Association Between Dietary Intake and Blood Concentrations of One-Carbon-Metabolism-Related Nutrients in European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

Background/Objectives: We examined the association between dietary intake and blood concentrations of one-carbon metabolism (OCM)-related nutrients in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Methods: Blood concentrations and dietary intake of the vitamins riboflavin (B2), Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP and B6), folate (B9), B12, and methionine, concentrations of homocysteine, and dietary intake of betaine,…

Risk of a second primary cancer after breast cancer in Southern Spain: a population-based study over 3 decades

Abstract Objective To estimate the risk of developing a second primary cancer (SPC) among women diagnosed with breast cancer in Granada, Spain. Study design This population-based observational cohort study utilized data from the Granada Cancer Registry. We included all women aged 15 and above diagnosed with malignant breast cancer from 1985 to 2019. Main outcome…

Can serum metabolic signatures inform on the relationship between healthy lifestyle and colon cancer risk?

Background Colon cancer is strongly influenced by lifestyle factors. Sociodemographic factors like sex and socioeconomic position (SEP) might modulate the relationship between lifestyle and colon cancer risk. Metabolomics offers potential to uncover biological mechanisms linking lifestyle and colon cancer. Methods Lifestyle and untargeted metabolomic data were available from a nested case–control study within the European…

Revisión sistemática sobre el uso de peces para el control vectorial de las enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos

FUNDAMENTOS // Se estima que un 80% de la población mundial está en riesgo de contraer una enfermedad de transmisión vectorial, siendo los mosquitos los responsables de una mayor carga de enfermedad. Dado que el control biológico es una opción más natural que otras intervenciones disponibles y que el uso de peces está muy extendido,…

Metabolic profile of biodiverse diets in a healthy European cohort

Background There is increasing evidence that diets characterized by food biodiversity could contribute to health outcomes. Greater dietary species diversity has been linked to reduced gastrointestinal cancer risk and all-cause mortality. However, mechanistic pathways supporting the association between food biodiversity and health are just beginning to be explored. Aim To characterize the metabolic profile associated…

Trends in the incidence of brain cancer and the use of mobile phones: analysis of the Spanish Network of Cancer Registries (REDECAN)

Purpose The association between the use of mobile phones use and the risk of brain cancer remains controversial. The aim of this study is to describe trends in the incidence of central nervous system (CNS) cancers in Spain and its possible relationship with mobile phone use. Methods Trends and trend changes from 1985 to 2015…

Cohort profile: the CORDELIA study (Collaborative cOhorts Reassembled Data to study mEchanisms and Longterm Incidence of chronic diseAses)

The CORDELIA Study (Collaborative Cohorts Reassembled Data to Study Mechanisms and Long-term Incidence of Chronic Diseases) combines 35 Spanish population cohorts to investigate the clinical, environmental, genetic, and omics determinants of cardiovascular disease in the Southern European population. It aims to conduct the largest genome-wide association study to date on cardiovascular disease in this population,…

Identification and prioritisation of biomarkers of organophosphorus compounds-induced neurotoxicity

Organophosphorus compounds (OPCs), a diverse group of chemicals widely utilised as pesticides and flame retardants, pose significant neurotoxic risks, even during neurodevelopment. While their primary molecular and cellular targets are well characterised, growing evidence suggest additional mechanisms, particularly in developmental neurotoxicity. Despite extensive research, predictive biomarkers of OPC-induced neurotoxicity beyond acetylcholinesterase remain underexplored. This study…

Dietary and lifestyle determinants of vitamin D status in the UK Biobank Cohort study for predictive modeling

Background Vitamin D (VD) is involved in a wide variety of physiological processes. The high prevalence of VD deficiency in the population requires stronger preventive measures. Objective Characterize the dietary and lifestyle determinants of VD levels in blood and of VD deficiency to further develop predictive models of these two outcomes. Methods 63,759 participants from…

Correlation between tobacco control policies and the smoking behaviors of European adolescents from 2005 to 2019

Despite legislative efforts, tobacco smoking prevalence among European adolescents remains high and heterogeneous between countries. While tobacco control policies, often assessed using Tobacco Control Scale (TCS), have been studied in adults, their influence on preventing adolescent smoking initiation remains unknown. This ecological study investigates the correlation between tobacco control policies implementation and adolescents smoking behavior…