Publications

Background and aim: Aluminum and tin are metals widely used by humans as food packaging material and in the general population the dietary intake it one of the most common source of exposure. The concentration in foods is variable and

Vinceti M, Malagoli C, Filippini T Convegno SITI Ambiente e Salute – Pisa – 21/22 Settembre 2018 Abstract Le malattie neurodegenerative, quali la malattia di Alzheimer, il morbo di Parkinson e la sclerosi laterale amiotrofica, sono caratterizzate da una crescente

Minerals are essential micronutrients for growth, development, and maintenance of healthy tissues, the long term insufficient intake of minerals may lead to bone demineralization and often requires the use of food supplements. The ratios of certain minerals intake like calcium

Lead and thallium are heavy metals released in the environment after natural and anthropogenic activities. Food and water intake are the major sources of human exposure to these elements. In this study, we aimed at characterizing lead and thallium content

Vinceti M, Filippini T, Rothman KJ. Eur J Epidemiol. 2018 Sep;33(9):789-810. PMID: 29974401 – DOI: 10.1007/s10654-018-0422-8 Abstract In 2007, supplementation with the trace element selenium in a trial was unexpectedly found to be associated with an excess risk of type 2 diabetes.

Introduction In utero exposure to low-dose radiation delivered from medical x-rays is a risk factor for childhood leukaemia (CL), although the magnitude of the risk has substantially dropped with the implementation of radiation protection standards. On the converse, the findings

Introduction Exposure to high-voltage power lines has been implicated in the aetiology of childhood leukemia, possibly in relation to electromagnetic fields, and other factors such as emitted corona ions (Henshaw 2002, Schüz et al, 2016). Previous epidemiologic findings suggested a

Introduction Seasonal variation of month of birth suggests that exposures acting close to birth are aetiologically relevant for lifetime disease risk (Boland et al, 2015). In order to investigate the association between risk of childhood leukaemia and early life exposure

Introduction Some epidemiologic evidence indicates an association between magnetic field (MF) exposure and childhood leukaemia (CL) (Kheifets et al, 2008). We carried out a population-based case-control study in order to evaluate the risk of CL in children living near electrical

Vinceti M, Filippini T Cancer in Children and Young People – International Scientific and Medical Conference 2018. September 12-14, 2018, Westminster, London Introduction Childhood leukaemia is the most frequent childhood cancer, and its incidence is continuing to increase through most