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Inflammation and early-life abuse in womenElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Am J Prev Med 43:611-20. 2012..Although mechanisms underlying these relationships are unclear, chronic stress may lead to dysregulation of immune function and chronic inflammation...- Vitamin D supplementation and depression in the women's health initiative calcium and vitamin D trialElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, 409 Arnold House, 715 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Am J Epidemiol 176:1-13. 2012..Additional trials testing higher doses of vitamin D are needed to determine whether this nutrient may help prevent or treat depression... - Vitamin D and calcium supplementation and one-year change in mammographic density in the women's health initiative calcium and vitamin D trialElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Division ofBiostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21:462-73. 2012..However, results from previous, mostly cross-sectional studies have been mixed, and there have been few randomized clinical trials of the effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on change in mammographic density... - Smoking during pregnancy and risk of abnormal glucose tolerance: a prospective cohort studyAmy E Haskins
1Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 10:55. 2010..The association between smoking and abnormal glucose tolerance (AGT) remains controversial. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between smoking prior to and during pregnancy and risk of AGT... 
Prospective study of recreational physical activity and ovarian cancerE R Bertone
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 93:942-8. 2001..The only prospective study to date reported a positive association between frequent vigorous exercise and ovarian cancer risk. We further evaluated this relationship in the Nurses' Health Study cohort...
Vitamin D and breast cancerElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Ann Epidemiol 19:462-7. 2009..Given that vitamin D status is modifiable, additional prospective studies are necessary to determine if vitamin D may have important potential for breast cancer prevention...- Vitamin D and the occurrence of depression: causal association or circumstantial evidence?Elizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Nutr Rev 67:481-92. 2009..At this time, it is premature to conclude that vitamin D status is related to the occurrence of depression. Additional prospective studies of this relationship are essential... - Recreational physical activity and steroid hormone levels in postmenopausal womenElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Am J Epidemiol 170:1095-104. 2009..01). These results suggest the possibility of a nonlinear relation between recreational physical activity and hormone levels in postmenopausal women... - Timing of alcohol use and the incidence of premenstrual syndrome and probable premenstrual dysphoric disorderElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 9304, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:1945-53. 2009..Previous studies have observed higher alcohol use in prevalent PMS/PMDD patients compared with controls, but it is unknown if drinking predisposes women to developing these disorders or is instead influenced by symptom experience... - Dietary vitamin D intake, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and premenstrual syndrome in a college-aged populationElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 121:434-7. 2010.... - Dietary vitamin D and calcium intake and mammographic density in postmenopausal womenElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Menopause 17:1152-60. 2010..However, the few studies that have evaluated the association between these nutrients and mammographic density in postmenopausal women have had inconsistent results... - Adiposity and the development of premenstrual syndromeElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:1955-62. 2010..We have addressed these issues in a prospective study nested within the Nurses' Health Study 2... - Vitamin D intake from foods and supplements and depressive symptoms in a diverse population of older womenElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 94:1104-12. 2011..Vitamin D may plausibly reduce the occurrence of depression in postmenopausal women; however, epidemiologic evidence is limited, and few prospective studies have been conducted... - Cigarette smoking and the development of premenstrual syndromeElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Arnold House, University of Massachusetts, 715 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Am J Epidemiol 168:938-45. 2008..70, 3.76). Results suggest that smoking, especially in adolescence and young adulthood, may increase risk of moderate to severe PMS. These findings may provide an additional incentive for young women to avoid cigarette smoking... - Prospective studies of dietary vitamin D and breast cancer: more questions raised than answeredElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, 715 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Nutr Rev 65:459-66. 2007..This review addresses issues raised by recent studies, including differences in findings related to dietary source of vitamin D, menopausal status, and tumor characteristics. It also discusses the optimal timing of vitamin D assessment... - Epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a status reportElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Lancet 365:101-2. 2005 - Calcium and vitamin D intake and risk of incident premenstrual syndromeElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003 9304, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:1246-52. 2005..Studies suggest that blood calcium and vitamin D levels are lower in women with PMS and that calcium supplementation may reduce symptom severity, but it is unknown whether these nutrients may prevent the initial development of PMS... - Environmental and lifestyle risk factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma in domestic catsElizabeth R Bertone
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
J Vet Intern Med 17:557-62. 2003..11). Results of this study suggest that flea control products, diet, and perhaps environmental tobacco smoke might be associated with risk of oral SCC and indicate that further investigation into these relationships is warranted... - Environmental tobacco smoke and risk of malignant lymphoma in pet catsElizabeth R Bertone
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Am J Epidemiol 156:268-73. 2002..5, 6.9; p for trend = 0.003) compared with those in nonsmoking households. These findings suggest that passive smoking may increase the risk of malignant lymphoma in cats and that further study of this relation in humans is warranted... - Recreational physical activity and ovarian cancer in a population-based case-control studyElizabeth R Bertone
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Int J Cancer 99:431-6. 2002..70; 95% CI = 0.36-1.35; p for trend = 0.41). Overall, our results provide only limited support for an inverse association between recreational physical activity and risk of ovarian cancer... - A simple method of assessing premenstrual syndrome in large prospective studiesElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
J Reprod Med 52:779-86. 2007..To evaluate a simple method of assessing incident premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in large prospective studies... - Environmental tobacco smoke and canine urinary cotinine levelElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Environ Res 106:361-4. 2008..Findings from our study suggest that household smoking levels as assessed by questionnaire are significantly associated with canine cotinine levels... - Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and risk of breast cancerElizabeth R Bertone-Johnson
Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, 715 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1991-7. 2005..Our findings suggest that high levels of 25(OH)D, and perhaps 1,25(OH)2D, may be modestly associated with reduced risk of breast cancer... - Dietary B vitamin intake and incident premenstrual syndromePatricia O Chocano-Bedoya
Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 93:1080-6. 2011..Thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, folate, and vitamin B-12 are required to synthesize neurotransmitters that are potentially involved in the pathophysiology of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)... - Dietary intervention of flaxseed: effect on serum levels of IGF-1, IGF-BP3, and C-peptideSusan R Sturgeon
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
Nutr Cancer 63:376-80. 2011..Flaxseed supplementation did not impact circulating levels of IGF-1, IGF-BP3, or C-peptide. Longer duration of intake may be necessary to observe changes in these biomarkers of cancer risk... - Effect of flaxseed consumption on urinary levels of estrogen metabolites in postmenopausal womenSusan R Sturgeon
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 9304, USA
Nutr Cancer 62:175-80. 2010.... - A prospective study of dietary fat consumption and endometriosis riskStacey A Missmer
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 5804, USA
Hum Reprod 25:1528-35. 2010..Fish oil consumption has been associated with symptom improvement in studies of women with primary dysmenorrhea and with decreased endometriosis risk in autotransplantation animal studies... - Household chemical exposures and the risk of canine malignant lymphoma, a model for human non-Hodgkin's lymphomaBiki B Takashima-Uebelhoer
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Arnold House, University of Massachusetts, 715 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Environ Res 112:171-6. 2012..Canine malignant lymphoma (CML) has been established as a model for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Previous studies have suggested that exposure to environmental chemicals may relate to development of CML... - Mammographic density, plasma vitamin D levels and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal womenAngela K Green
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Int J Cancer 127:667-74. 2010..Further research examining vitamin D, mammographic density and breast cancer risk is warranted... - Reproducibility of plasma steroid hormones, prolactin, and insulin-like growth factor levels among premenopausal women over a 2- to 3-year periodStacey A Missmer
Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:972-8. 2006..For estrone and estradiol, where ICCs were relatively low, it is important to use reproducibility data such as those to correct for measurement error in epidemiologic studies... - Associations between polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor and breast cancer riskWendy Y Chen
Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:2335-9. 2005..Our results suggest that the VDR may be a mediator of breast cancer risk and could represent a target for cancer prevention efforts... - Physical activity and risk of small-for-gestational-age birth among predominantly Puerto Rican womenAudra L Gollenberg
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Matern Child Health J 15:49-59. 2011..14, 95% CI 1.04-4.39; p(trend) = 0.33). Results extend prior studies of physical activity and SGA to the Hispanic population... - Effect of dietary flaxseed on serum levels of estrogens and androgens in postmenopausal womenSusan R Sturgeon
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 9304, USA
Nutr Cancer 60:612-8. 2008..5, -11.9 to -1.2; P = .02). Our results suggest that dietary flaxseed may modestly lower serum levels of sex steroid hormones, especially in overweight/obese women... - The association between body mass index and osteoporosis in patients referred for a bone mineral density examinationKofi Asomaning
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:1028-34. 2006..Most studies to date on risk factors for osteoporosis have considered body mass index (BMI) only as a possible confounder. In this study, we assess the direct relationship between BMI and osteoporosis... - Association between dietary fiber and markers of systemic inflammation in the Women's Health Initiative Observational StudyYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 24:941-9. 2008.... - Sedentary behaviors and abnormal glucose tolerance among pregnant Latina womenAudra L Gollenberg
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:1079-85. 2010..Few studies have investigated this association during pregnancy, particularly among Latina women, a population with higher rates of sedentary behavior and abnormal glucose tolerance (AGT) as compared with non-Latina white women... - Plasma vitamin d levels, menopause, and risk of breast cancer: dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studiesScott R Bauer
From Channing Laboratory SRB, SEH, ELD, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Department of Epidemiology SRB, SEH and Department of Nutrition ELD, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts and Department of Public Health SEH, ERB J, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Medicine (Baltimore) 92:123-31. 2013..These findings help resolve prior inconsistent findings and may carry important clinical and public health implications... - Factors associated with colorectal cancer risk perception: the role of polyps and family historyJennifer Rider Stark
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Health Educ Res 21:740-9. 2006..Potential interactions between objective risk factors and socioeconomic characteristics should be further explored in longitudinal studies... - Relationship between calcium, lactose, vitamin D, and dairy products and ovarian cancerDaniel O Koralek
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Nutr Cancer 56:22-30. 2006..The possibility of a decreased risk of ovarian cancer for dietary calcium merits further evaluation...
Research Grants
- Environmental Risk Factors and Canine Malignant LymphomaElizabeth Bertone Johnson; Fiscal Year: 2005..Because dogs and their human owners share a common environment within the household, results from this study will have direct relevance to the on-going effort to identify factors that may increase risk of human NHL. ..
- Epidemiology of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorderElizabeth Bertone Johnson; Fiscal Year: 2007..The identification of modifiable factors that reduce PMS/PMDD incidence will provide women opportunities for reducing their risk with fewer drawbacks than current treatment options. ..