Prenatal Metals Exposure and pre-adolescents’ Emotional and Behavioral Problems

Manuel Lozano, Karin Broberg, Raquel Soler-Blasco, Gabriel Riutort-Mayol, Ferran Ballester, Llúcia González, Mario Murcia, Joan O. Grimalt, Fernando Gil, Pablo Olmedo, Simone Braeuer, Maribel Casas, Mònica Guxens, Amaia Irizar, Nerea Lertxundi, Miren Begoña Zubero, Loreto Santa Marina & Sabrina Llop. Prenatal Metals Exposure and pre-adolescents’ Emotional and Behavioral Problems. Expo Health 16, 679–692 (2024). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12403-023-00585-6

Prenatal arsenic speciation and thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy and adolescence

Llop S, Lönnqvist J, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Murcia M, Santa-Marina L, Ballester F, Irizar A, Braeuer S, Esplugues A, Lozano M, Vallejo-Ortega J, García-Baquero G, Barroeta Z, Harari F, Soler-Blasco R. Prenatal arsenic speciation and thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy and adolescence. Environ Res. 2026 Mar 15;293:123773. PMID: 41539525

Saliva as a potential diagnostic medium: DNA methylation biomarkers for disorders beyond the oral cavity

Hernangomez-Laderas A, Cilleros-Portet A, Marí S, González-García BP, Arregi A, Jimeno-Romero A, Irizar A, García-Santisteban I, Lesseur C, Fernandez-Jimenez N, Bilbao JR. Saliva as a potential diagnostic medium: DNA methylation biomarkers for disorders beyond the oral cavity. NPJ Genom Med. 2025 Jun 20;10(1):49. PMID: 40541940

Tracking early-life PFAS exposure in children at ages 4, 8, and 14 years: A longitudinal study from the INMA Spanish birth cohort

San Román A, Abilleira E, González-Gaya B, Ayala-Cabrera JF, Barroeta Z, Etxebarria N, Irizar A. Tracking early-life PFAS exposure in children at ages 4, 8, and 14 years: A longitudinal study from the INMA Spanish birth cohort. Environ Res. 2025 Oct 15;283:122198. PMID: 40543869.

Gene-Environment Interaction Affects Risk of Atopic Eczema: Population and In Vitro Studies

Standl M, Budu-Aggrey A, Johnston LJ, Elias MS, Arshad SH, Bager P, Bataille V, Blakeway H, Bønnelykke K, Boomsma D, Brumpton BM, Bustamante Pineda M, Campbell A, Curtin JA, Eliasen A, Fadista JPS, Feenstra B, Gerner T, Medina-Gomez C, Grosche S, Gutzkow KB, Halling AS, Hayward C, Henderson J, Herrera-Luis E, Holloway JW, Hottenga J, O’B Hourihane J, Hu C, Hveem K, Irizar A, Jacquemin B, Jessen L, Kress S, Kurukulaaratchy RJ, Lau S, Llop S, Løset M, Marenholz I, Mason D, McCartney DL, Melbye M, Melén E, Minica C, Murray CS, Nijsten T, Pardo LM, Pasmans S, Pennell CE, Rinnov MR, Santorelli G, Schikowski T, Sheehan D, Simpson A, Söderhäll C, Thomas LF, Thyssen JP, Torrent M, van Beijsterveldt T, Visconti A, Vonk JM, Wang CA, Xu CJ, Ziyab AH; UK Translational Research Network in Dermatology; BIOMAP Consortium; Custovic A, Di Meglio P, Duijts L, Flohr C, Irvine AD, Koppelman GH, Lee YA, Reynolds NJ, Smith C, Langan SM, Paternoster L, Brown SJ. Gene-Environment Interaction Affects Risk of Atopic Eczema: Population and In Vitro Studies. Allergy. 2025 Aug;80(8):2201-2212. PMID: 40462597. Erratum in: Allergy. 2026 Feb;81(2):626. PMID: 40958161 .

Association of gestational thyroid function and thyroid autoimmunity with gestational diabetes: a systematic review and individual participant meta-analysis

Osinga JAJ, Derakhshan A, Karachaliou M, Poppe KG, Warringa L, Verdonk K, Vaidya B, Männistö T, López-Bermejo A, Bassols J, Broeren MAC, Brown SJ, Jensen RC, Popova PV, Pop VJM, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Aminorroaya A, Bliddal S, Mosso L, Chatzi L, Boucai L, Itoh S, Kishi R, Kleynen P, Ashoor G, Oken E, Grineva EN, Lu X, Lertxundi A, Murcia M, Meertens-Gunput STG, Rebagliato M, Riaño-Galán I, Irizar A, Vrijheid M, Fernández-Somoano A, Suvanto E, Guxens M, Daraki V, Mathieu C, Kianpour M, Glintborg D, Jensen TK, Alexander E, Chaker L, Malone F, Messerlian G, Hattersley A, Harley KG, Pearce EN, Visser WE, Vrijkotte TGM, Peeters RP, Palomaki GE, Lowe W, Eskenazi B, Chen LM, Walsh JP, Nicolaides KH, Carty DM, Delles C, Tao FB, Huang K, Maraka S, D’Alton ME, Painter RC, Andersen MS, Benhalima K, Korevaar TIM. Association of gestational thyroid function and thyroid autoimmunity with gestational diabetes: a systematic review and individual participant meta-analysis. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2025 Aug;13(8):651-661. PMID: 40609565

Understanding Social Inequalities in Childhood Asthma: Quantifying the Mediating Role of Modifiable Early-Life Risk Factors in Seven European Birth Cohorts

Pinot de Moira A, Aurup AV, Avraam D, Zugna D, Jensen AKG, Welten M, Cadman T, de Lauzon-Guillain B, Duijts L, Elhakeem A, Esplugues A, Garcia-Aymerich J, García-Baquero G, González Safont L, Harris JR, Iñiguez C, Jaddoe VWV, McEachan RRC, Nader JLT, Santa Marina L, Swertz MA, Tafflet M, Vrijheid M, Wright J, Yang TC, Taylor-Robinson D, Richiardi L, Nybo Andersen AM. Understanding Social Inequalities in Childhood Asthma: Quantifying the Mediating Role of Modifiable Early-Life Risk Factors in Seven European Birth Cohorts. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2025 Jun;13(6):1385-1396. PMID: 40314625

Association of environmental noise exposure with cortisol levels in children from eight European birth cohorts

Arregi A, Robinson O, Aasvang GM, Andrusaityte S, Dedele A, Evandt J, Garcia-Baquero G, Krog NH, Guxens M, Jaddoe VWV, Karachaliou M, Lertxundi A, Margetaki K, McEachan R, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Philippat C, Pozo OJ, Slama R, Subiza-Pérez M, van Rossum EFC, Vrijheid M, Wright J, Yang TC, Vegas O, Lertxundi N. Association of environmental noise exposure with cortisol levels in children from eight European birth cohorts. Environ Res. 2025 Jul 15;277:121541. PMID: 40203977

Particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and birth outcomes: exposure windows of susceptibility and socioeconomic inequalities

Guxens M, Botella N, Stafoggia M, Canto M, Petricola S, Valentín A, Lertxundi A, Fernández-Somoano A, Freire C, García-Altés A, Diez E, Marí-Dell’Olmo M, Iñiguez C, López MJ, Ramis R, Binter AC. Particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and birth outcomes: exposure windows of susceptibility and socioeconomic inequalities. Eur J Epidemiol. 2025 Sep;40(9):1105-1121. PMID: 40705228

Early-life growth and emotional, behavior and cognitive outcomes in childhood and adolescence in the EU child cohort network: individual participant data meta-analysis of over 109,000 individuals

Gonçalves R, Blaauwendraad S, Avraam D, Beneíto A, Charles MA, Elhakeem A, Escribano J, Etienne L, García-Baquero Moneo G, Soares AG, de Groot J, Grote V, Gruszfeld D, Guerlich K, Guxens M, Heude B, Koletzko B, Lertxundi A, Lozano M, El Marroun H, McEachan R, Pinot de Moira A, Santorelli G, Strandberg-Larsen K, Tafflet M, Vainqueur C, Verduci E, Vrijheid M, Welten M, Wright J, Yang TC, Gaillard R, Jaddoe VWV. Early-life growth and emotional, behavior and cognitive outcomes in childhood and adolescence in the EU child cohort network: individual participant data meta-analysis of over 109,000 individuals. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2025 Feb 26;52:101247. PMID: 40094119

Windows of susceptibility of prenatal and childhood exposure to air pollution and lung function at 6-8 years in the Spanish INMA (INfancia y Medio Ambiente) birth cohort

Domínguez A, Rivas I, Koch S, Binter AC, Iñiguez C, Estarlich M, Ferrero A, Lertxundi A, Zabaleta C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Garcia-Aymerich J, Sunyer J, Vrijheid M, Guxens M, Casas M, Basagaña X. Windows of susceptibility of prenatal and childhood exposure to air pollution and lung function at 6-8 years in the Spanish INMA (INfancia y Medio Ambiente) birth cohort. Environ Res. 2025 Nov 15;285(Pt 4):122585. PMID: 40816673

Impact of pet ownership in early childhood at ages 1 and 4-5 years on mental health at ages 7-8: findings from the INMA project

González L, Guxens M, Sarzo B, Andiarena A, Santa-Marina L, Tardón A, Julvez J, Rodríguez-Dehli C, Rebagliato M, Estarlich M. Impact of pet ownership in early childhood at ages 1 and 4-5 years on mental health at ages 7-8: findings from the INMA project. World J Pediatr. 2025 Oct;21(10):1003-1016. PMID: 41045339