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2. Increase of pertussis cases in the Vallès region, Catalonia, Spain, September 2023 to April 2024.
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Poltorak, Violeta, Cabré-Riera, Alba, Martínez-Botías, Ferran, López, Eva Borràs, Romero, Laura Clotet, Sala Farré, Maria Rosa, and Checa, Mireia Jané
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- 2024
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3. Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents
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Cabré-Riera, Alba, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Koopman-Verhoeff, M Elisabeth, Imaz, Liher, Ibarluzea, Jesús, Huss, Anke, Wiart, Joe, Vermeulen, Roel, Joseph, Wout, Capstick, Myles, Vrijheid, Martine, Cardis, Elisabeth, Röösli, Martin, Eeftens, Marloes, Thielens, Arno, Tiemeier, Henning, Guxens, Mònica, One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, LS IRAS EEPI ME (Milieu epidemiologie), One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, LS IRAS EEPI ME (Milieu epidemiologie), European Commission, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology, and Erasmus MC other
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Evening ,Technology and Engineering ,SYMPTOMS ,DEVICES ,animal structures ,Wireless technology ,Adolescent ,Population ,Audiology ,Biochemistry ,PHONE BASE STATIONS ,Phone ,Environmental Science(all) ,Medicine ,Humans ,QUALITY ,EXPOSURE ,education ,Child ,ADOLESCENT SLEEP ,General Environmental Science ,education.field_of_study ,Sleep disorder ,business.industry ,Radio waves ,TECHNOLOGY USE ,Brain ,Electromagnetic fields ,Environmental Exposure ,medicine.disease ,Sleep time ,Mobile phone ,MEDIA USE ,technology ,Telecommunications ,Wireless ,UPDATE ,Generation R ,Sleep (system call) ,RF-EMF ,business ,Sleep ,Cell phone use ,Cell Phone - Abstract
[EN] Objective: To investigate the association of estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) doses with sleep disturbances and objective sleep measures in preadolescents. Methods: We included preadolescents aged 9-12 years from two population-based birth cohorts, the Dutch Generation R Study (n = 974) and the Spanish INfancia y Medio Ambiente Project (n = 868). All-day and evening overall whole-brain RF-EMF doses (mJ/kg/day) were estimated for several RF-EMF sources including mobile and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) phone calls (named phone calls), other mobile phone uses, tablet use, laptop use (named screen activities), and far-field sources. We also estimated all-day and evening whole-brain RF-EMF doses in these three groups separately (i.e. phone calls, screen activities, and far-field). The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children was completed by mothers to assess sleep disturbances. Wrist accelerometers together with sleep diaries were used to measure sleep characteristics objectively for 7 consecutive days. Results: All-day whole-brain RF-EMF doses were not associated with self-reported sleep disturbances and objective sleep measures. Regarding evening doses, preadolescents with high evening whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls had a shorter total sleep time compared to preadolescents with zero evening whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls [-11.9 min (95%CI -21.2; -2.5)]. Conclusions: Our findings suggest the evening as a potentially relevant window of RF-EMF exposure for sleep. However, we cannot exclude that observed associations are due to the activities or reasons motivating the phone calls rather than the RF-EMF exposure itself or due to chance finding. This work was supported by the European Union Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013 No. 603794 GERoNiMO project) . Arno Thielens is a postdoctoral fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) under grant agreement no. 12U1417N. INMA-Sabadell: This study was funded by grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Red INMA G03/176; CB06/02/0041; PI041436; PI081151 incl. FEDER funds; PI12/01890 incl. FEDER funds; CP13/00054 incl. FEDER funds, MS13/00054, CPII18/00018; PI17/01340 incl. FEDER funds) , CIBERESP, Generalitat de Catalunya-CIRIT 1999SGR 00241, Generalitat de Catalunya-AGAUR (2009 SGR 501, 2014 SGR 822) , Fundacio La Marato de TV3 (090430) , Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (SAF2012-32991 incl. FEDER funds) , French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (EST-2016 RF-21, EST/2013/2/22) , EU Commission (261357, 308333, 603794 and 634453) .We also acknowledge support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and State Research Agency through the "Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2019-2023" Program (CEX2018-000806-S) , and support from the Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Program". INMA-Gipuzkoa: This study was funded by grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (FIS-PI13/02187) , CIBERESP, Department of Health of the Basque Government (2015111065) , and the Provincial Government of Gipuzkoa (DFG15/221) and annual agreements with the municipal-ities of the study area (Zumarraga, Urretxu, Legazpi, Azkoitia y Azpeitia y Beasain) . The Generation R Study: The general design of the Generation R Study is supported by the Erasmus Medical Center-Rotterdam, the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, and the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, and the Stichting Trombosedienst and Artsenlaboratorium Rijnmond. This study was funded by a grantfromthe Netherlands organization for Health Research and Development (85500036) . Henning Tiemeier was sup-ported by a grant of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO/ZonMW grant 016.VICI.170.200) and of Erasmus Medical Center Efficiency Grant (MRC-2013-169) .
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4. Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents
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Cabré Riera, Alba, Van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Koopman Verhoeff, M. Elisabeth, Imaz, Liher, Ibarluzea Maurolagoitia, Jesús María, Huss, Anke, Wiart, Joe, Vermeulen, Roel, Joseph, Wout, Capstick, Myles, Vrijheid, Martine, Cardis, Elisabeth, Röösli, Martin, Eeftens, Marloes, Thielens, Arno, Tiemeier, Henning, Guxens, Mónica, Cabré Riera, Alba, Van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Koopman Verhoeff, M. Elisabeth, Imaz, Liher, Ibarluzea Maurolagoitia, Jesús María, Huss, Anke, Wiart, Joe, Vermeulen, Roel, Joseph, Wout, Capstick, Myles, Vrijheid, Martine, Cardis, Elisabeth, Röösli, Martin, Eeftens, Marloes, Thielens, Arno, Tiemeier, Henning, and Guxens, Mónica
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[EN] Objective: To investigate the association of estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) doses with sleep disturbances and objective sleep measures in preadolescents. Methods: We included preadolescents aged 9-12 years from two population-based birth cohorts, the Dutch Generation R Study (n = 974) and the Spanish INfancia y Medio Ambiente Project (n = 868). All-day and evening overall whole-brain RF-EMF doses (mJ/kg/day) were estimated for several RF-EMF sources including mobile and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) phone calls (named phone calls), other mobile phone uses, tablet use, laptop use (named screen activities), and far-field sources. We also estimated all-day and evening whole-brain RF-EMF doses in these three groups separately (i.e. phone calls, screen activities, and far-field). The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children was completed by mothers to assess sleep disturbances. Wrist accelerometers together with sleep diaries were used to measure sleep characteristics objectively for 7 consecutive days. Results: All-day whole-brain RF-EMF doses were not associated with self-reported sleep disturbances and objective sleep measures. Regarding evening doses, preadolescents with high evening whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls had a shorter total sleep time compared to preadolescents with zero evening whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls [-11.9 min (95%CI -21.2; -2.5)]. Conclusions: Our findings suggest the evening as a potentially relevant window of RF-EMF exposure for sleep. However, we cannot exclude that observed associations are due to the activities or reasons motivating the phone calls rather than the RF-EMF exposure itself or due to chance finding.
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- 2022
5. Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents
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One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, LS IRAS EEPI ME (Milieu epidemiologie), Cabré-Riera, Alba, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Koopman-Verhoeff, M Elisabeth, Imaz, Liher, Ibarluzea, Jesús, Huss, Anke, Wiart, Joe, Vermeulen, Roel, Joseph, Wout, Capstick, Myles, Vrijheid, Martine, Cardis, Elisabeth, Röösli, Martin, Eeftens, Marloes, Thielens, Arno, Tiemeier, Henning, Guxens, Mònica, One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, LS IRAS EEPI ME (Milieu epidemiologie), Cabré-Riera, Alba, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Koopman-Verhoeff, M Elisabeth, Imaz, Liher, Ibarluzea, Jesús, Huss, Anke, Wiart, Joe, Vermeulen, Roel, Joseph, Wout, Capstick, Myles, Vrijheid, Martine, Cardis, Elisabeth, Röösli, Martin, Eeftens, Marloes, Thielens, Arno, Tiemeier, Henning, and Guxens, Mònica
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- 2022
6. Longitudinal associations of DNA methylation and sleep in children:a meta-analysis
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Sammallahti, Sara, Koopman-Verhoeff, M. Elisabeth, Binter, Anne Claire, Mulder, Rosa H., Cabré-Riera, Alba, Kvist, Tuomas, Malmberg, Anni L.K., Pesce, Giancarlo, Plancoulaine, Sabine, Heiss, Jonathan A., Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Röder, Stefan W., Starling, Anne P., Wilson, Rory, Guerlich, Kathrin, Haftorn, Kristine L., Page, Christian M., Luik, Annemarie I., Tiemeier, Henning, Felix, Janine F., Raikkonen, Katri, Lahti, Jari, Relton, Caroline L., Sharp, Gemma C., Waldenberger, Melanie, Grote, Veit, Heude, Barbara, Annesi-Maesano, Isabella, Hivert, Marie France, Zenclussen, Ana C., Herberth, Gunda, Dabelea, Dana, Grazuleviciene, Regina, Vafeiadi, Marina, Håberg, Siri E., London, Stephanie J., Guxens, Mònica, Richmond, Rebecca C., Cecil, Charlotte A.M., Sammallahti, Sara, Koopman-Verhoeff, M. Elisabeth, Binter, Anne Claire, Mulder, Rosa H., Cabré-Riera, Alba, Kvist, Tuomas, Malmberg, Anni L.K., Pesce, Giancarlo, Plancoulaine, Sabine, Heiss, Jonathan A., Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Röder, Stefan W., Starling, Anne P., Wilson, Rory, Guerlich, Kathrin, Haftorn, Kristine L., Page, Christian M., Luik, Annemarie I., Tiemeier, Henning, Felix, Janine F., Raikkonen, Katri, Lahti, Jari, Relton, Caroline L., Sharp, Gemma C., Waldenberger, Melanie, Grote, Veit, Heude, Barbara, Annesi-Maesano, Isabella, Hivert, Marie France, Zenclussen, Ana C., Herberth, Gunda, Dabelea, Dana, Grazuleviciene, Regina, Vafeiadi, Marina, Håberg, Siri E., London, Stephanie J., Guxens, Mònica, Richmond, Rebecca C., and Cecil, Charlotte A.M.
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Background: Sleep is important for healthy functioning in children. Numerous genetic and environmental factors, from conception onwards, may influence this phenotype. Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation have been proposed to underlie variation in sleep or may be an early-life marker of sleep disturbances. We examined if DNA methylation at birth or in school age is associated with parent-reported and actigraphy-estimated sleep outcomes in children. Methods: We meta-analysed epigenome-wide association study results. DNA methylation was measured from cord blood at birth in 11 cohorts and from peripheral blood in children (4–13 years) in 8 cohorts. Outcomes included parent-reported sleep duration, sleep initiation and fragmentation problems, and actigraphy-estimated sleep duration, sleep onset latency and wake-after-sleep-onset duration. Results: We found no associations between DNA methylation at birth and parent-reported sleep duration (n = 3658), initiation problems (n = 2504), or fragmentation (n = 1681) (p values above cut-off 4.0 × 10–8). Lower methylation at cg24815001 and cg02753354 at birth was associated with longer actigraphy-estimated sleep duration (p = 3.31 × 10–8, n = 577) and sleep onset latency (p = 8.8 × 10–9, n = 580), respectively. DNA methylation in childhood was not cross-sectionally associated with any sleep outcomes (n = 716–2539). Conclusion: DNA methylation, at birth or in childhood, was not associated with parent-reported sleep. Associations observed with objectively measured sleep outcomes could be studied further if additional data sets become available.
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- 2022
7. Additional file 2 of Longitudinal associations of DNA methylation and sleep in children: a meta-analysis
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Sammallahti, Sara, Koopman-Verhoeff, M. Elisabeth, Binter, Anne-Claire, Mulder, Rosa H., Cabré-Riera, Alba, Kvist, Tuomas, Malmberg, Anni L. K., Pesce, Giancarlo, Plancoulaine, Sabine, Heiss, Jonathan A., Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Röder, Stefan W., Starling, Anne P., Wilson, Rory, Guerlich, Kathrin, Haftorn, Kristine L., Page, Christian M., Luik, Annemarie I., Tiemeier, Henning, Felix, Janine F., Raikkonen, Katri, Lahti, Jari, Relton, Caroline L., Sharp, Gemma C., Waldenberger, Melanie, Grote, Veit, Heude, Barbara, Annesi-Maesano, Isabella, Hivert, Marie-France, Zenclussen, Ana C., Herberth, Gunda, Dabelea, Dana, Grazuleviciene, Regina, Vafeiadi, Marina, Håberg, Siri E., London, Stephanie J., Guxens, Mònica, Richmond, Rebecca C., and Cecil, Charlotte A. M.
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Additional file2. Methods
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8. Additional file 1 of Longitudinal associations of DNA methylation and sleep in children: a meta-analysis
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Sammallahti, Sara, Koopman-Verhoeff, M. Elisabeth, Binter, Anne-Claire, Mulder, Rosa H., Cabré-Riera, Alba, Kvist, Tuomas, Malmberg, Anni L. K., Pesce, Giancarlo, Plancoulaine, Sabine, Heiss, Jonathan A., Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Röder, Stefan W., Starling, Anne P., Wilson, Rory, Guerlich, Kathrin, Haftorn, Kristine L., Page, Christian M., Luik, Annemarie I., Tiemeier, Henning, Felix, Janine F., Raikkonen, Katri, Lahti, Jari, Relton, Caroline L., Sharp, Gemma C., Waldenberger, Melanie, Grote, Veit, Heude, Barbara, Annesi-Maesano, Isabella, Hivert, Marie-France, Zenclussen, Ana C., Herberth, Gunda, Dabelea, Dana, Grazuleviciene, Regina, Vafeiadi, Marina, Håberg, Siri E., London, Stephanie J., Guxens, Mònica, Richmond, Rebecca C., and Cecil, Charlotte A. M.
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Additional file1: Table S1. Characteristics of the participating cohorts in analyses of DNAm in childhood and child sleep outcomes. Table S2. Overlap between cord blood and peripheral blood in childhood DNA methylation analyses. Table S3. Site-specific results for the 25 CpGs that came closest to statistical significance (p
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9. Association between estimated whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields dose and cognitive function in preadolescents and adolescents
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Cabré-Riera, Alba, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Thielens, Arno, Birks, Laura Ellen, Pierotti, Livia, Joseph, Wout, González-Safont, Llúcia, Ibarluzea, Jesús, Ferrero, Amparo, Huss, Anke, Wiart, Joe, Santa-Marina, Loreto, Torrent, Maties, Vrijkotte, Tanja, Capstick, Myles, Vermeulen, Roel, Vrijheid, Martine, Cardis, Elisabeth, Röösli, Martin, Guxens, Mònica, One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Public and occupational health, APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, APH - Methodology, ARD - Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, APH - Aging & Later Life, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology, Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l'Information (LTCI), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), Chaire Modélisation, Caractérisation et Maîtrise des expositions aux ondes électromagnétiques (C2M), IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire (IMT Atlantique), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Télécom ParisTech, Département Communications & Electronique (COMELEC), Télécom ParisTech, One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, and dIRAS RA-2
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Wireless technology ,CHILDREN ,010501 environmental sciences ,WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ,01 natural sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cognition ,Interquartile range ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Child ,Prospective cohort study ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,MOBILE PHONE USE ,education.field_of_study ,Cognitive flexibility ,Radio waves ,Brain ,Public Health ,Cell phone use ,Technology and Engineering ,animal structures ,Adolescent ,Population ,03 medical and health sciences ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,Humans ,EXPOSURE ,VALIDITY ,Association (psychology) ,education ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Working memory ,business.industry ,Environmental and Occupational Health ,MEMORY ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Semantic fluency ,Electromagnetic fields ,Environmental Exposure ,PERFORMANCE ,[SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,PROSPECTIVE COHORT ,RADIATION ,MORPHOLOGY ,business ,Cell Phone ,Demography - Abstract
Objective: To investigate the association between estimated whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) dose, using an improved integrated RF-EMF exposure model, and cognitive function in preadolescents and adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis in preadolescents aged 9-11 years and adolescents aged 17-18 years from the Dutch Amsterdam Born Children and their Development Study (n = 1664 preadolescents) and the Spanish INfancia y Medio Ambiente Project (n = 1288 preadolescents and n = 261 adolescents), two population-based birth cohort studies. Overall whole-brain RF-EMF doses (mJ/kg/day) were estimated for several RF-EMF sources together including mobile and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications phone calls (named phone calls), other mobile phone uses than calling, tablet use, laptop use (named screen activities), and far-field sources. We also estimated whole-brain RF-EMF doses in these three groups separately (i.e. phone calls, screen activities, and far-field) that lead to different patterns of RF-EMF exposure. We assessed non-verbal intelligence in the Dutch and Spanish preadolescents, information processing speed, attentional function, and cognitive flexibility in the Spanish preadolescents, and working memory and semantic fluency in the Spanish preadolescents and adolescents using validated neurocognitive tests. Results: Estimated overall whole-brain RF-EMF dose was 90.1 mJ/kg/day (interquartile range (IQR) 42.7; 164.0) in the Dutch and Spanish preadolescents and 105.1 mJ/kg/day (IQR 51.0; 295.7) in the Spanish adolescents. Higher overall estimated whole-brain RF-EMF doses from all RF-EMF sources together and from phone calls were associated with lower non-verbal intelligence score in the Dutch and Spanish preadolescents (-0.10 points, 95% CI-0.19; -0.02 per 100 mJ/kg/day increase in each exposure). However, none of the whole-brain RF-EMF doses was related to any other cognitive function outcome in the Spanish preadolescents or adolescents. Conclusions: Our results suggest that higher brain exposure to RF-EMF is related to lower non-verbal intelligence but not to other cognitive function outcomes. Given the cross-sectional nature of the study, the small effect sizes, and the unknown biological mechanisms, we cannot discard that our resultsare due to chance finding or reverse causality. Longitudinal studies on RF-EMF brain exposure and cognitive function are needed.
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- 2021
10. Association between estimated whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields dose and cognitive function in preadolescents and adolescents
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One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Cabré-Riera, Alba, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Thielens, Arno, Birks, Laura Ellen, Pierotti, Livia, Joseph, Wout, González-Safont, Llúcia, Ibarluzea, Jesús, Ferrero, Amparo, Huss, Anke, Wiart, Joe, Santa-Marina, Loreto, Torrent, Maties, Vrijkotte, Tanja, Capstick, Myles, Vermeulen, Roel, Vrijheid, Martine, Cardis, Elisabeth, Röösli, Martin, Guxens, Mònica, One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Cabré-Riera, Alba, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Thielens, Arno, Birks, Laura Ellen, Pierotti, Livia, Joseph, Wout, González-Safont, Llúcia, Ibarluzea, Jesús, Ferrero, Amparo, Huss, Anke, Wiart, Joe, Santa-Marina, Loreto, Torrent, Maties, Vrijkotte, Tanja, Capstick, Myles, Vermeulen, Roel, Vrijheid, Martine, Cardis, Elisabeth, Röösli, Martin, and Guxens, Mònica
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- 2021
11. Estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses and brain volumes in preadolescents
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Cabré-Riera, Alba, Marroun, Hanan El, Muetzel, Ryan, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Thielens, Arno, Birks, Laura Ellen, Pierotti, Livia, Huss, Anke, Joseph, Wout, Wiart, Joe, Capstick, Myles, Hillegers, Manon, Vermeulen, Roel, Cardis, Elisabeth, Vrijheid, Martine, White, Tonya, Röösli, Martin, Tiemeier, Henning, Guxens, Mònica, One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Department of Psychology [Minneapolis], University of Minnesota [Twin Cities] (UMN), University of Minnesota System-University of Minnesota System, Universiteit Gent = Ghent University [Belgium] (UGENT), Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona] (UPF)-Catalunya ministerio de salud, Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l'Information (LTCI), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Télécom Paris, One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, and Erasmus MC other
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Wireless technology ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,CHILDREN ,010501 environmental sciences ,Audiology ,01 natural sciences ,Child development ,Telecommunications ,Cell phone use ,Telephone ,Neuroimaging ,Electromagnetic fields ,Radio waves ,Brain ,ADOLESCENTS ,Medicine ,Lead (electronics) ,Child ,fields ,lcsh:Environmental sciences ,General Environmental Science ,Netherlands ,MOBILE PHONE USE ,lcsh:GE1-350 ,education.field_of_study ,3. Good health ,[SPI.ELEC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electromagnetism ,Generation R ,medicine.medical_specialty ,animal structures ,Technology and Engineering ,Population ,Temporal lobe ,SLEEP EEG ,Humans ,EXPOSURE ,education ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,business.industry ,MEMORY ,Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications ,Environmental Exposure ,PERFORMANCE ,COGNITIVE FUNCTION ,Electromagnetic ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Mobile phone ,MORPHOLOGY ,RADIATION ,[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie ,Mobile telephony ,business ,Cell Phone - Abstract
Objective: To assess the association between estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) doses, using an improved integrated RF-EMF exposure model, and brain volumes in preadolescents at 9–12 years old. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis in preadolescents aged 9–12 years from the Generation R Study, a population-based birth cohort set up in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (n = 2592). An integrated exposure model was used to estimate whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses (mJ/kg/day) from different RF-EMF sources including mobile and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) phone calls, other mobile phone uses than calling, tablet use, laptop use, and far-field sources. Whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses were estimated for all RF-EMF sources together (i.e. overall) and for three groups of RF-EMF sources that lead to a different pattern of RF-EMF exposure. Information on brain volumes was extracted from magnetic resonance imaging scans. Results: Estimated overall whole-brain RF-EMF dose was 84.3 mJ/kg/day. The highest overall lobe-specific dose was estimated in the temporal lobe (307.1 mJ/kg/day). Whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses from all RF-EMF sources together, from mobile and DECT phone calls, and from far-field sources were not associated with global, cortical, or subcortical brain volumes. However, a higher whole-brain RF-EMF dose from mobile phone use for internet browsing, e-mailing, and text messaging, tablet use, and laptop use while wirelessly connected to the internet was associated with a smaller caudate volume. Conclusions: Our results suggest that estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses were not related to brain volumes in preadolescents at 9–12 years old. Screen activities with mobile communication devices while wirelessly connected to the internet lead to low RF-EMF dose to the brain and our observed association may thus rather reflect effects of social or individual factors related to these specific uses of mobile communication devices. However, we cannot discard residual confounding, chance finding, or reverse causality. Further studies on mobile communication devices and their potential negative associations with brain development are warranted, regardless whether associations are due to RF-EMF exposure or to other factors related to their use.
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12. Estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses and brain volumes in preadolescents
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One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Cabré-Riera, Alba, Marroun, Hanan El, Muetzel, Ryan, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Thielens, Arno, Birks, Laura Ellen, Pierotti, Livia, Huss, Anke, Joseph, Wout, Wiart, Joe, Capstick, Myles, Hillegers, Manon, Vermeulen, Roel, Cardis, Elisabeth, Vrijheid, Martine, White, Tonya, Röösli, Martin, Tiemeier, Henning, Guxens, Mònica, One Health Chemisch, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Cabré-Riera, Alba, Marroun, Hanan El, Muetzel, Ryan, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Thielens, Arno, Birks, Laura Ellen, Pierotti, Livia, Huss, Anke, Joseph, Wout, Wiart, Joe, Capstick, Myles, Hillegers, Manon, Vermeulen, Roel, Cardis, Elisabeth, Vrijheid, Martine, White, Tonya, Röösli, Martin, Tiemeier, Henning, and Guxens, Mònica
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- 2020
13. Telecommunication devices use, screen time and sleep in adolescents
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Cabré-Riera, Alba, primary, Torrent, Maties, additional, Donaire-Gonzalez, David, additional, Vrijheid, Martine, additional, Cardis, Elisabeth, additional, and Guxens, Mònica, additional
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- 2019
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14. Radiofequency electromagnetic fields exposure, sleep, and neurodevelopment in preadolescents and adolescents
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Cabré-Riera, Alba, 1991, Guxens Junyent, Mònica, and Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut
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Cognition ,616.8 ,Adolescent ,Wireless technology ,Radio waves ,Telecommunications ,Brain ,Electromagnetic fields ,Sleep ,Cell phone use ,Telephone - Abstract
The use of mobile communication devices (e.g. mobile phones, tablets, and laptops) increased during the last few years, especially in preadolescents and adolescents. In order to function, mobile communication devices require a constant exchange of information achieved using radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF). Evidence is limited for potential effects of RF-EMF exposure to the brain and epidemiological studies that assessed RF-EMF exposure and its relationship with sleep and neurodevelopment are scarce. This thesis aimed to better understand the potential association between RF-EMF exposure and sleep, and RF-EMF exposure and neurodevelopment by: i) using a comprehensive RF-EMF exposure assessment (i.e. distinguish between sources with different patterns of RF-EMF exposure to the brain such as phone calls, screen activities, and environmental sources, ii) estimating the amount of RF-EMF the brain absorbs from each source and overall, ii) assessing sleep using objective measures collected with actigraphy, and iii) assessing neurodevelopment as cognitive function and brain volumes. The use of some mobile communication devices such as the tablet and problematic mobile phone use were associated with poorer sleep quality and less favourable objective sleep measures. Moreover, evening whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls was associated with less favourable objective sleep measures. Regarding neurodevelopment, overall whole-brain RF-EMF dose and whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls were not associated with brain volumes but whole-brain RF-EMF dose from screen activities was associated with smaller caudate volume. Finally, overall whole-brain RF-EMF dose and whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls was associated with non-verbal intelligence. Given that the biological mechanism behind the observed associations between RF-EMF exposure and sleep, and RF-EMF exposure and neurodevelopment is unknown, that we found small effects sizes, and that we could not entirely disentangle between minutes of use and RF-EMF dose, our results should be interpreted with caution. We cannot discard chance finding, reverse causality, or that other non-RF-EMF factors related to the use of mobile communication devices are behind the observed associations (e.g. blue light, addiction, mental arousal or sleep displacement). El uso de dispositivos móviles de comunicación como los teléfonos móviles, tabletas y ordenadores portátiles ha aumentado en los últimos años, especialmente en preadolescentes y adolescentes. Los dispositivos móviles de comunicación utilizan los campos electromagnéticos de radiofrecuencia (CEM-RF) para el intercambio constante de información necesario para su funcionamiento. La evidencia científica de los efectos que tiene la exposición a CEM-RF al cerebro es limitada y los estudios epidemiológicos que evalúan la exposición de CEM-RF y su relación con el sueño y el neurodesarrollo son escasos. Esta tesis tiene como objetivo entender mejor las asociaciones entre la exposición a CEM-RF y el sueño y la exposición a CEM-RF y el neurodesarrollo: i) haciendo una evaluación completa de la exposición de CEM-RF al cerebro, es decir, distinguiendo entre fuentes de CEM-RF con diferentes patrones de exposición al cerebro como las llamadas telefónicas, el uso de aparatos móviles de comunicación para actividades con pantalla y las fuentes ambientales, ii) estimando la cantidad de CEM- RF que el cerebro absorbe de cada fuente y en total, iii) evaluando el sueño utilizando medidas objetivas recogidas con actigrafia y iv) evaluando el neurodesarrollo como función cognitiva y volúmenes cerebrales. El uso de algunos dispositivos móviles de comunicación como por ejemplo la tableta y el uso problemático del teléfono móvil están associados con peor calidad y medidas objetivas del sueño. Además, hemos observado una asociación entre la dosis de CEM-RF al cerebro proveniente de las llamadas telefónicas por la tarde y peores medidas objetivas del sueño. En cuanto al neurodesarrollo, la dosis total de CEM-RF al cerebro y la dosis de CEM-RF al cerebro proveniente de las llamadas telefónicas no están asociadas con los volúmenes cerebrales, en cambio, la dosis de CEM-RF al cerebro proveniente de usos de aparatos móviles de comunicación para actividades con pantalla está asociada con un volumen más pequeño del núcleo caudado. Finalmente, la dosis total de CEM-RF al cerebro y la dosis de CEM-RF al cerebro proveniente de las llamadas telefónicas están asociadas con peor inteligencia no verbal. Teniendo en cuenta que se desconoce el mecanismo biológico que hay detrás de las asociaciones observadas entre la exposición a CEM-RF y el sueño y la exposición a CEM-RF y el neurodesarrollo, que los efectos que hemos encontrado son pequeños y que no hemos podido separar completamente entre los minutos de uso y la dosis de CEM-RF, nuestros resultados deben interpretarse con precaución. No podemos descartar hallazgo casual, causalidad inversa o que otros factores relacionados con el uso de dispositivos móviles de comunicación estén detrás de las asociaciones observadas. Por ejemplo, exposición a la luz azul, adicción a los dispositivos móviles de comunicación, excitación mental o desplazamiento del sueño. L’ús de dispositius mòbils de comunicació com els telèfons mòbils, tauletes i ordinadors portàtils ha augmentat els darrers anys, especialment en preadolescents i adolescents. Els dispositius mòbils de comunicació utilitzen els camps electromagnètics de radiofreqüència (CEM-RF) per l’intercanvi constant d’informació necessari pel seu funcionament. L’evidència científica dels efectes que té l’exposició de CEM-RF al cervell és limitada i els estudis epidemiològics que avaluaven l’exposició de CEM-RF i la seva relació amb el son i el neurodesenvolupament són escassos. Aquesta tesi té com a objectiu entendre millor les associacions entre l’exposició a CEM-RF i el son i l’exposició a CEM-RF i el neurodesenvolupament. Per fer-ho: i) hem fet una avaluació completa de l’exposició de CEM-RF al cervell, és a dir, distingint entre fonts de CEM-RF amb diferents patrons d’exposició al cervell com les trucades telefòniques, l’ús d’aparells mòbils de comunicació per activitats amb pantalla i les fonts ambientals, ii) hem estimat la quantitat de CEM-RF que el cervell absorbeix de cada font i en total, iii) hem avaluat el son utilitzant mesures objectives recollides amb actigrafia i iv) hem avaluat el neurodesenvolupament com a funció cognitiva i volums cerebrals. L’ús d’alguns dispositius mòbils de comunicació com per exemple la tauleta i l’ús problemàtic del telèfon mòbil estan associats amb pitjor qualitat i mesures objectives del son. A més a més, hem trobat una associació entre la dosi de CEM-RF al cervell provinent de les trucades telefòniques al vespre i pitjors mesures objectives del son. En relació amb el neurodesenvolupament, la dosi total de CEM-RF al cervell i la dosi de CEM-RF al cervell provinent de les trucades telefòniques no estan associades amb els volums cerebrals, en canvi, la dosi de CEM-RF al cervell provinent d’usos d’aparells mòbils de comunicaió per activitats amb pantalla està associada amb un volum més petit del nucli caudat. Finalment, la dosi total de CEM-RF al cervell i la dosi de CEM-RF al cervell provinent de les trucades telefòniques estan associades amb pitjor la intel·ligència no verbal. Tenint en compte que es desconeix el mecanisme biològic que hi ha darrere de les associacions observades entre l'exposició a CEM-RF i el son i l'exposició a CEM-RF i el neurodesenvolupament, que els efectes que hem trobat són petits i que no hem pogut separar completament entre els minuts d'ús dels dispositius mòbils de comunicació i la dosi de CEM-RF al cervell, els nostres resultats s’han d’interpretar amb precaució. No podem descartar que les troballes siguin casuals, causalitat inversa o que altres factors relacionats amb l’ús de dispositius mòbils de comunicació estiguin darrere de les associacions observades. Per exemple, exposició a la llum blava, addicció als aparells mòbils de comunicació, excitació mental o desplaçament del son.
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15. Estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses and brain volumes in preadolescents
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Cabré-Riera, Alba, El Marroun, Hanan, Muetzel, Ryan, Van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Thielens, Arno, Birks, Laura E., Pierotti, Livia, Huss, Anke, Joseph, Wout, Wiart, Joe, Capstick, Myles, Hillegers, Manon, Vermeulen, Roel, Cardis, Elisabeth, Vrijheid, Martine, White, Tonya, Röösli, Martin, Tiemeier, Henning, and Guxens, Mònica
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animal structures ,Wireless technology ,Telecommunications ,Radio waves ,Brain ,Neuroimaging ,Electromagnetic fields ,Child development ,Cell phone use ,3. Good health ,Telephone - Abstract
Objective To assess the association between estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) doses, using an improved integrated RF-EMF exposure model, and brain volumes in preadolescents at 9–12 years old. Methods Cross-sectional analysis in preadolescents aged 9–12 years from the Generation R Study, a population-based birth cohort set up in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (n = 2592). An integrated exposure model was used to estimate whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses (mJ/kg/day) from different RF-EMF sources including mobile and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) phone calls, other mobile phone uses than calling, tablet use, laptop use, and far-field sources. Whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses were estimated for all RF-EMF sources together (i.e. overall) and for three groups of RF-EMF sources that lead to a different pattern of RF-EMF exposure. Information on brain volumes was extracted from magnetic resonance imaging scans. Results Estimated overall whole-brain RF-EMF dose was 84.3 mJ/kg/day. The highest overall lobe-specific dose was estimated in the temporal lobe (307.1 mJ/kg/day). Whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses from all RF-EMF sources together, from mobile and DECT phone calls, and from far-field sources were not associated with global, cortical, or subcortical brain volumes. However, a higher whole-brain RF-EMF dose from mobile phone use for internet browsing, e-mailing, and text messaging, tablet use, and laptop use while wirelessly connected to the internet was associated with a smaller caudate volume. Conclusions Our results suggest that estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses were not related to brain volumes in preadolescents at 9–12 years old. Screen activities with mobile communication devices while wirelessly connected to the internet lead to low RF-EMF dose to the brain and our observed association may thus rather reflect effects of social or individual factors related to these specific uses of mobile communication devices. However, we cannot discard residual confounding, chance finding, or reverse causality. Further studies on mobile communication devices and their potential negative associations with brain development are warranted, regardless whether associations are due to RF-EMF exposure or to other factors related to their use., Environment International, 142, ISSN:0160-4120, ISSN:1873-6750
16. Estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses and brain volumes in preadolescents
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Cabré-Riera, Alba, Marroun, Hanan El, Muetzel, Ryan, van Wel, Luuk, Liorni, Ilaria, Thielens, Arno, Birks, Laura Ellen, Pierotti, Livia, Huss, Anke, Joseph, Wout, Wiart, Joe, Capstick, Myles, Hillegers, Manon, Vermeulen, Roel, Cardis, Elisabeth, Vrijheid, Martine, White, Tonya, Röösli, Martin, Tiemeier, Henning, and Guxens, Mònica
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17. Increase of pertussis cases in the Vallès region, Catalonia, Spain, September 2023 to April 2024.
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Poltorak V, Cabré-Riera A, Martínez-Botías F, Borràs López E, Clotet Romero L, Sala Farré MR, and Jané Checa M
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- Humans, Spain epidemiology, Female, Adolescent, Child, Incidence, Infant, Pregnancy, Child, Preschool, Male, Infant, Newborn, Vaccination statistics & numerical data, Adult, Vaccination Coverage statistics & numerical data, Immunization, Secondary, Young Adult, Bordetella pertussis isolation & purification, Age Distribution, Population Surveillance, Whooping Cough epidemiology, Whooping Cough prevention & control, Whooping Cough diagnosis, Disease Outbreaks, Pertussis Vaccine administration & dosage
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We describe a pertussis outbreak in the Vallès region of Catalonia, from September 2023 to April 2024. Incidence was high in children aged 10-14 years compared with previous outbreaks. Limited impact in newborns could be explained by the high vaccination coverage during pregnancy and at 11 months of age in 2022, at 85% and 94.1 %, respectively. A third booster vaccine dose during preadolescence should be considered and vaccination coverage in pregnant women be improved to control future outbreaks.
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18. Association between estimated whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields dose and cognitive function in preadolescents and adolescents.
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Cabré-Riera A, van Wel L, Liorni I, Thielens A, Birks LE, Pierotti L, Joseph W, González-Safont L, Ibarluzea J, Ferrero A, Huss A, Wiart J, Santa-Marina L, Torrent M, Vrijkotte T, Capstick M, Vermeulen R, Vrijheid M, Cardis E, Röösli M, and Guxens M
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- Adolescent, Brain, Child, Cognition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Environmental Exposure, Humans, Radio Waves adverse effects, Cell Phone, Electromagnetic Fields adverse effects
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Objective: To investigate the association between estimated whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) dose, using an improved integrated RF-EMF exposure model, and cognitive function in preadolescents and adolescents., Methods: Cross-sectional analysis in preadolescents aged 9-11 years and adolescents aged 17-18 years from the Dutch Amsterdam Born Children and their Development Study (n = 1664 preadolescents) and the Spanish INfancia y Medio Ambiente Project (n = 1288 preadolescents and n = 261 adolescents), two population-based birth cohort studies. Overall whole-brain RF-EMF doses (mJ/kg/day) were estimated for several RF-EMF sources together including mobile and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications phone calls (named phone calls), other mobile phone uses than calling, tablet use, laptop use (named screen activities), and far-field sources. We also estimated whole-brain RF-EMF doses in these three groups separately (i.e. phone calls, screen activities, and far-field) that lead to different patterns of RF-EMF exposure. We assessed non-verbal intelligence in the Dutch and Spanish preadolescents, information processing speed, attentional function, and cognitive flexibility in the Spanish preadolescents, and working memory and semantic fluency in the Spanish preadolescents and adolescents using validated neurocognitive tests., Results: Estimated overall whole-brain RF-EMF dose was 90.1 mJ/kg/day (interquartile range (IQR) 42.7; 164.0) in the Dutch and Spanish preadolescents and 105.1 mJ/kg/day (IQR 51.0; 295.7) in the Spanish adolescents. Higher overall estimated whole-brain RF-EMF doses from all RF-EMF sources together and from phone calls were associated with lower non-verbal intelligence score in the Dutch and Spanish preadolescents (-0.10 points, 95% CI -0.19; -0.02 per 100 mJ/kg/day increase in each exposure). However, none of the whole-brain RF-EMF doses was related to any other cognitive function outcome in the Spanish preadolescents or adolescents., Conclusions: Our results suggest that higher brain exposure to RF-EMF is related to lower non-verbal intelligence but not to other cognitive function outcomes. Given the cross-sectional nature of the study, the small effect sizes, and the unknown biological mechanisms, we cannot discard that our resultsare due to chance finding or reverse causality. Longitudinal studies on RF-EMF brain exposure and cognitive function are needed., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.)
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19. Estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses and brain volumes in preadolescents.
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Cabré-Riera A, Marroun HE, Muetzel R, van Wel L, Liorni I, Thielens A, Birks LE, Pierotti L, Huss A, Joseph W, Wiart J, Capstick M, Hillegers M, Vermeulen R, Cardis E, Vrijheid M, White T, Röösli M, Tiemeier H, and Guxens M
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- Brain, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Environmental Exposure, Humans, Netherlands, Radio Waves, Cell Phone, Electromagnetic Fields
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Objective: To assess the association between estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) doses, using an improved integrated RF-EMF exposure model, and brain volumes in preadolescents at 9-12 years old., Methods: Cross-sectional analysis in preadolescents aged 9-12 years from the Generation R Study, a population-based birth cohort set up in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (n = 2592). An integrated exposure model was used to estimate whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses (mJ/kg/day) from different RF-EMF sources including mobile and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) phone calls, other mobile phone uses than calling, tablet use, laptop use, and far-field sources. Whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses were estimated for all RF-EMF sources together (i.e. overall) and for three groups of RF-EMF sources that lead to a different pattern of RF-EMF exposure. Information on brain volumes was extracted from magnetic resonance imaging scans., Results: Estimated overall whole-brain RF-EMF dose was 84.3 mJ/kg/day. The highest overall lobe-specific dose was estimated in the temporal lobe (307.1 mJ/kg/day). Whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses from all RF-EMF sources together, from mobile and DECT phone calls, and from far-field sources were not associated with global, cortical, or subcortical brain volumes. However, a higher whole-brain RF-EMF dose from mobile phone use for internet browsing, e-mailing, and text messaging, tablet use, and laptop use while wirelessly connected to the internet was associated with a smaller caudate volume., Conclusions: Our results suggest that estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific RF-EMF doses were not related to brain volumes in preadolescents at 9-12 years old. Screen activities with mobile communication devices while wirelessly connected to the internet lead to low RF-EMF dose to the brain and our observed association may thus rather reflect effects of social or individual factors related to these specific uses of mobile communication devices. However, we cannot discard residual confounding, chance finding, or reverse causality. Further studies on mobile communication devices and their potential negative associations with brain development are warranted, regardless whether associations are due to RF-EMF exposure or to other factors related to their use., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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