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Disparities in insecurity, social support, and family relationships in association with poor mental health among US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic by Zhu, Kexin, Wang, Siyi, Yue, Yihua, Smith, Beth A., Zhang, Zuo-Feng, Freudenheim, Jo L., Niu, Zhongzheng, Zhang, Joanne, Smith, Ella, Ye, Joshua, Cao, Ying, Zhang, Jie, Hennessy, Dwight A., Lei, Lijian, Mu, Lina

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health. Identifying risk factors and susceptible subgroups will guide efforts to address mental…”
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Carotid Artery Wall Echogenicity Measured by Gray Scale Median of the Intima-Media Complex From Childhood to Young Adulthood by Guo, Fangqi, Chen, Xinci, Niu, Zhongzheng, Karim, Roksana, Gauderman, W James, McConnell, Rob, Yan, Mingzhu, Whitfield, Lora, Li, Yanjie, Bastain, Theresa M, Breton, Carrie V, Hodis, Howard N, Farzan, Shohreh F

“…Echogenicity of the carotid arterial wall, measured by gray scale median of the intima-media complex (IM-GSM), is a novel subclinical atherosclerosis marker…”
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Potential pathways by which maternal second-hand smoke exposure during pregnancy causes full-term low birth weight by Niu, Zhongzheng, Xie, Chuanbo, Wen, Xiaozhong, Tian, Fuying, Yuan, Shixin, Jia, Deqin, Chen, Wei-Qing

“…It is well documented that maternal exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) during pregnancy causes low birth weight (LBW), but its mechanism remains unknown. This…”
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Prenatal exposures to organophosphate ester metabolite mixtures and children’s neurobehavioral outcomes in the MADRES pregnancy cohort by Hernandez-Castro, Ixel, Eckel, Sandrah P, Howe, Caitlin G, Niu, Zhongzheng, Kannan, Kurunthachalam, Robinson, Morgan, Foley, Helen B, Yang, Tingyu, Vigil, Mario J, Chen, Xinci, Grubbs, Brendan, Lerner, Deborah, Lurvey, Nathana, Al-Marayati, Laila, Habre, Rima, Dunton, Genevieve F, Farzan, Shohreh F, Aung, Max T, Breton, Carrie V, Bastain, Theresa M

“…Abstract Background Evidence suggests organophosphate esters (OPEs) are neurotoxic; however, the epidemiological literature remains scarce. We investigated…”
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Identifying pre-conception and pre-natal periods in which ambient air pollution exposure affects fetal growth in the predominately Hispanic MADRES cohort by Peterson, Alicia K, Habre, Rima, Niu, Zhongzheng, Amin, Monica, Yang, Tingyu, Eckel, Sandrah P, Farzan, Shohreh F, Lurmann, Fred, Pavlovic, Nathan, Grubbs, Brendan H, Walker, Daphne, Al-Marayati, Laila A, Grant, Edward, Lerner, Deborah, Bastain, Theresa M, Breton, Carrie V

“…It is well documented that persons of color experience disproportionate exposure to environmental contaminants, including air pollution, and have poorer…”
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Perceived Stress From Childhood to Adulthood and Cardiometabolic End Points in Young Adulthood: An 18-Year Prospective Study by Guo, Fangqi, Chen, Xinci, Howland, Steve, Danza, Phoebe, Niu, Zhongzheng, Gauderman, W James, Habre, Rima, McConnell, Rob, Yan, Mingzhu, Whitfield, Lora, Li, Yanjie, Hodis, Howard N, Breton, Carrie V, Bastain, Theresa M, Farzan, Shohreh F

“…We investigated how childhood-to-adulthood perceived stress patterns predict adult cardiometabolic risk. This study included 276 participants from the Southern…”
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Psychosocial Adjustment as a Mediator in the Relationship between Childhood Exposure to Maternal Depression and Subsequent BMI and Overweight Risk by Niu, Lijie, Hanson, Skylar, Preciado-Becerra, Juanita, Eskandarani, Abdulaziz, Lei, Xiaomeng, Le, Mi, Niu, Zhongzheng, Xie, Bin

“…This study investigated the correlation between early exposure to maternal depression (from 1 month to Grade 3) and the body mass index (BMI) and potential for…”
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Tissue differences in DNA methylation changes at AHRR in full term low birth weight in maternal blood, placenta and cord blood in Chinese by Tian, Fu-Ying, Hivert, Marie-France, Wen, Xiaozhong, Xie, Chuanbo, Niu, Zhongzheng, Fan, Lijun, Gillman, Matthew W, Chen, Wei-Qing

“…Abstract Introduction Very few study addressed the relationship between Aryl-hydrocarbon receptor repressor ( AHRR ) DNA methylation and low birth weight,…”
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Comparison of secondhand smoke exposure measures during pregnancy in the development of a clinical prediction model for small-for-gestational-age among non-smoking Chinese pregnant women by Xie, Chuanbo, Wen, Xiaozhong, Niu, Zhongzheng, Ding, Peng, Liu, Tao, He, Yanhui, Lin, Jianmiao, Yuan, Shixin, Guo, Xiaoling, Jia, Deqin, Chen, Weiqing

“…ObjectiveTo compare predictive values of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) by different measures for secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure during pregnancy and to…”
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Placental surface area mediates the association between FGFR2 methylation in placenta and full-term low birth weight in girls by Tian, Fu-Ying, Wang, Xi-Meng, Xie, Chuanbo, Zhao, Bo, Niu, Zhongzheng, Fan, Lijun, Hivert, Marie-France, Chen, Wei-Qing

“…Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 ( ) gene encodes a protein of the fibroblast growth factor receptor family. gene expression is associated with the…”
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Plasma D-dimer Can Effectively Predict the Prospective Occurrence of Ascites in Advanced Schistosomiasis Japonica Patients by Wu, Xiaoying, Ren, Jianwei, Gao, Zulu, Xu, Yun, Xie, Huiqun, Li, Tingfang, Cheng, Yanhua, Hu, Fei, Liu, Hongyun, Gong, Zhihong, Liang, Jinyi, Shen, Jia, Liu, Zhen, Wu, Feng, Sun, Xi, Niu, Zhongzheng, Ning, An

“…China still has more than 30,000 patients of advanced schistosomiasis while new cases being reported consistently. D-dimer is a fibrin degradation product. As…”
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Association of periodontitis with leukocyte telomere length in US adults: A cross‐sectional analysis of NHANES 1999 to 2002 by Song, Weihong, Yang, Jianzhen, Niu, Zhongzheng

“…Background This study examines the association of periodontitis with telomere length (TL) and effect modification by population characteristics. Methods We…”
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Meta-Analysis on Associations of Timing of Maternal Smoking Cessation Before and During Pregnancy With Childhood Overweight and Obesity by Perkins, Jacob, Re, Tyler, Ong, Sherry, Niu, Zhongzheng, Wen, Xiaozhong

“…Abstract Introduction There is a lack of comprehensive review on associations of maternal smoking cessation (versus nonsmokers) with childhood overweight and…”
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Personal exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEXs) mixture and telomere length: a cross-sectional study of the general US adult population by Niu, Zhongzheng, Wen, Xiaozhong, Wang, Meng, Tian, Lili, Mu, Lina

“…Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEXs) are a group of aromatic air pollutants from fossil fuels. There is no research on associations of the BTEXs…”
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Adverse Birth Outcomes and Birth Telomere Length: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Niu, Zhongzheng, Li, Karen, Xie, Chuanbo, Wen, Xiaozhong

“…To synthesize previous findings on the difference in birth telomere length between newborns with and without intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) or with and…”
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Low-level exposure to lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium, and blood pressure among 8-17-year-old participants of the 2009–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Desai, Gauri, Niu, Zhongzheng, Luo, Wei, Frndak, Seth, Shaver, Amy L., Kordas, Katarzyna

“…Dysregulation of systolic, diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP), and pulse pressure (PP) in children may predict elevated blood pressure (BP) in adulthood…”
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Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: Perspectives and challenges by Niu, Zhongzheng, Mohazzab-Hosseinian, Sahra, Breton, Carrie V.

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Exposure to metal mixtures and telomere length in Bangladeshi children by Farzan, Shohreh F, Niu, Zhongzheng, Guo, Fangqi, Shahriar, Mohammad, Kibriya, Muhammad G, Jasmine, Farzana, Sarwar, Golam, Jackson, Brian P, Ahsan, Habibul, Argos, Maria

“…Telomere length is associated with chronic diseases and in younger populations, may represent a biomarker of disease susceptibility. As growing evidence…”
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Abstract P201: Early Life Exposure To Environmental Tobacco Smoke And Cardiometabolic Diseases In Middle Age: A 4-decade Follow-up Study Of The Collaborative Perinatal Project by Niu, Zhongzheng, Mu, Lina, Buka, Stephen, Loucks, Eric, Kubzansky, Laura, Wang, Meng, Tian, Lili, Wen, Xiaozhong

“…IntroductionEnvironmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a major source of indoor air pollution and has been associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risks. There…”
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Adverse Birth Outcomes and Birth Telomere Length: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Niu, Zhongzheng, Li, Karen, Xie, Chuanbo, Wen, Xiaozhong

“…(Abstracted from J Pediatr 2019;215:64–74) Fetal growth restriction (FGR) and preterm birth are associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality during…”
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