Review
Environmental Sciences
Jie Tang, Anthony Chen, Fan He, Martin Shipley, Alan Nevill, Hugh Coe, Zhi Hu, Tao Zhang, Haidong Kan, Eric Brunner, Xuguang Tao, Ruoling Chen
Summary: Two cohort studies in China found a significant association between air pollution and increased risk of dementia, which is supported by a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of 15 population-based cohort studies worldwide. Controlling air pollution and targeting specific pollutants would help reduce dementia globally.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hari S. Iyer, Jaime E. Hart, Melissa R. Fiffer, Elise G. Elliott, Jeff D. Yanosky, Joel D. Kaufman, Robin C. Puett, Francine Laden
Summary: This study examined the associations between multiple particulate matter and gaseous air pollutants and inflammatory cytokines. The findings suggest that these associations are generally weak, and further research is needed to clarify the specific mechanisms.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Stephanie R. Schneider, Kristyn Lee, Guadalupe Santos, Jonathan P. D. Abbatt
Summary: As the climate warms, wildfires are increasing in size and frequency, impacting air quality by elevating concentrations of PM2.5, NO2, and CO. This study established an automated method to identify wildfire-influenced periods in urban areas and found that wildfires have a relatively greater impact on pollutants like CO and NO2 due to decreasing urban baseline concentrations over time.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kuang-Hsi Chang, Chieh-Lin Jerry Teng, Yi-Chao Hsu, Stella Chin-Shaw Tsai, Han-Jie Lin, Tsai-Ling Hsieh, Chih-Hsin Muo, Chung Y. Hsu, Ruey-Hwang Chou
Summary: This study assessed the environmental risk factors of benign brain tumors (BBT) by integrating patients' clinical data and daily air quality data. The results indicated that long-term exposure to air pollutants such as CO, NO2, and PM2.5 may be associated with an increased risk of BBT.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ashlinn K. Quinn, Irene Apewe Adjei, Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise, Oscar Agyei, Ellen Abrafi Boamah-Kaali, Katrin Burkart, Daniel Carrion, Steven N. Chillrud, Carlos F. Gould, Stephaney Gyaase, Darby W. Jack, Seyram Kaali, Patrick L. Kinney, Alison G. Lee, Mohammed Nuhu Mujtaba, Felix Boakye Oppong, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Abena Yawson, Blaire J. Wylie, Kwaku Poku Asante
Summary: This study found associations between maternal exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) during pregnancy and birth outcomes in newborns, with these effects being modified by placental malaria status. The results suggest that even modest reductions in exposure to household air pollution (HAP) among pregnant women could yield substantial public health benefits.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ranjeet S. Sokhi, Vikas Singh, Xavier Querol, Sandro Finardi, Admir Creso Targino, Maria de Fatima Andrade, Radenko Pavlovic, Rebecca M. Garland, Jordi Massague, Shaofei Kong, Alexander Baklanov, Lu Ren, Oksana Tarasova, Greg Carmichael, Vincent-Henri Peuch, Vrinda Anand, Graciela Arbilla, Kaitlin Badali, Gufran Beig, Luis Carlos Belalcazar, Andrea Bolignano, Peter Brimblecombe, Patricia Camacho, Alejandro Casallas, Jean-Pierre Charland, Jason Choi, Eleftherios Chourdakis, Isabelle Coll, Marty Collins, Josef Cyrys, Cleyton Martins da Silva, Alessandro Domenico Di Giosa, Anna Di Leo, Camilo Ferro, Mario Gavidia-Calderon, Amiya Gayen, Alexander Ginzburg, Fabrice Godefroy, Yuri Alexandra Gonzalez, Marco Guevara-Luna, Sk Mafizul Haque, Henno Havenga, Dennis Herod, Urmas Horrak, Tareq Hussein, Sergio Ibarra, Monica Jaimes, Marko Kaasik, Ravindra Khaiwal, Jhoon Kim, Anu Kousa, Jaakko Kukkonen, Markku Kulmala, Joel Kuula, Nathalie La Violette, Guido Lanzani, Xi Liu, Stephanie MacDougall, Patrick M. Manseau, Giada Marchegiani, Brian McDonald, Swasti Vardhan Mishra, Luisa T. Molina, Dennis Mooibroek, Suman Mor, Nicolas Moussiopoulos, Fabio Murena, Jarkko Niemi, Steffen Noe, Thiago Nogueira, Michael Norman, Juan Luis Perez-Camano, Tuukka Petaja, Stuart Piketh, Aditi Rathod, Ken Reid, Armando Retama, Olivia Rivera, Nestor Y. Rojas, Jhojan P. Rojas-Quincho, Roberto San Jose, Odon Sanchez, Rodrigo J. Seguel, Salla Sillanpaa, Yushan Su, Nigel Tapper, Antonio Terrazas, Hilkka Timonen, Domenico Toscano, George Tsegas, Guus J. M. Velders, Christos Vlachokostas, Erika von Schneidemesser, V. P. M. Rajasree, Ravi Yadav, Rasa Zalakeviciute, Miguel Zavala
Summary: This study, coordinated by the WMO/GAW programme, aims to understand the behavior of key air pollutants during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The analysis focuses on changes in air quality in cities across the globe, with decreases observed in NO2 and NOx concentrations correlating with reduced mobility. However, complex signals suggest that sources other than vehicular emissions significantly contributed to the changes in air quality.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ulla Arthur Hvidtfeldt, Jie Chen, Sophia Rodopoulou, Maciej Strak, Kees de Hoogh, Tom Bellander, J. orgen Brandt, Francesco Forastiere, Boel Brynedal, Ole Hertel, Barbara Hoffmann, Klea Katsouyanni, Matthias Ketzel, Karin Leander, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Gabriele Nagel, Goran Pershagen, Debora Rizzuto, Evangelia Samoli, Rina So, Massimo Stafoggia, Anne Tj Onneland, Gudrun Weinmayr, Kathrin Wolf, Emanuel Zitt, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard Hoek, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen
Summary: This study assessed the association between residential exposure to air pollution and multiple myeloma. The results showed no significant association between long-term ambient air pollution exposure and the incidence of multiple myeloma.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yuewei Liu, Jingju Pan, Chuangang Fan, Ruijun Xu, Yaqi Wang, Chang Xu, Shuguang Xie, Hai Zhang, Xiuqing Cui, Zhe Peng, Chunxiang Shi, Yunquan Zhang, Hong Sun, Yun Zhou, Lan Zhang
Summary: Short-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 is associated with increased risk of MI mortality, with NO2 showing a stronger association in older adults.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marion Mortamais, Laure-Anne Gutierrez, Kees de Hoogh, Jie Chen, Danielle Vienneau, Isabelle Carriere, Noemie Letellier, Catherine Helmer, Audrey Gabelle, Thibault Mura, Jordi Sunyer, Tarik Benmarhnia, Benedicte Jacquemin, Claudine Berr
Summary: The study used reliable tools for diagnosing dementia and found that long-term exposure to PM2.5 was associated with an increased incidence of dementia.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Feiby L. Nassan, Anna Kosheleva, Cuicui Wang, Zongli Xu, Qian Di, Weeberb J. Requia, Nicole T. Comfort, Haotian Wu, Louise C. Laurent, Peter DeHoff, Pantel Vokonas, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Joel D. Schwartz
Summary: This study found that air pollution and temperature have significant effects on the peripheral blood microRNA profiles of participants in the Normative Aging Study. PM2.5 had the most pronounced association with ex-miRNAs. Pathway analysis revealed that these exposure-related ex-miRNAs may be linked to multiple clinical diseases.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel A. Enquobahrie, James MacDonald, Michael Hussey, Theo K. Bammler, Christine T. Loftus, Alison G. Paquette, Nora Byington, Carmen J. Marsit, Adam Szpiro, Joel D. Kaufman, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Nicole R. Bush, Frances Tylavsky, Catherine J. Karr, Sheela Sathyanarayana
Summary: This study identified an association between prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and placental gene expression, particularly in the first half of pregnancy. Offspring sex may also play a role in modulating this association, with a positive correlation observed in males and a negative correlation in females.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Feiby L. Nassan, Anna Kosheleva, Cuicui Wang, Zongli Xu, Qian Di, Weeberb J. Requia, Nicole T. Comfort, Haotian Wu, Louise C. Laurent, Peter DeHoff, Pantel Vokonas, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Joel D. Schwartz
Summary: This study investigates the association between exposure to ambient air pollution and temperature and extracellular microRNA (ex-miRNA) profiles. The results show significant associations between levels of PM2.5, O3, NO2, and ambient temperature and 82 unique ex-miRNAs. These associations may lead to the development of clinical diseases, and further research on environmental risk factors and ex-miRNAs is warranted.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Michelle L. Trevenen, Jane Heyworth, Osvaldo P. Almeida, Bu B. Yeap, Graeme J. Hankey, Jonathan Golledge, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Suzanne Robinson, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Leon Flicker
Summary: Exposure to air pollution is not associated with an increased risk of incident dementia in older men living in a region with relatively low ambient air pollution, and this association is influenced by other factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erika Garcia, Brittney Marian, Zhanghua Chen, Kenan Li, Fred Lurmann, Frank Gilliland, Sandrah P. Eckel
Summary: This study identified associations between long-term ambient air pollution and COVID-19 mortality, particularly in communities with historically high pollution levels. Data from California showed that PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and O-3 were positively correlated with COVID-19 mortality.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bhishma Tyagi, Goutam Choudhury, Naresh Krishna Vissa, Jyotsna Singh, Matthias Tesche
Summary: The study investigated the air pollution pattern over India during the COVID-19 lockdown, revealing higher pollution levels over eastern India near coal-fired power plants clusters and predicting it to become a new hotspot region for air pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Seung-Ah Choe, Seunghyun Yoo, Jung JeKarl, Kwang Kee Kim
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Seung-Ah Choe, Joo Yeong Kim, Young Sun Ro, Sung-Il Cho
Article
Environmental Sciences
Seung-Ah Choe, Sophie Kauderer, Melissa N. Eliot, Kimberly B. Glazer, Samantha L. Kingsley, Lynn Carlson, Yara A. Awad, Joel D. Schwartz, David A. Savitz, Gregory A. Wellenius
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Seung-Ah Choe, Yoon-Bae Jun, Sun-Young Kim
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Seung-Ah Choe, Melissa N. Eliot, David A. Savitz, Gregory A. Wellenius
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Seung-Ah Choe, Jiyeong Jang, Min Jung Kim, Yoon-Bae Jun, Sun-Young Kim
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2019)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Myung Joo Kim, Seung-Ah Choe, Mi Kyoung Kim, Bo Seong Yun, Seok Ju Seong, You Shin Kim
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
(2019)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Seung-Ah Choe, Young June Choe, Jin Young Paek
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Eun Jeong Yu, Seung-Ah Choe, Jae-Won Yun, Mia Son
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yun Jung Hur, Eun Jeong Yu, Seung-Ah Choe, Jinyoung Paek, You Shin Kim
GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Seung-Ah Choe, Joohon Sung
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Min Kyoung Kim, Jae Kyun Park, Yunmi Jeon, Seung-Ah Choe, Hee Jun Lee, Jayeon Kim, Eun Mi Chang, Ji Won Kim, Sang Woo Lyu, Jin Young Kim, In Pyung Kwak, Woo Sik Lee, Tae Ki Yoon
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Seung-Ah Choe, Myung Joo Kim, Hee Jun Lee, Jayeon Kim, Eun Mi Chang, Ji Won Kim, Han Moie Park, Sang Woo Lyu, Woo Sik Lee, Tae Ki Yoon, You Shin Kim
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
(2018)
Article
Immunology
Young June Choe, Seung-Ah Choe, Sung-Il Cho
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2018)