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Linking environmental risk factors with epigenetic mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease
Sporadic Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, with a complex risk structure thought to be influenced by interactions...
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Environmental and ecological factors affecting tick infestation in wild birds of the Americas
The Americas hold the greatest bird diversity worldwide. Likewise, ectoparasite diversity is remarkable, including ticks of the Argasidae and...
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Environmental Factors Associated with Global Pandemic Transmission and Morbidity
The recent pandemicVirus, Coronavirus, coronavirusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been transmitted globally within a very short timeTime. At...
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Interactions between the lipidome and genetic and environmental factors in autism
Autism omics research has historically been reductionist and diagnosis centric, with little attention paid to common co-occurring conditions (for...
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Environmental Signals
Environmental factors have long been known to play a role in the pathogenesis of congenital heart disease (CHD), but this has not been a major focus...
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Prediction of esophageal cancer risk based on genetic variants and environmental risk factors in Chinese population
BackgroundResults regarding whether it is essential to incorporate genetic variants into risk prediction models for esophageal cancer (EC) are...
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Quantifying substantial carcinogenesis of genetic and environmental factors from measurement error in the number of stem cell divisions
BackgroundThe relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors versus unavoidable stochastic risk factors to the variation in cancer risk...
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The impact of social and environmental factors on cancer biology in Black Americans
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with early onset of chronic diseases and reduced life expectancy. The involvement of neighborhood-level...
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Association of virome dynamics with mosquito species and environmental factors
BackgroundThe pathogenic viruses transmitted by mosquitoes cause a variety of animal and human diseases and public health concerns. Virome...
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Contribution to ecological environmental factors and the occurrence of haemosporidians in birds in Zhongar Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan
In addition to the presence of a suitable host and vector, the prevalence of haemosporidians is influenced by several important factors, including...
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Identifying individual, household and environmental risk factors for malaria infection on Bioko Island to inform interventions
BackgroundSince 2004, malaria transmission on Bioko Island has declined significantly as a result of the scaling-up of control interventions. The aim...
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Neuroinflammation represents a common theme amongst genetic and environmental risk factors for Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases
Multifactorial diseases are characterized by inter-individual variation in etiology, age of onset, and penetrance. These diseases tend to be...
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Prenatal Diet as a Modifier of Environmental Risk Factors for Autism and Related Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
Purpose of ReviewEnvironmental chemicals and toxins have been associated with increased risk of impaired neurodevelopment and specific conditions...
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Heterogeneous microgeographic genetic structure of the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: biogeographic barriers and environmental factors
Knowledge of genetic structure at the finest level is essential for the conservation of genetic resources. Despite no visible barriers limiting gene...
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Assessment of environmental and spatial factors influencing the establishment of Anopheles gambiae larval habitats in the malaria endemic province of Woleu-Ntem, northern Gabon
BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the spatial distribution of Anopheles mosquito larval habitats and the environmental factors associated with...
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Development of the circadian system in early life: maternal and environmental factors
In humans, an adaptable internal biological system generates circadian rhythms that maintain synchronicity of behavior and physiology with the...
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Introduction to Environmental Harmful Factors
In this Chapter, we systematically and comprehensively described various environmental harmful factors. They were classified into four aspects:...
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The impact of environmental factors on human echinococcosis epidemics: spatial modelling and risk prediction
BackgroundHuman echinococcosis is affected by natural environmental factors, and its prevalence shows a distinct geographical distribution. Western...
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Environmental Toxicology
Environmental toxicology investigates the adverse effects caused by natural and synthetic pollutants in all living organisms of ecosystems and at all...
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Assessing the effect of environmental and socio-economic factors on skin melanoma incidence: an island-wide spatial study in Gran Canaria (Spain), 2007–2018
IntroductionSkin melanoma incidence has risen in the last decades becoming a major public health problem in many regions of the world. Geographic...
