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Medicine, General & Internal
Zhanghang Zhu, Zongming Yang, Lisha Xu, Yonghao Wu, Luhua Yu, Peng Shen, Hongbo Lin, Liming Shui, Mengling Tang, Mingjuan Jin, Jianbing Wang, Kun Chen
Summary: This population cohort study found that long-term exposure to neighborhoods with higher walkability and residential greenness was associated with a lower risk of incident fracture. Furthermore, the association between greenness and fracture was stronger in more walkable areas.
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Environmental Sciences
Nelly D. Saenen, Tim S. Nawrot, Pauline Hautekiet, Congrong Wang, Harry A. Roels, Payam Dadvand, Michelle Plusquin, Esmee M. Bijnens
Summary: In this study, we found a positive association between surrounding green space at the residence and cognitive performance of schoolchildren. These results highlight the importance of building attractive green spaces in the residential environment for healthy cognitive development in children, especially when considering air pollution exposure.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ji-Young Son, M. Benjamin Sabath, Kevin J. Lane, Marie Lynn Miranda, Francesca Dominici, Qian Di, Joel Schwartz, Michelle L. Bell
Summary: This study found that individuals living in low socioeconomic status and high greenness areas had lower associations between PM2.5 exposure and mortality. Multiple aspects of disparity factors and their interactions may affect health disparities from air pollution exposures.
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Environmental Sciences
Luhua Yu, Tiezheng Li, Zongming Yang, Xinhan Zhang, Lisha Xu, Yonghao Wu, Zhebin Yu, Peng Shen, Hongbo Lin, Liming Shui, Mengling Tang, Mingjuan Jin, Kun Chen, Jianbing Wang
Summary: Exposure to residential greenness is associated with a lower risk of diabetes, particularly among older individuals.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jean Simos
Summary: This article presents research on the association between long-term exposure to green spaces and mortality from neuro-degenerative diseases among the elderly population. It also examines the potential role of air pollution and social factors, and addresses methodological issues in measuring exposure to green spaces.
ENVIRONNEMENT RISQUES & SANTE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Jian Hou, Xiaotian Liu, Tantan Zuo, Runqi Tu, Xiaokang Dong, Ruiying Li, Mingming Pan, Ruoling Chen, Shanshan Yin, Kai Hu, Zhenxing Mao, Wenqian Huo, Yuming Guo, Shanshan Li, Gongbo Chen, Chongjian Wang
Summary: This study indicates that long-term exposure to air pollutants such as PM1, PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 is positively related to advanced fibrosis, while residential greenness represented by EVI is negatively related. Additionally, the study finds that the negative association between residential greenness and advanced fibrosis decreases with higher levels of air pollutants.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Jing Zheng, Jess E. Reynolds, Madison Long, Curtis Ostertag, Tyler Pollock, Max Hamilton, Jeff F. Dunn, Jiaying Liu, Jonathan Martin, Melody Grohs, Bennett Landman, Yuankai Huo, Deborah Dewey, Deborah Kurrasch, Catherine Lebel
Summary: Prenatal exposure to BPA may have some impacts on brain structure, especially in regions such as inferior frontal gyrus, superior occipital gyrus, and postcentral gyrus.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Anton Tokariev, Victoria C. Oberlander, Mari Videman, Sampsa Vanhatalo
Summary: The effects of maternal SRI medication on infants' early neurodevelopment, specifically cortical frequency-specific and cross-frequency interactions, were studied. The study found that the sleep-related dynamics of PPC networks were affected by in utero SRI exposure, but these alterations did not correlate to later neurocognitive development. Phase-amplitude coupling was found to be suppressed in SRI infants and was linked to their neurocognitive outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Huixun Jia, Huihuan Luo, Zhenyu Wu, Xia Meng, Lina Zhang, Weiting Hu, Kexin Yu, Renjie Chen, Xiaodong Sun
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether long-term exposure to residential greenness was beneficial to Diabetic retinopathy (DR). Data from a large-scale screening survey conducted in 129 cities of 27 provincial regions of China from 2018 to 2021 were used. The study found that residential greenness was inversely associated with the prevalence of DR, with a 10% decrease in DR prevalence for every 0.1 increment in NDVI.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ruiying Li, Gongbo Chen, Mingming Pan, Xiaoyu Hou, Ning Kang, Ruoling Chen, Yinghao Yuchi, Wei Liao, Xiaotian Liu, Zhenxing Mao, Wenqian Huo, Yuming Guo, Shanshan Li, Chongjian Wang, Jian Hou
Summary: Long-term exposure to high concentrations of ambient ozone and low residential greenness is associated with decreased molecular biomarkers of aging. Increased residential greenness may attenuate the adverse effects of ambient ozone exposure on aging.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lauren Pinault, Tanya Christidis, Olaniyan Toyib, Dan L. Crouse
Summary: Residential greenness in urban areas of Canada varies across socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, with immigrants, lower-income households, and tenants having lower levels of greenness, while White non-immigrants and higher-income households have higher levels. These inequalities in greenness may contribute to health disparities in the Canadian population.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ji-Young Son, Hayon Michelle Choi, Marie Lynn Miranda, Michelle L. Bell
Summary: Exposure to heat during pregnancy increases the risk of preterm birth, especially in urbanized areas, low SES, or in the Coastal Plain. There is also a significant preterm birth-heat risk in areas with low greenness in urbanized areas. Heat waves did not show significantly positive associations with preterm birth.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lulu Wang, Gongbo Chen, Jian Hou, Dandan Wei, Pengling Liu, Luting Nie, Keliang Fan, Juan Wang, Qingqing Xu, Yu Song, Mian Wang, Wenqian Huo, Tao Jing, Wenjie Li, Yuming Guo, Chongjian Wang, Zhenxing Mao
Summary: This study found that long-term exposure to ozone and living in areas with more greenery can attenuate the decrease in hormone levels in women. Additionally, participants with moderate or high physical activity levels or lower education levels showed a significant effect of decreased hormone levels due to long-term ozone exposure.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dandan Wei, Shanshan Li, Xue Liu, Li Zhang, Pengling Liu, Keliang Fan, Luting Nie, Lulu Wang, Xiaotian Liu, Jian Hou, Wenqian Huo, Songcheng Yu, Linlin Li, Tao Jing, Xing Li, Wenjie Li, Yuming Guo, Chongjian Wang, Zhenxing Mao
Summary: This study suggested that long-term exposure to PM was positively associated with serum testosterone in males but negatively associated with progesterone levels in both genders. Additionally, positive associations of residential greenness with serum testosterone and progesterone levels were observed, but they were modified by high levels of PM. Furthermore, the estimated effects of residential greenness on testosterone levels were partly mediated by physical activity.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yayuan Mei, Ang Li, Jiaxin Zhao, Quan Zhou, Meiduo Zhao, Jing Xu, Yanbing Li, Kai Li, Qun Xu
Summary: Our study found a positive association between long-term exposure to air pollutants and lipid markers. Inflammation may be a potential pathway linking air pollution to lipid metabolism. Moreover, residential greenness may have a beneficial effect on lipid metabolism.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)