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Mercury Exposure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Two U.S. Cohorts by Mozaffarian, Dariush, Shi, Peilin, Morris, J. Steven, Spiegelman, Donna, Grandjean, Philippe, Siscovick, David S, Willett, Walter C, Rimm, Eric B

“…Stored toenail clippings were used to assess mercury exposure in men and women who had had incident cardiovascular events and in matched controls. Participants…”
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Toenail Selenium and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in U.S. Men and Women by PARK, Kyong, RIMM, Eric B, SISCOVICK, David S, SPIEGELMAN, Donna, MANSON, Joann E, MORRIS, J. Steven, HU, Frank B, MOZAFFARIAN, Dariush

“…Compelling biological pathways suggest that selenium (Se) may lower onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but very few studies have evaluated this…”
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A Prospective Study of Toenail Trace Element Levels and Risk of Skin Cancer by Matthews, Natalie H, Koh, Michelle, Li, Wen-Qing, Li, Tricia, Willett, Walter C, Stampfer, Meir J, Christiani, David C, Morris, J Steven, Qureshi, Abrar A, Cho, Eunyoung

“…Few epidemiologic studies have investigated trace element exposure and skin cancer risk. Toenail levels of mercury, selenium, chromium, iron, and zinc were…”
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Toenail Chromium Concentration and Metabolic Syndrome among Korean Adults by Son, Jakyung, Morris, J Steven, Park, Kyong

“…Although in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that chromium has protective effects against metabolic diseases, few studies have examined this association in…”
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Magnesium intake and incidence of metabolic syndrome among young adults by KA HE, KIANG LIU, DAVIGLUS, Martha L, MORRIS, Steven J, LORIA, Catherine M, VAN HORN, Linda, JACOBS, David R, SAVAGE, Peter J

“…Studies suggest that magnesium intake may be inversely related to risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus and that higher intake of magnesium may…”
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Methylmercury Exposure and Incident Diabetes in U.S. Men and Women in Two Prospective Cohorts by MOZAFFARIAN, Dariush, PEILIN SHI, STEVEN MORRIS, J, GRANDJEAN, Philippe, SISCOVICK, David S, SPIEGELMAN, Donna, HU, Frank B

“…Emerging in vitro and animal evidence suggests that methylmercury could increase type 2 diabetes, but little evidence exists in humans. We aimed to…”
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Mercury Exposure and Risk of Hypertension in US Men and Women in 2 Prospective Cohorts by Mozaffarian, Dariush, Shi, Peilin, Morris, J Steven, Grandjean, Philippe, Siscovick, David S, Spiegelman, Donna, Willett, Walter C, Rimm, Eric B, Curhan, Gary C, Forman, John P

“…Cross-sectional studies and animal experiments suggest that methylmercury exposure could increase the risk of hypertension. This relationship has not been…”
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Diet and toenail arsenic concentrations in a New Hampshire population with arsenic-containing water by Cottingham, Kathryn L, Karimi, Roxanne, Gruber, Joann F, Zens, M Scot, Sayarath, Vicki, Folt, Carol L, Punshon, Tracy, Steven Morris, J, Karagas, Margaret R

“…BACKGROUND: Limited data exist on the contribution of dietary sources of arsenic to an individual’s total exposure, particularly in populations with exposure…”
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Mercury and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men by Yoshizawa, Kazuko, Rimm, Eric B, Morris, J. Steven, Spate, Vickie L, Hsieh, Chung-cheng, Spiegelman, Donna, Stampfer, Meir J, Willett, Walter C

“…This nested case–control study of a cohort comprising dentists and other health professionals assessed the association between toenail mercury levels and the…”
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Association of selenium, tocopherols, carotenoids, retinol, and 15-isoprostane F₂t in serum or urine with prostate cancer risk: the multiethnic cohort by Gill, Jasmeet K, Franke, Adrian A, Steven Morris, J, Cooney, Robert V, Wilkens, Lynne R, Le Marchand, Loic, Goodman, Marc T, Henderson, Brian E, Kolonel, Laurence N

“…Objective We examine the association of antioxidants and 15-isoprostane F₂t with risk of prostate cancer. Methods We conducted a nested case-control study of…”
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Association of Plasma Micronutrient Levels and Urinary Isoprostane with Risk of Lung Cancer: The Multiethnic Cohort Study by EPPLEIN, Meira, FRANKE, Adrian A, COONEY, Robert V, MORRIS, J. Steven, WILKENS, Lynne R, GOODMAN, Marc T, MURPHY, Suzanne P, HENDERSON, Brian E, KOLONEL, Laurence N, LE MARCHAND, Loic

“…Although smoking is the primary risk factor for lung cancer, there is evidence to suggest that fruit and vegetable intake are important cofactors. The present…”
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Incidence of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder and Arsenic Exposure in New Hampshire by Karagas, Margaret R., Tosteson, Tor D., Morris, J. Steven, Demidenko, Eugene, Mott, Leila A., Heaney, John, Schned, Alan

“…Objective: Arsenic is a known bladder carcinogen and populations exposed to high arsenic levels in their water supply have reported elevated bladder cancer…”
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Associations of Toenail Selenium Levels With Inflammatory Biomarkers of Fibrinogen, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, and Interleukin-6 by Xun, Pengcheng, Liu, Kiang, Steven Morris, J., Daviglus, Martha L., Stevens, June, Jacobs, David R., He, Ka

“…The authors examined the associations of toenail selenium levels with blood concentrations of fibrinogen, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and…”
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Study of Prediagnostic Selenium Level in Toenails and the Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer by Yoshizawa, Kazuko, Willett, Walter C., Morris, Steven J., Stampfer, Meir J., Spiegelman, Donna, Rimm, Eric B., Giovannucci, Edward

“…Background: In a recent randomized intervention trial, the risk of prostate cancer for men receiving a daily supplement of 200 µg selenium was one third of…”
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Demographic and lifestyle factors and selenium levels in men and women in the U.S by Park, K., Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea, Rimm, Eric, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA, Siscovick, David, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, Spiegelman, Donna, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA, Morris, J. Steven, University of Missouri Research Reactor, Columbia, MO and Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO, USA, Mozaffarian, Dariush, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

“…Selenium is an antioxidant trace element linked to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Although diet is a major source, relatively little else is known about…”
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Prostate cancer risk and DNA damage: translational significance of selenium supplementation in a canine model by Waters, David J., Shen, Shuren, Glickman, Lawrence T., Cooley, Dawn M., Bostwick, David G., Qian, Junqi, Combs, Gerald F., Morris, J. Steven

“…Daily supplementation with the essential trace mineral selenium significantly reduced prostate cancer risk in men in the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer…”
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Toenail mercury levels positively correlate with obesity and abdominal obesity among Korean adults by Jeon, Jimin, Morris, J. Steven, Park, Kyong

“…Although previous studies have shown that short-term exposure to mercury is associated with obesity, it should be noted that mercury is not easily released and…”
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Lower Toenail Chromium in Men With Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Compared With Healthy Men by RAJPATHAK, Swapnil, RIMM, Eric B, LI, Tricia, MORRIS, J. Steven, STAMPFER, Meir J, WILLETT, Walter C, HU, Frank B

“…Lower Toenail Chromium in Men With Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Compared With Healthy Men Swapnil Rajpathak , MBBS, D DIAB, MPH 1 2 , Eric B. Rimm , SCD…”
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Measurement of low levels of arsenic exposure: a comparison of water and toenail concentrations by Karagas, M R, Tosteson, T D, Blum, J, Klaue, B, Weiss, J E, Stannard, V, Spate, V, Morris, J S

“…A study was conducted to evaluate toenail arsenic concentrations as a biologic marker of drinking water arsenic exposure. Study subjects were controls in a US…”
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Prostatic response to supranutritional selenium supplementation: comparison of the target tissue potency of selenomethionine vs. selenium-yeast on markers of prostatic homeostasis by Waters, David J, Shen, Shuren, Kengeri, Seema S, Chiang, Emily C, Combs, Jr, Gerald F, Morris, J Steven, Bostwick, David G

“…Prostate cancer is the product of dysregulated homeostasis within the aging prostate. Supplementation with selenium in the form of selenized yeast (Se-yeast)…”
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