Publications by authors named "R B Gunier"
Objective: To examine the relationship between etiologically-based preterm birth sub-groups and early postnatal growth according to gestational age at birth.
Methods: Prospective, multinational, cohort study involving 15 hospitals that monitored preterm newborns to hospital discharge. Measures/exposures: maternal demographics; etiologically-based preterm birth sub-groups; very, moderate and late preterm categories, and feeding.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated the link between agricultural pesticide use near homes in California and the levels of those pesticides found in household dust, considering factors like crop location and wind direction.
- Researchers collected carpet dust samples from 578 homes and measured specific herbicides and fungicides, using data from the California Pesticide Use Reporting (CPUR) database.
- Results showed that higher pesticide application densities were strongly correlated with increased pesticide concentrations in dust, with glyphosate and 2,4-D showing particularly high levels, suggesting a significant impact on residential exposure.
Importance: Research on fetal epigenetic programming suggests that the intrauterine environment can have long-term effects on offspring disease susceptibility.
Objective: To examine the association between prenatal maternal occupation and child epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) among a farmworker community.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study included participants in the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas, a prospective, Latino, prebirth cohort.
Background: Early life exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides is linked with adverse neurodevelopment and brain function in children. However, we have limited knowledge of how these exposures affect functional connectivity, a measure of interaction between brain regions. To address this gap, we examined the association between early life OP pesticide exposure and functional connectivity in adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. There is limited evidence that exposure to current-use pesticides may contribute to cardiovascular disease risk. We examined the association between residential proximity to the application of agricultural pesticides and cardiovascular risk factors among 484 adult women in the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS) Study, a cohort based in an agricultural region of California.
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