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Associations of Sleep and Shift Work with Osteoarthritis Risk

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Daily rhythms may be critical for maintaining homeostasis of joint tissues. We aimed to investigate the relationships between circadian clock disruption, sleep, and osteoarthritis (OA) risk in humans. Methods In the UK Biobank, a prospective 500,000‐person cohort, we evaluated associations between sleep duration, sleeplessness/insomnia, and ...
Elizabeth L. Yanik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Health Status of Southern Children: A Neglected Regional Disparity

open access: yes, 2005
Purpose: Great variations exist in child health outcomes among states in the United States, with southern states consistently ranked among the lowest in the country.
Bryant, Thomas   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Self-reported health and cardiovascular reactions to psychological stress in a large community sample: Cross-sectional and prospective associations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Exaggerated cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress have been implicated in a number of adverse health outcomes. This study examined, in a large community sample, the cross-sectional and prospective associations between reactivity and ...
Adams   +48 more
core   +2 more sources

The relation between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and inorganic selenium in drinking water: a population-based case-control study

open access: yesEnvironmental Health, 2010
Background A community in northern Italy was previously reported to have an excess incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among residents exposed to high levels of inorganic selenium in their drinking water. Methods To assess the extent to which such
Rothman Kenneth J   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

End‐to‐End Sensing Systems for Breast Cancer: From Wearables for Early Detection to Lab‐Based Diagnosis Chips

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Government laboratory worker with lung cancer: comparing risks from beryllium, asbestos, and tobacco smoke. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Occupational medicine physicians are frequently asked to establish cancer causation in patients with both workplace and non-workplace exposures. This is especially difficult in cases involving beryllium for which the data on human carcinogenicity are ...
Balmes, JR, Steinmaus, C
core   +2 more sources

Perfluorooctanoic Acid Exposure Causes Macrophage Ammonia Retention and Induces Spontaneous Miscarriages

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
PFOA exposure induces pregnancy loss by promoting glutaminolysis, which further causes ammonia accumulation in macrophages. Cellular ammonia retention results in damage to mitochondria and lysosomes, which leads to cell death eventually. Impaired lysosomes also decrease the secretion of the Cathepsin B (CTSB), and attenuate macrophage infiltration and ...
Yongbo Zhao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complex Factors in the Etiology of Gulf War Illness: Wartime Exposures and Risk Factors in Veteran Subgroups

open access: yesEnvironmental Health Perspectives, 2011
Background: At least one-fourth of U.S. veterans who served in the 1990–1991 Gulf War are affected by the chronic symptomatic illness known as Gulf War illness (GWI).
L. Steele   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Confounding and Negative Control Methods in Observational Study of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Effectiveness: A Nationwide, Population-Based Danish Health Registry Study

open access: yesClinical Epidemiology
Niels Obel,1,2 Matthew P Fox,3 Malte M Tetens,2 Lars Pedersen,4 Tyra Grove Krause,5 Henrik Ullum,5 Henrik Toft Sørensen4 1Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, 2300, Denmark; 2Department of ...
Obel N   +6 more
doaj  

Epidemiologic association and shared genetic architecture between cataract and hearing difficulties among middle-aged and older adults

open access: yesHuman Genomics
Age-related cataract and hearing difficulties are major sensory disorders that often co-exist in the global-wide elderly and have a tangible influence on the quality of life.
Xiayin Zhang   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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