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1. Trajectory of maternal depression and parasomnias

   JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH, v.33, n.1, 2024

   Maternal depressive symptoms are associated with poorer sleep quality in their children. Although parasomnias can occur at any age, this group of sleep disorders is more common in children. The aim of this study was to assess whether maternal depression trajectories predict parasomnias at the age...

2. Variation in ultra-processed food consumption from 6 to 15 years, body weight and body composition at 15 years of age at The Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort

   PEDIATRIC OBESITY, v.19, n.4, 2024

   Background: The association of ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption with obesity and adipose tissue in children/adolescents remains poorly understood. Objective: To assess the association of UPF consumption with excessive weight (EW-defined as BMI-for-age >=+1 z-score) and body composition at 1...

3. Cross-sectional and prospective associations between screen time and childhood neurodevelopment in two Brazilian cohorts born 11 years apart

   CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, v.50, n.1, 2024

   BackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate the associations between screen time from ages 2 to 4 years and child neurodevelopment at age 4. MethodsThe participants were from the 2004 (N = 3787) and 2015 (N = 3604) Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort studies. Childhood neurodevelopment was asses...

4. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trends in stillbirths, under-5 and maternal mortality in Brazil: Excess deaths and regional inequalities

   JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH, v.13, article ID 6040, 12p, 2023

   Background Despite the proliferation of studies on the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there is less evidence on the indirect death toll compared to the health system and service provision disruptions. We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on national and reg...

5. Maternal mental health and offspring's IQ: Evidence from two Brazilian birth cohorts

   JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, v.351, p.151-157, 2024

   Maternal mental health during different stages of life can have a significant impact on a child's cognitive development. This study aimed to investigate the association between maternal CMD at two distinct stages of the offspring's life (at 3 months and 11 years) and their IQ scores at 6 and 18 y...

6. A spatial case-control study on symptomatic and inapparent primary dengue infections in an endemic city in Brazil

   REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO, v.66, article ID e12, 9p, 2024

   We conducted a spatial case-control study nested in a dengue incidence cohort to explore the role of the spatial and socioeconomic factors in the proportion of symptomatic (cases) and inapparent primary dengue virus infections (controls). Cohort participants were children and adolescents (2 to 16...

7. Methodological guidelines and publications of benefit-risk assessment for health technology assessment: a scoping review protocol

   BMJ OPEN, v.13, n.12, article ID e075333, 8p, 2023

   BackgroundBenefit-risk assessment (BRA) is used in multiple phases along the health technology's life-cycle to evaluate the balance between the benefits and risks, as it is fundamental to all stakeholders. BRA and its methodological approaches have been applied primarily in the context of regulat...

8. The 2022 South America report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: trust the science. Now that we know, we must act

   LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-AMERICAS, v.20, article ID 100470, 35p, 2023

9. Cannabis use as a potential mediator between childhood adversity and first-episode psychosis: results from the EU-GEI case-control study

   PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, v.53, n.15, p.7375-7384, 2023

   BackgroundChildhood adversity and cannabis use are considered independent risk factors for psychosis, but whether different patterns of cannabis use may be acting as mediator between adversity and psychotic disorders has not yet been explored. The aim of this study is to examine whether cannabis ...

10. Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure in Latin American and the Caribbean Populations: A Scoping Review (vol 130, 096002, 2022)

    ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, v.131, n.8, article ID 89001, 1p, 2023