUAD® ) in children: Safety and immunogenicity following a second year seasonal vaccination by Vesikari, T, Groth, N, Karvonen, A, Borkowski, A, Pellegrini, M

“…Abstract After priming with two intramuscular doses of MF59® -adjuvanted (Sub/MF59) or split influenza vaccines during the 2006/07 season, 89 healthy children…”
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Low grip strength predicts incident diabetes among mid-life women: the Michigan Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation by Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie A, Peng, Qing, Peterson, Mark, Duchowny, Kate, Nan, Bin, Harlow, Sioban

“…Abstract Background skeletal muscle is the primary site of glucose uptake, yet the impact of age-related changes in muscle strength on diabetes risk is…”
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Blood‐based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease and cognitive function from mid‐ to late life by Wang, Xin, Bakulski, Kelly M., Karvonen‐Gutierrez, Carrie A., Park, Sung Kyun, Morgan, David, Albin, Roger L., Paulson, Henry L.

“…INTRODUCTION We investigated associations of Alzheimer's disease (AD) serum biomarkers with longitudinal changes in cognitive function from mid‐ to late life…”
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Childhood Socioeconomic Circumstances, Inflammation, and Hemostasis Among Midlife Women: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation by Matthews, Karen A, Chang, Yuefang, Bromberger, Joyce T, Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie A, Kravitz, Howard M, Thurston, Rebecca C, Montez, Jennifer Karas

“…Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) is related to risk for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, perhaps, in part, due to associations with inflammatory and…”
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Urinary Heavy Metals and Longitudinal Changes in Blood Pressure in Midlife Women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation by Wang, Xin, Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie A., Herman, William H., Mukherjee, Bhramar, Harlow, Sioban D., Park, Sung Kyun

“…Environmental exposure to heavy metals may contribute to increased blood pressure; however, evidence from midlife women who are at greater risk of…”
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Urinary metals and incident diabetes in midlife women: Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) by Wang, Xin, Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie A, Herman, William H, Mukherjee, Bhramar, Harlow, Siobán D, Park, Sung Kyun

“…IntroductionEnvironmental exposure to metals may play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes; however, evidence from human studies is limited. We prospectively…”
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ω-3 fatty acids contribute to the asthma-protective effect of unprocessed cow's milk by Brick, Tabea, BA, Schober, Yvonne, PhD, Böcking, Christian, PhD, Pekkanen, Juha, MD, Genuneit, Jon, MD, MSc, Loss, Georg, PhD, Dalphin, Jean-Charles, MD, PhD, Riedler, Josef, MD, Lauener, Roger, MD, Nockher, Wolfgang Andreas, MD, MSc, Renz, Harald, MD, Vaarala, Outi, MD, PhD, Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte, MD, von Mutius, Erika, MD, MSc, Ege, Markus Johannes, MD, MPH, Pfefferle, Petra Ina, PhD, DrPH

“…Background Living on a farm has repeatedly been shown to protect children from asthma and allergies. A major factor involved in this effect is consumption of…”
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Symptom clusters predict risk of metabolic-syndrome and diabetes in midlife: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation by Reeves, Alexis N., Elliott, Michael R., Brooks, Maria M., Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie A., Bondarenko, Irina, Hood, Michelle M., Harlow, Siobán D.

“…Purpose. Women's cardio-metabolic risk increases in midlife. Previous work relating menopause symptoms to diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) does not consider…”
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Baltic Sea ice SAR segmentation and classification using modified pulse-coupled neural networks by Karvonen, J.A.

“…A method for segmentation and classification of Baltic Sea ice synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images, based on pulse-coupled neural networks (PCNNs), is…”
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Farm Environment During Pregnancy and Childhood and Polysensitization at the Age of 31: Prospective Birth Cohort Study in Finland by Karvonen, A M, Lampi, J, Keski-Nisula, L, Auvinen, J, Toppila-Salmi, S, Järvelin, M, Pekkanen, J

“…The farm environment, especially contact with farm animals in early childhood, may prevent allergic sensitization during adulthood. However, prospective…”
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Paper towel test as independently self‐administered to quantify cough‐related urine loss: Compliance and comparisons with survey‐only data in SWAN by Miller, Janis M., Hood, Michelle M., Karvonen‐Gutierrez, Carrie A., Richards‐McCullough, Kerry C., Harlow, Sioban D.

“…Aims The epidemiologic Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) includes urinary incontinence (UI) questionnaire items. We introduced an independently…”
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