2016
Association of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Su F, Goutman S, Chernyak S, Mukherjee B, Callaghan B, Batterman S, Feldman E. Association of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology 2016, 73: 803-11. PMID: 27159543, PMCID: PMC5032145, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCase-Control StudiesEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMaleMichiganMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOccupational ExposureOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsBrominated flame retardantsPersistent environmental pollutantsResidential exposureOrganochlorine pesticidesPolychlorinated biphenylsOdds of ALSAssociation of occupational exposureDisease risk factorsExposure time windowsEnvironmental pollutionRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsMultivariate modelOccupational exposureLogistic regression modelsCase-control studySurvey dataFamily history of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisExposure windowsIncreased oddsFamily historyAssociated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosisHistory of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisRegression modelsMilitary service
2015
Extreme Air Pollution Conditions Adversely Affect Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance
Brook R, Sun Z, Brook J, Zhao X, Ruan Y, Yan J, Mukherjee B, Rao X, Duan F, Sun L, Liang R, Lian H, Zhang S, Fang Q, Gu D, Sun Q, Fan Z, Rajagopalan S. Extreme Air Pollution Conditions Adversely Affect Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance. Hypertension 2015, 67: 77-85. PMID: 26573709, PMCID: PMC4830086, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.06237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine particulate matterParticulate matterAmbient fine particulate matterSD increaseAssociated with worsening insulin resistanceBlack carbon levelsBlack carbon exposurePublic health warningsAir pollutionBeijing metropolitan areaBlack carbonHealth warningsAssociated with rangeCardiometabolic healthCarbon levelsDiastolic blood pressureExposure windowsCardiometabolic diseasesHealth effectsNonsmoking adultsMetabolic syndromeDeveloping world todayCarbon exposureSystolic blood pressure elevationHealth