Browsing by Author "Zhang, Junfeng Jim"

DNA Methylation in Babies Born to Nonsmoking Mothers Exposed to Secondhand Smoke during Pregnancy: An Epigenome-Wide Association Study.

Fuemmeler, Bernard F; Dozmorov, Mikhail G; Do, Elizabeth K; Zhang, Junfeng Jim; Grenier, Carole; Huang, Zhiqing; Maguire, Rachel L; ... (10 authors) (Environmental health perspectives, 2021-05-19)

<h4>Background</h4>Maternal smoking during pregnancy is related to altered DNA methylation in infant umbilical cord blood. The extent to which low levels of smoke exposure among nonsmoking pregnant women relates to offspring ...

Effect of Prenatal Smoke Exposure on Birth Weight: The Moderating Role of Maternal Depressive Symptoms.

Schechter, Julia; Do, Elizabeth K; Zhang, Junfeng Jim; Hoyo, Cathrine; Murphy, Susan K; Kollins, Scott H; Fuemmeler, Bernard (Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2018-12-24)

Introduction:Both prenatal smoke exposure and depression have been linked to lower birth weight, a risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Few studies have looked at the interaction between these risk factors and none have ...

Gestational age modifies the association between exposure to fine particles and fetal death: findings from a nationwide epidemiological study in the contiguous United States.

Tong, Mingkun; Lin, Weiwei; Liu, Hengyi; Gong, Jicheng; Zhang, Junfeng Jim; Xue, Tao (Environmental health : a global access science source, 2023-09)

<h4>Backgrounds</h4>The vulnerability of fetuses differs at different developmental stages, in response to environmental stressors such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), a ubiquitous air pollutant. Whether gestational ...