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• Exposure to Air Pollution in Relation to Risk of Dementia and Related Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review of the Epidemiological Literature.

  Authors:Jennifer Weuve, Erin E. Bennett, Lynsie Ranker, Kan Z. Gianattasio, Meredith, Pedde, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 129, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 202116,078 words Report 1380LBACKGROUND: Dementia is a devastating neurologic condition that is common in older adults. We previously reviewed the epidemiological evidence examining the hypothesis that long-term exposure to air pollution affects...

• Fine Particulate Matter and Dementia Incidence in the Adult Changes in Thought Study.

  Authors:Rachel M. Shaffer, Magali N. Blanco, Ge Li, Sara D. Adar, Marco Carone, Adam A. Szpiro, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 129, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 202110,117 words Report 1420LBackground: Air pollution may be associated with elevated dementia risk. Prior research has limitations that may affect reliability, and no studies have evaluated this question in a population-based cohort of men and...

• Markers of inflammation and coagulation after long-term exposure to coarse particulate matter: a cross-sectional analysis from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

  Authors:Sara D. Adar, Jennifer D'Souza, Kari Mendelsohn-Victor, David R. Jacobs, Jr., Mary Cushman, Lianne Sheppard, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 123, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20157,420 words Report 1420LBACKGROUND: Toxicological research suggests that coarse particles ([PM.sub.10-2.5]) are inflammatory, but responses are complex and may be best summarized by multiple inflammatory markers. Few human studies have...

• Longitudinal Analysis of Long-Term Air Pollution Levels and Blood Pressure: A Cautionary Tale from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

  Authors:Sara D. Adar, Yeh-Hsin Chen, Jennifer C. D'Souza, Marie S. O'Neill, Adam A. Szpiro, Amy H. Auchincloss, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 126, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20188,735 words Report 1500LBackground: Air pollution exposures are hypothesized to impact blood pressure, yet few longitudinal studies exist, their findings are inconsistent, and different adjustments have been made for potentially distinct...

• Prospective study of particulate air pollution exposures, subclinical atherosclerosis, and clinical cardiovascular disease: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis and air pollution (MESA air)

  Authors:Joel D. Kaufman, James H. Stein, Adam A. Szpiro, Lianne Sheppard, David S. Siscovick, Tracy P. Russell, et al.From:American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 176, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 1, 2012 Author abstract, Rep...

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• Fine and Coarse Particulate Matter Exposures and Associations with Acute Cardiac Events among Participants in a Telemedicine Service: A Case-Crossover Study

  Authors:Ronit Nirel, Sara D. Adar, Uri Dayan, Bella Vakulenko-Lagun, Michal Golovner, Ilan Levy, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 126, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20189,596 words Report 1480LBackground: Subclinical cardiovascular changes have been associated with ambient particulate matter (PM) exposures within hours. Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to look for additional...

• Modeling the residential infiltration of outdoor PM2.5 in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA air)

  Authors:Ryan W. Allen, Sara D. Adar, Ed Avol, Martin Cohen, Cynthia L. Curl, Timothy Larson, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 120, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20125,525 words Report 1490LBACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies of fine particulate matter [aerodynamic diameter [less than or equal to] 2.5 [micro]m ([PM.sub.2.5])] typically use outdoor concentrations as exposure surrogates. Failure to account for...

• Common genetic variation, residential proximity to traffic exposure, and left ventricular mass: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

  Authors:Victor C. Van Hee, Sara D. Adar, Adam A. Szpiro, Graham R. Barr, Ana Diez Roux, David A. Bluemke, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 118, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20107,056 words Report 1540LBACKGROUND: Elevated left ventricular mass (LVM) is a strong predictor of negative cardiovascular outcomes, including heart failure, stroke, and sudden cardiac death. A relationship between close (< 50 m compared with >...

• Neighborhood environments and incident hypertension in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

  Authors:Paulina Kaiser, Ana V. Diez Roux, Mahasin Mujahid, Mercedes Carnethon, Alain Bertoni, Sara D. Adar, et al.From:American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 183, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  June 1, 2016178 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Longitudinal associations between neighborhood physical and social environments and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA)

  Authors:Paul J. Christine, Amy H. Auchincloss, Alain G. Bertoni, Mercedes R. Carnethon, Brisa N. Sanchez, Kari Moore, et al.From:JAMA Internal Medicine (Vol. 175, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

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• Air pollution and individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status: evidence from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA)

  Authors:Anjum Hajat, Ana V. Diez-Roux, Sara D. Adar, Amy H. Auchincloss, Gina S. Lovasi, Marie S. O'Neill, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 121, Issue 11-12) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 20137,389 words Report 1410LBACKGROUND: Although research has shown that low socioeconomic status (SES) and minority communities have higher exposure to air pollution, few studies have simultaneously investigated the associations of individual and...

• Association Between Long-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Quantitatively Assessed Emphysema and Lung Function.

  Authors:Meng Wang, Carrie Pistenmaa Aaron, Jaime Madrigano, Eric A. Hoffman, Elsa Angelini, Jie Yang, et al.From:JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol. 322, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 13, 201944 words Report

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• Long-term exposure to air pollution and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a multiethnic cohort

  Authors:Sung Kyun Park, Sara D. Adar, Marie S. O'Neill, Amy H. Auchincloss, Adam Szpiro, Alain G. Bertoni, et al.From:American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 181, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 1, 2015262 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• How much are built environments changing, and where?: Patterns of change by neighborhood sociodemographic characteristics across seven U.S. metropolitan areas

  Authors:Jana A. Hirsch, Joe Grengs, Amy Schulz, Sara D. Adar, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Shannon J. Brines, et al.From:Social Science & Medicine (Vol. 169) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2016421 words Article

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• Do psychosocial stress and social disadvantage modify the association between air pollution and blood pressure?: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

  Authors:Margaret T. Hicken, Sara D. Adar, Ana V. Diez Roux, Marie S. O'Neill, Sheryl Magzamen, Amy H. Auchincloss, et al.From:American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 178, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 15, 2013231 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Individual-level concentrations of fine particulate matter chemical components and subclinical atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional analysis based on 2 advanced exposure prediction models in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

  Authors:Sun-Young Kim, Lianne Sheppard, Joel D. Kaufman, Silas Bergen, Adam A. Szpiro, Timothy V. Larson, et al.From:American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 180, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1, 2014209 words Report

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• Traffic Congestion as a Risk Factor for Mortality in Near-Road Communities: A Case-Crossover Study

  Authors:Meredith Pedde, Adam A. Szpiro, and Sara D. AdarFrom:American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 186, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 1, 2017221 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Ambient coarse particulate matter and the right ventricle: the multi-ethnic study of Atherosclerosis

  Authors:Jennifer C. D'Souza, Steven M. Kawut, Laura R. Elkayam, Lianne Sheppard, Peter S. Thorne, David R. Jacobs, Jr., et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 125, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20176,702 words Report 1500LBackground: Coarse particulate matter ([PM.sub.10-2.5]) is primarily mechanically generated and includes crustal material, brake and tire wear, and biological particles. [PM.sub.10-2.5] is associated with pulmonary...

• Self-Reported Health and Metal Body Burden in an Electronic Waste Recycling Community in Northeastern Thailand.

  Authors:Rita Seith, Aubrey L. Arain, Kowit Nambunmee, Sara D. Adar, and Richard L. NeitzelFrom:Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Vol. 61, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2019206 words Brief article

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• Air pollution and percent emphysema identified by computed tomography in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

  Authors:Sara D. Adar, Joel D. Kaufman, Ana V. Diez-Roux, Eric A. Hoffman, Jennifer D'Souza, Karen H. Stukovsky, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 123, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20157,306 words Report 1510LBackground: Air pollution is linked to low lung function and to respiratory events, yet little is known of associations with lung structure. Objectives: We examined associations of particulate matter ([PM.sub.2.5],...