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Ferran Ballester

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Vrijheid M, Basagana X, Gonzalez J, Jaddoe V, Jensen G, Keun H, et al.
Environ Epidemiol . 2021 Dec; 5(5):e166. PMID: 34934888
Early life stages are vulnerable to environmental hazards and present important windows of opportunity for lifelong disease prevention. This makes early life a relevant starting point for exposome studies. The...
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Wang G, Hallberg J, Charalampopoulos D, Sanahuja M, Breyer-Kohansal R, Langhammer A, et al.
ERJ Open Res . 2021 Dec; 7(4). PMID: 34881328
Background: The prevalences of obstructive and restrictive spirometric phenotypes, and their relation to early-life risk factors from childhood to young adulthood remain poorly understood. The aim was to explore these...
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Soler-Blasco R, Murcia M, Lozano M, Sarzo B, Esplugues A, Riutort-Mayol G, et al.
Environ Res . 2021 Oct; 207:112208. PMID: 34662579
Background: Prenatal arsenic (As) exposure could negatively affect child neuropsychological development, but the current evidence is inconclusive. Objectives: To explore the relationship between prenatal urinary total As (TAs) concentrations, the...
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Ibarluzea J, Gallastegi M, Santa-Marina L, Jimenez Zabala A, Arranz E, Molinuevo A, et al.
Environ Res . 2021 Oct; 207:112181. PMID: 34627799
Background: Cross-sectional and prospective studies have provided evidence of the neurotoxic effect of early exposure to fluoride (F) in pregnancy. It has been negatively associated with cognitive development during childhood,...
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Zubero M, Llop S, Irizar A, Murcia M, Molinuevo A, Ballester F, et al.
Gac Sanit . 2021 Oct; 36(5):468-476. PMID: 34627659
Objective: To describe serum levels of calcium, copper, selenium, magnesium, iron and zinc and evaluate their relationship with maternal socio-demographic characteristics and dietary variables in women in the first trimester...
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Lozano M, Yousefi P, Broberg K, Soler-Blasco R, Miyashita C, Pesce G, et al.
Environ Res . 2021 Sep; 204(Pt B):112093. PMID: 34562483
Mercury (Hg) is a ubiquitous heavy metal that originates from both natural and anthropogenic sources and is transformed in the environment to its most toxicant form, methylmercury (MeHg). Recent studies...
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Lozano M, Murcia M, Soler-Blasco R, Casas M, Zubero B, Riutort-Mayol G, et al.
Chemosphere . 2021 Aug; 286(Pt 2):131809. PMID: 34388877
Background: Humans are regularly exposed to metals and metalloids present in air, water, food, soil and domestic materials. Most of them can cross the placental barrier and cause adverse impacts...
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Sarzo B, Ballesteros V, Iniguez C, Manzano-Salgado C, Casas M, Llop S, et al.
Environ Sci Technol . 2021 Jul; 55(16):11144-11154. PMID: 34314170
Results of studies on perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and thyroid hormones (THs) are heterogeneous, and the mechanisms underlying the action of PFASs to target THs have not been fully characterized. We...
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Carrizosa C, Murcia M, Ballesteros V, Costa O, Manzano-Salgado C, Ibarluzea J, et al.
J Hazard Mater . 2021 Apr; 416:125185. PMID: 33882389
Background: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been related to neurodevelopmental toxicity in animals. However, human studies are inconclusive. Objectives: To evaluate the association between prenatal PFAS exposure and neuropsychological development during...
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Irizar A, Molinuevo A, Andiarena A, Jimeno-Romero A, San Roman A, Broberg K, et al.
Environ Res . 2021 Apr; 197:111172. PMID: 33857462
Background: The excess of manganese (Mn) causes severe deleterious effects in the central nervous system, and the developing brain is especially sensitive to Mn overload. However, results of prospective studies...