Adani G, Filippini T, Michalke B, Vinceti M. Neuroepidemiology. 2019 Aug 27:1-23. PMID: 31454800 – DOI: 10.1159/000502357 Abstract BACKGROUND: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s dementia. Whereas the exact etiology of PD remains unknown, risk of developing PD seems
Poster: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis incidence following exposure to inorganic selenium in drinking water
Background and aim. Some laboratory and epidemiologic studies have documented an association between high intake of the trace element selenium and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative disease of the motor neurons. There have been few epidemiologic studies
Poster: Deficient calcium, zinc, and iron intake on absorption of cadmium from diet
Background/Aim: In vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that deficient calcium, zinc, and iron dietary intake upregulates metal ion transporters to increase intestinal absorption. However, these gut transporters are not specific and bind to other metals, including cadmium. Few
Poster: Cadmium exposure and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies
Background and aim: Cadmium is a heavy metal which has been implicated in breast cancer etiology because of its toxic properties such as endocrine disruption. The general population is exposed to cadmium through dietary intake, cigarette smoking, emissions of motorized
Original article: Environment and health: Risk perception and its determinants among Italian university students
Carducci A, Fiore M, Azara A, Bonaccorsi G, Bortoletto M, Caggiano G, Calamusa A, De Donno A, De Giglio O, Dettori M, Di Giovanni P, Di Pietro A, Facciolà A, Federigi I, Grappasonni I, Izzotti A, Libralato G, Lorini C,
Original article: Intake of arsenic and mercury from fish and seafood in a Northern Italy community
Filippini T, Malavolti M, Cilloni S, Wise LA, Violi F, Malagoli C, Vescovi L, Vinceti M. Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Jun;116(Pt B):20-26. PMID: 29626577 – DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.04.010 Abstract Regular consumption of fish is generally recommended by authorities because fish is an important
Original article: Selenium and selenium species in the etiology of Alzheimer’s dementia: The potential for bias of the case-control study design
Vinceti M, Michalke B, Malagoli C, Eichmüller M, Filippini T, Tondelli M, Bargellini A, Vinceti G, Zamboni G, Chiari A. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2019 May;53:154-162. PMID: 30910200 – DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.03.002 Abstract Several human studies imply that the trace element selenium
Original article: Dietary cadmium and risk of breast cancer subtypes defined by hormone receptor status: A prospective cohort study
Grioni S, Agnoli C, Krogh V, Pala V, Rinaldi S, Vinceti M, Contiero P, Vescovi L, Malavolti M, Sieri S. Int J Cancer. 2019 May 1;144(9):2153-2160. PMID: 30515770 – DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32039 Abstract Diet is the primary source of cadmium-a proven Group 1 human carcinogen-for non-smokers.
Original article: Blood pressure levels and hypertension prevalence in a high selenium environment: results from a cross-sectional study
Vinceti M, Chawla R, Filippini T, Dutt C, Cilloni S, Loomba R, Bargellini A, Orsini N, Dhillon KS, Whelton P. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2019 Apr;29(4):398-408. PMID: 30782506 – DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2019.01.004 Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Recent human and laboratory studies have suggested
Original article: Association between outdoor air pollution and childhood leukemia: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
Filippini T, Hatch EE, Rothman KJ, Heck JE, Park AS, Crippa A, Orsini N, Vinceti M. Environ Health Perspect. 2019 Apr;127(4):46002. PMID: 31017485 – DOI: 10.1289/EHP4381 Abstract BACKGROUND: A causal link between outdoor air pollution and childhood leukemia has been proposed, but some older studies