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The Association of Sleeping Duration and Sleep Problems With All‐Cause Mortality Among a Cohort of Industrial Workers Followed Up for 36 Years

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sleep duration is a well‐established factor associated with all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. Poor sleep quality was also suggested to affect all‐cause mortality risk among adults. The Cardiovascular Occupational Risk Factor determination in Israel Study (CORDIS) is a prospective cohort study of industrial workers ...
Gil Harari, Anat Gesser‐Edelsburg
wiley   +1 more source

Cadmium exposure induces renal fibrosis by inhibiting hsa_circ_0075684/miR-363-3p/KLF4 signaling pathway

open access: yesScientific Reports
To date, no effective chelation therapy exists to remove cadmium (Cd) from the kidneys, a condition that increases the risk of cadmium-induced chronic kidney disease among humans. consequently, it is vital to prevent kidney damage due to cadmium exposure.
Jiazhen Zhou   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Initial Stay Time and Work‐Rest Scheduling Over Consecutive Moderate‐Intensity Workdays in Hot Environments in Young and Older Males and Females

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Initial stay time (IST), the duration of continuous work before core temperature reaches 38.0°C, has been characterized in young and older adults but not across consecutive work periods or in conjunction with standard work‐rest cycles.
Glen P. Kenny   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational screening [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Medical screening of workers is one of the tools often used to assess suitability for work and to attempt to reduce worker ill-health. This article outlines the objectives of the screening process and the basic criteria to be followed in developing a ...
Gauci, Mark, Vella, Noel
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An Evaluation of Mortality Rates and Their Determinants in a Cohort of Former Asbestos Miners in South Africa

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A causal association between occupational asbestos exposure and lung disease, including pneumoconiosis and mesothelioma, is well established. Elevated mortality among former asbestos miners is expected. However, large‐scale South African studies examining all‐cause mortality in this population are lacking.
Yumna Williams‐Mohamed   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Swallowing and Communication in Cockayne Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics and Management

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cockayne syndrome (CS) is an ultrarare genetic disorder associated with genes encoding proteins involved in DNA repair. The clinical course of CS involves neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative features, including swallowing and communication impairments.
Abigail M. Spoden   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diverse clinical manifestations and prognosis in a couple’s mercury poisoning caused by skin-lightening creams: two case reports and literature review

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine
Skin exposure to mercury-containing creams occurs most commonly in young and middle-aged women and, in a few cases, in men. This article presents the symptoms and prognosis of a couple who developed mercury poisoning after cosmetic use of similar ...
Huixia Ji   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychiatric and Cognitive Features in Italian Women With the FMR1 Premutation: A Comprehensive Assessment Using SCID‐5 and Standardized Cognitive Measures

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women with the FMR1 premutation (PM) are at increased risk for fragile X‐associated conditions (FXPAC), including cognitive and psychiatric features collectively termed fragile X‐associated neuropsychiatric disorders (FXAND). This study is the first to systematically investigate cognitive and psychiatric features in Italian female premutation ...
Federica Alice Maria Montanaro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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