Publications by authors named "E R Spindel"
Background: Spirometry is the gold standard for assessing airway function for clinical studies; however, obtaining high-quality data in young children remains challenging. Since the forced oscillation technique (FOT) requires less subject cooperations, there has been increasing interest in FOT, particularly in young children. We evaluated whether spirometry and FOT in young children provides comparable ability to detect a treatment effect.
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- * In a study with 55 pregnant smokers, vitamin C improved umbilical blood flow compared to a placebo, bringing levels closer to those of nonsmokers.
- * RNA-sequencing results indicated that vitamin C altered gene expression related to vascular and cardiac development, hinting at its potential benefits for baby health in situations of prenatal nicotine exposure.
Background: Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes in infants and children with potential lifelong consequences. Negative effects of MSDP on placental DNA methylation (DNAm), placental structure, and function are well established.
Objective: Our aim was to develop biomarkers of MSDP using DNAm measured in placentas (), collected as part of the Vitamin C to Decrease the Effects of Smoking in Pregnancy on Infant Lung Function double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial conducted between 2012 and 2016.
Unlabelled: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmentally ubiquitous organisms that predominately cause NTM pulmonary disease (NTMPD) in individuals over the age of 65. The incidence of NTMPD has increased in the U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: The prevalence of cannabis use in pregnancy is rising and is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. In parallel, combined prenatal use of cannabis and nicotine is also increasing, but little is known about the combined impact of both substances on pregnancy and offspring outcomes compared with each substance alone.
Objective: To assess the perinatal outcomes associated with combined cannabis and nicotine exposure compared with each substance alone during pregnancy.