Search Results - "Schernhammer, E. S."

A Review of Data of Findings on Night Shift Work and the Development of DM and CVD Events: a Synthesis of the Proposed Molecular Mechanisms by Strohmaier, S., Devore, E. E., Zhang, Y., Schernhammer, E. S.

“…Purpose of Review Night shift work has become highly prevalent in our 24/7 societies, with up to 18% of the US work force working alternate shift schedules…”
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Nightshift work and fracture risk: the Nurses' Health Study by Feskanich, D, Hankinson, S. E, Schernhammer, E. S

“…Summary Nightshift work suppresses melatonin production and has been associated with an increased risk of major diseases including hormonally related tumors…”
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Autoimmune disease and risk for Parkinson disease: A population-based case-control study by RUGBJERG, K, FRIIS, S, RITZ, B, SCHERNHAMMER, E. S, KORBO, L, OLSEN, J. H

“…Inflammatory mediators are increased in autoimmune diseases and may activate microglia and might cause an inflammatory state and degeneration of dopaminergic…”
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Drivers of Infectious Disease Seasonality: Potential Implications for COVID-19 by Kronfeld-Schor, N., Stevenson, T. J., Nickbakhsh, S., Schernhammer, E. S., Dopico, X. C., Dayan, T., Martinez, M., Helm, B.

“…Not 1 year has passed since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019…”
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Dietary folate, alcohol and B vitamins in relation to LINE-1 hypomethylation in colon cancer by Schernhammer, Eva S, Giovannucci, Edward, Kawasaki, Takako, Rosner, Bernard, Fuchs, Charles S, Ogino, Shuji

“…Although critical for methylation reactions, how dietary folate and B vitamins affect global DNA methylation level in colorectal cancers is currently unknown…”
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Melatonin and cancer risk: does light at night compromise physiologic cancer protection by lowering serum melatonin levels? by SCHERNHAMMER, E. S, SCHULMEISTER, K

“…The suprachiasmatic nuclei in the hypothalamus, one of the most important physiological determinants of alertness and performance, drive a circadian pacemaker…”
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Night-Shift Work and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study by Schernhammer, Eva S., Laden, Francine, Speizer, Frank E., Willett, Walter C., Hunter, David J., Kawachi, Ichiro, Fuchs, Charles S., Colditz, Graham A.

“…Exposure to light at night suppresses the physiologic production of melatonin, a hormone that has antiproliferative effects on intestinal cancers. Although…”
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Rotating Night Shifts and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women Participating in the Nurses' Health Study by Schernhammer, Eva S., Laden, Francine, Speizer, Frank E., Willett, Walter C., Hunter, David J., Kawachi, Ichiro, Colditz, Graham A.

“…Background: Melatonin shows potential oncostatic action, and light exposure during night suppresses melatonin production. There is little information, however,…”
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Time trends of the prevalence of asthma and allergic disease in Austrian children by Schernhammer, E. S., Vutuc, C., Waldhör, T., Haidinger, G.

“…After a substantial increase in the prevalence of atopic disease in Europe, recent studies indicate that a plateau has been reached. However, variation across…”
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Reducing nighttime light exposure in the urban environment to benefit human health and society by Zielinska-Dabkowska, K M, Schernhammer, E S, Hanifin, J P, Brainard, G C

“…Nocturnal light pollution can have profound effects on humans and other organisms. Recent research indicates that nighttime outdoor lighting is increasing…”
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Circulating insulin-like growth factor axis and the risk of pancreatic cancer in four prospective cohorts by WOLPIN, B. M, MICHAUD, D. S, FUCHS, C. S, GIOVANNUCCI, E. L, SCHERNHAMMER, E. S, STAMPFER, M. J, MANSON, J. E, COCHRANE, B. B, ROHAN, T. E, MA, J, POLLAK, M. N

“…Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I induces growth in pancreatic cancer cells and blockade of the IGF-I receptor has antitumour activity. The association of…”
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A randomized controlled trial of oral melatonin supplementation and breast cancer biomarkers by Schernhammer, E. S., Giobbie-Hurder, A., Gantman, K., Savoie, J., Scheib, R., Parker, L. M., Chen, W. Y.

“…We examined compliance with and the effects of melatonin supplementation on breast cancer biomarkers (estradiol, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1),…”
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Cholecystectomy and the risk for developing colorectal cancer and distal colorectal adenomas by SCHERNHAMMER, E. S, LEITZMANN, M. F, MICHAUD, D. S, SPEIZER, F. E, GIOVANNUCCI, E, COLDITZ, G. A, FUCHS, C. S

“…Earlier work describes a modest association between cholecystectomy and the risk of colorectal cancer. We conducted a prospective study of 85 184 women, 36-61…”
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Ecological measurements of light exposure, activity and circadian disruption by Miller, D., Bierman, A., Figueiro, MG, Schernhammer, ES, Rea, MS

“…In humans, circadian rhythms have an average period of 24.2 hours. The 24-hour patterns of light and dark on the retina synchronise circadian rhythms to the…”
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A prospective study of aspirin use and the risk of pancreatic cancer in women by SCHERNHAMMER, Eva S, KANG, Jae-Hee, CHAN, Andrew T, MICHAUD, Dominique S, SKINNER, Halcyon G, GIOVAMMUCCI, Edward, COLDITZ, Graham A, FUCHS, Charles S

“…In vitro experiments and limited animal studies suggest that aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may inhibit pancreatic carcinogenesis. Because…”
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Job stress and breast cancer risk: The Nurses' Health study by SCHERNHAMMER, Eva S, HANKINSON, Susan E, ROSNER, Bernard, KROENKE, Candyce H, WILLETT, Walter C, COLDITZ, Graham A, KAWACHI, Ichiro

“…Workers tend to perceive certain features of their jobs as harmful to health and are alert to associations between job stress and health outcomes, but few…”
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Rotating Night-Shift Work and Lung Cancer Risk Among Female Nurses in the United States by SCHERNHAMMER, Eva S, FESKANICH, Diane, GEYU LIANG, JIALI HAN

“…The risk of lung cancer among night-shift workers is unknown. Over 20 years of follow-up (1988-2008), we documented 1,455 incident lung cancers among 78,612…”
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Rotating Night Shift Work and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke by Brown, Devin L., Feskanich, Diane, Sánchez, Brisa N., Rexrode, Kathryn M., Schernhammer, Eva S., Lisabeth, Lynda D.

“…Rotating night shift work disrupts circadian rhythms and is associated with coronary heart disease. The relation between rotating night shift work and ischemic…”
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Maternal rotating night shift work before pregnancy and offspring stress markers by Strohmaier, S., Devore, E.E., Huang, T., Vetter, C., Eliassen, A.H., Rosner, B., Okereke, O.I., Austin, S.B., Schernhammer, E.S.

“…Recent studies suggest an intergenerational influence of stress such that maternal exposure even before pregnancy could impact offspring health outcomes later…”
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Work Characteristics and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Women by Kroenke, Candyce H., Spiegelman, Donna, Manson, JoAnn, Schernhammer, Eva S., Colditz, Graham A., Kawachi, Ichiro

“…The authors prospectively investigated associations between potentially stressful work characteristics and type 2 diabetes incidence in 62,574 young and…”
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