Publications by authors named "Michiel Stas"
Background: Allergic rhinitis includes a certain degree of autonomic imbalance. However, no information is available on how daily changes in allergy burden affect autonomic imbalance. We aimed to estimate associations between daily allergy burden (allergy symptoms and mood) and daily heart rate characteristics (resting heart rate and sample entropy, both biomarkers of autonomic balance) of adults with allergic rhinitis, based on real-world measurements with a wearable telemonitoring system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGreen space could influence adult cognition and childhood neurodevelopment , and is hypothesized to be partly driven by epigenetic modifications. However, it remains unknown whether some of these associations are already evident during foetal development. Similar biological signals shape the developmental processes in the foetal brain and placenta.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The prevalence of pollen allergy has increased due to urbanization, climate change and air pollution. The effects of green space and air pollution on respiratory health of pollen allergy patients are complex and best studied in spatio-temporal detail.
Methods: We tracked 144 adults sensitized to Betulaceae pollen during the tree pollen season (January-May) of 2017 and 2018 and assessed their spatio-temporal exposure to green space, allergenic trees, air pollutants and birch pollen.
Residential green space and seasonal distress in a cohort of tree pollen allergy patients.
Int J Hyg Environ Health
January 2020
Article Synopsis
- - The study explores how residential green spaces impact the mental health of adults allergic to tree pollen, weighing both potential benefits (like reduced stress) and drawbacks (like increased allergens).
- - Among 88 tree pollen allergy patients surveyed, those living near allergenic trees reported higher distress levels, while those in areas with more green space experienced less distress, indicating green spaces can offer some mental health protection.
- - Ultimately, the presence of allergenic trees near a patient's home can negate the mental health benefits of green spaces during the pollen season, suggesting a complex relationship between environment and well-being for allergy sufferers.