Search Results - "Universitat Pompeu Fabra"

Long-term exposure to residential green and blue spaces and anxiety and depression in adults: A cross-sectional study by Gascon, Mireia, Sánchez-Benavides, Gonzalo, Dadvand, Payam, Martínez, David, Gramunt, Nina, Gotsens, Xavier, Cirach, Marta, Vert, Cristina, Molinuevo, José Luis, Crous-Bou, Marta, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark

“…Although exposure to natural outdoor environments has been consistently associated with improved perceived general health, available evidence on a protective…”
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The association between exposure to environmental factors and the occurrence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A population-based retrospective cohort study by Saez, Marc, Barceló, Maria A., Farrerons, Mònica, López-Casasnovas, Guillem

“…A number of factors contribute to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and although they are not fully known, the occurrence of ADHD seems to be a…”
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Performance of low-cost monitors to assess household air pollution by Curto, A., Donaire-Gonzalez, D., Barrera-Gómez, J., Marshall, J.D., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Wellenius, G.A., Tonne, C.

“…Exposure to household air pollution is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. However, due to the lack of validated low-cost monitors with…”
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Short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and ischemic stroke onset in Barcelona, Spain by Vivanco-Hidalgo, Rosa Maria, Wellenius, Gregory A., Basagaña, Xavier, Cirach, Marta, González, Alejandra Gómez, Ceballos, Pablo de, Zabalza, Ana, Jiménez-Conde, Jordi, Soriano-Tarraga, Carolina, Giralt-Steinhauer, Eva, Alastuey, Andrés, Querol, Xavier, Sunyer, Jordi, Roquer, Jaume

“…To assess the relationship between short-term exposure to outdoor ambient air pollutants (fine particulate matter [PM2.5] and black carbon [BC]), ischemic…”
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Electronic Cigarette Use in 12 European Countries: Results From the TackSHS Survey by Gallus, Silvano, Lugo, Alessandra, Stival, Chiara, Cerrai, Sonia, Clancy, Luke, Filippidis, Filippos T., Gorini, Giuseppe, Lopez, Maria José, López-Nicolás, Ángel, Molinaro, Sabrina, Odone, Anna, Soriano, Joan B., Tigova, Olena, Piet A. van den Brandt, Vardavas, Constantine I., Fernandez, Esteve, Investigators, the TackSHS Project

“…Background: Limited data on electronic cigarette prevalence, patterns, and settings of use are available from several European countries.Methods: Within the…”
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Generation of rationally-designed nerve growth factor (NGF) variants with receptor specificity by Carleton, Laura A., Chakravarthy, Reka, van der Sloot, Almer M., Mnich, Katarzyna, Serrano, Luis, Samali, Afshin, Gorman, Adrienne M.

“…Nerve growth factor (NGF) is the prototypic member of the neurotrophin family and binds two receptors, TrkA and the 75 kDa neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR),…”
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Residential radon exposure and risk of incident hematologic malignancies in the Cancer Prevention Study-II Nutrition Cohort by Teras, Lauren R., Diver, W. Ryan, Turner, Michelle C., Krewski, Daniel, Sahar, Liora, Ward, Elizabeth, Gapstur, Susan M.

“…Dosimetric models show that radon, an established cause of lung cancer, delivers a non-negligible dose of alpha radiation to the bone marrow, as well as to…”
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Prenatal exposure to mercury and longitudinally assessed fetal growth: Relation and effect modifiers by Ballester, Ferran, Iñiguez, Carmen, Murcia, Mario, Guxens, Mònica, Basterretxea, Mikel, Rebagliato, Marisa, Vioque, Jesús, Lertxundi, Aitana, Fernandez-Somoano, Ana, Tardon, Adonina, Sunyer, Jordi, Llop, Sabrina

“…Prenatal mercury exposure has been related to reductions in anthropometry at birth. Levels of mercury have been reported as being relatively elevated in the…”
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Oil extraction in the Amazon basin and exposure to metals in indigenous populations by O’Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina, Flores, Juan A., Lizárraga, Pilar, Okamoto, Tami, Papoulias, Diana M., Barclay, Federica, Orta-Martínez, Martí, Kogevinas, Manolis, Astete, John

“…Most oil extraction areas in the Peruvian Amazon are within indigenous territories. Poor environmental practices have exposed the indigenous population to…”
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First evidences of Amazonian wildlife feeding on petroleum-contaminated soils: A new exposure route to petrogenic compounds? by Orta-Martínez, Martí, Rosell-Melé, Antoni, Cartró-Sabaté, Mar, O’Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina, Moraleda-Cibrián, Núria, Mayor, Pedro

“…Videos recorded with infrared camera traps placed in petroleum contaminated areas of the Peruvian Amazon have shown that four wildlife species, the most…”
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Urban upbringing and childhood respiratory and allergic conditions: A multi-country holistic study by Tischer, Christina, Dadvand, Payam, Basagana, Xavier, Fuertes, Elaine, Bergström, Anna, Gruzieva, Olena, Melen, Erik, Berdel, Dietrich, Heinrich, Joachim, Koletzko, Sibylle, Markevych, Iana, Standl, Marie, Sugiri, Dorothea, Cirugeda, Lourdes, Estarlich, Marisa, Fernández-Somoano, Ana, Ferrero, Amparo, Ibarlueza, Jesus, Lertxundi, Aitana, Tardón, Adonina, Sunyer, Jordi, Anto, Josep M.

“…We integratively assessed the effect of different indoor and outdoor environmental exposures early in life on respiratory and allergic health conditions among…”
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The acute effects of ultraviolet radiation on the blood transcriptome are independent of plasma 25OHD{sub 3} by Bustamante, Mariona, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Hernandez-Ferrer, Carles, Sarria, Yaris, Harrison, Graham I., Nonell, Lara, Kang, Wenjing, Friedländer, Marc R., Estivill, Xavier, González, Juan R., Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Young, Antony R.

“…The molecular basis of many health outcomes attributed to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that they may originate from…”
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Validity of self-reported indicators to assess secondhand smoke exposure in the home by Arechavala, Teresa, Continente, Xavier, Pérez-Ríos, Mónica, Fernández, Esteve, Cortés-Francisco, Núria, Schiaffino, Anna, Centrich, Francesc, Muñoz, Glòria, López, María José

“…Questionnaires are widely used to assess secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. However, the validity of self-reported SHS exposure indicators has been rarely…”
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Relationship Between Radiation-Induced Apoptosis of T Lymphocytes and Chronic Toxicity in Patients With Prostate Cancer Treated by Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Study by Foro, Palmira, MD, PhD, Algara, Manuel, MD, PhD, Lozano, Joan, MD, Rodriguez, Nuria, MD, PhD, Sanz, Xavier, MD, Torres, Erica, Carles, Joan, MD, PhD, Reig, Anna, MD, Membrive, Ismael, MD, Quera, Jaume, MD, Fernandez-Velilla, Enric, MD, Pera, Oscar, MD, Lacruz, Marti, MD, Bellosillo, Beatriz, PhD

“…Purpose To assess the correlation of radiation-induced apoptosis in vitro of CD4 and CD8 T lymphocytes with late toxicity of prostate cancer patients treated…”
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Self-rated health and chronic conditions are associated with blood concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in the general population of Catalonia, Spain by Gasull, Magda, Pallarès, Natàlia, Salcedo, Natalia, Pumarega, José, Alonso, Jordi, Porta, Miquel

“…Self-rated health (SRH) is a powerful predictor of mortality, morbidity, and need for health services. SRH generally increases with educational level, and…”
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Estimating Preferences for Treatments in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer by Ávila, Mónica, MPH, Becerra, Virginia, MPH, Guedea, Ferran, MD, PhD, Suárez, José Francisco, MD, Fernandez, Pablo, MD, Macías, Víctor, MD, PhD, Mariño, Alfonso, MD, Hervás, Asunción, MD, PhD, Herruzo, Ismael, MD, PhD, Ortiz, María José, MD, PhD, Ponce de León, Javier, MD, PhD, Sancho, Gemma, MD, PhD, Cunillera, Oriol, MSc, Pardo, Yolanda, PhD, Cots, Francesc, PhD, Ferrer, Montse, MD, PhD

“…Purpose Studies of patients' preferences for localized prostate cancer treatments have assessed radical prostatectomy and external radiation therapy, but none…”
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Predictors of Acute Esophagitis in Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Concurrent Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy by Rodríguez, Núria, M.D, Algara, Manuel, M.D., Ph.D, Foro, Palmira, M.D., Ph.D, Lacruz, Marti, M.D, Reig, Anna, M.D, Membrive, Ismael, M.D, Lozano, Joan, M.D, López, José Luis, M.D, Quera, Jaime, M.D, Fernández-Velilla, Enric, M.D, Sanz, Xavier, M.D

“…Purpose To evaluate the risk factors for acute esophagitis (AET) in lung cancer patients treated with concurrent 3D-CRT and chemotherapy. Methods and Materials…”
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{sup 18}F-FDG PET Definition of Gross Tumor Volume for Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer: Is the Tumor Uptake Value-Based Approach Appropriate for Lymph Node Delineation? by Rodriguez, Nuria, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Sanz, Xavier, Trampal, Carlos, Foro, Palmira, Reig, Anna, Lacruz, Marti, Membrive, Ismael, Lozano, Joan, Quera, Jaime, Algara, Manuel

“…Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET) with the glucose analogue [18F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ({sup 18}F-FDG-PET) has been used in radiation treatment…”
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Prevention of Radiochemotherapy-Induced Esophagitis With Glutamine: Results of a Pilot Study by Algara, Manuel, M.D., Ph.D, Rodríguez, Nuria, M.D, Viñals, Pedro, M.D, Lacruz, Martí, M.Sc, Foro, Palmira, M.D., Ph.D, Reig, Anna, M.D, Quera, Jaume, M.Sc, Lozano, Joan, M.D, Fernández-Velilla, Enric, M.Sc, Membrive, Ismael, M.D, Dengra, Josefa, Sanz, Xavier, M.D

“…Purpose To assess the usefulness of oral glutamine to prevent radiochemotherapy-induced esophagitis in patients with lung cancer, and to determine the…”
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Dynamic estimation of three-dimensional cerebrovascular deformation from rotational angiography by Zhang, Chong, Villa-Uriol, Maria-Cruz, De Craene, Mathieu, Pozo, José María, Macho, Juan M., Frangi, Alejandro F.

“…Purpose: The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of detecting and quantifying 3D cerebrovascular wall motion from a single 3D rotational…”
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