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Forns J , Dudukina E, Hagg D, Szentkuti P, Gembert K, Plana E , Gilsenan A , Horvath-Puho E, Ehrenstein V, Reutfors J, Rebordosa C . Risk of major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in users of lisdexamfetamine and other medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Denmark and Sweden: a population-based cohort study . Neurol Ther. 2022 Dec 1;11(4):1659-76. doi: 10.1007/s40120-022-00396-y
Julvez J, Gignac F, Fernandez-Barres S, Romaguera D, Sala-Vila A, Ranzani OT, Persavento C, Delgado A, Carol A, Torrent J, Gonzalez J, Roso E, Barrera-Gomez J, Lopez-Vicente M, Garcia Esteban R , Boucher O, Forns J , Burgaleta M, Sebastian N, Canals J, Arija V, Basagana X, Ros E, Vendrell J, Salas-Salvado J, Sunyer J. Walnuts, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, and adolescent brain development: protocol for the walnuts smart snack dietary intervention trial . Front Pediatr. 2021 Jun 8;9:593847. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.593847
Forns J , Verner MA, Iszatt N, Nowack N, Carlsen Bach C, Vrijheid M, Costa O, Andiarena A, Sovcikova E, Bjerre Hoyer B, Wittsiepe J, Lopez-Espinosa M-J, Ibarluzea J, Hertz-Picciotto I, Toft G, Stigum H, Guxens M, Liew Z, Eggesbo M. Early life exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and ADHD: a meta-analysis of nine European population-based studies . Environ Health Perspect. 2020 May;128(5). doi: 10.1289/EHP5444
Mortamais M, Pujol J, Martínez-Vilavella G, Fenoll R, Reynes C, Sabatier R, Rivas I, Forns J , Vilor-Tejedor N, Alemany S, Cirach M, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Sunyer J. Effects of prenatal exposure to particulate matter air pollution on corpus callosum and behavioral problems in children . Environ Res. 2019 Nov;178:108734. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108734
Forns J , Cainzos-Achirica M, Hellfritzsch M, Morros R, Poblador-Plou B, Hallas J, Giner-Soriano M, Prados-Torres A, Pottegard A, Cortes J, Castellsague J, Jacquot E, Deltour N, Perez-Gutthann S , Pladevall M . Validity of ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes used to identify acute liver injury: a study in three European data sources . Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2019 Jul;28(7):965-75. doi: 10.1002/pds.4803
Forns J , Pottegard A, Reinders T, Poblador-Plou B, Morros R, Brandt L, Cainzos-Achirica M, Hellfritzsch M, Schink T, Prados-Torres A, Giner-Soriano M, Hagg D, Hallas J, Cortes J, Jacquot E, Deltour N, Perez-Gutthann S , Pladevall M , Reutfors J. Antidepressant use in Denmark, Germany, Spain, and Sweden between 2009 and 2014: Incidence and comorbidities of antidepressant initiators . J Affect Disord. 2019 Apr 15;249:242-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.02.010
Pladevall-Vila M , Pottegard A, Schink T, Reutfors J, Morros R, Poblador-Plou B, Timmer A, Forns J , Hellfritzsch M, Reinders T, Hagg D, Giner-Soriano M, Prados-Torres A, Cainzos-Achirica M, Hallas J, Brandt L, Cortes J, Aguado J , Perlemuter G, Falissard B, Castellsague J, Jacquot E, Deltour N, Perez-Gutthann S . Risk of acute liver injury in agomelatine and other antidepressant users in four European countries: a cohort and nested case-control study using automated health data sources . CNS Drugs. 2019 Apr;33(4):383-95. doi: 10.1007/s40263-019-00611-9
Lenters V, Iszatt N, Forns J , Cechova E, Kocan A, Legler J, Leonards P, Stigum H, Eggesbo M. Early-life exposure to persistent organic pollutants (OCPs, PBDEs, PCBs, PFASs) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a multi-pollutant analysis of a Norwegian birth cohort . Environ Int. 2019 Apr;125:33-42. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.020
Forns J , Sunyer J, Garcia-Esteban R , Porta D, Ghassabian A, Giorgis-Allemand L, Gong T, Gehring U, Sorensen M, Standl M, Sugiri D, Almqvist C, Andiarena A, Baldaloni C, Beelen R, Berdel D, Cesaroni G, Charles MA, Eriksen KT, Estarlich M, Fernandez MF, Forhan A, Jaddoe VWV, Korek M, Lichtenstein P, Lertxundi A, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Markevych I, de Nazelle A, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Perez-Lobato R, Philippat C, Slama R, Tiesler CM, Verhulst FC, von Berg A, Vrijkotte T, Nybo Andersen AM, Heude B, Kramer U, Heinrich J, Tiemeier H, Forastiere F, Pershagen G, Brunekreef B, Guxens M. Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children in Europe . Epidemiology. 2018 Sep;29(5):618-26. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000874
Alemany S, Vilor-Tejedor N, Garcia-Esteban R , Bustamante M, Dadvand P, Esnaola M, Mortamais M, Forns J , van Drooge BL, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Grimalt JO, Rivas I, Querol X, Pujol J, Sunyer J. Traffic-related air pollution, APOE status, and neurodevelopmental outcomes among school children enrolled in the BREATHE project (Catalonia, Spain) . Environ Health Perspect. 2018 Aug 2;126(8):087001. doi: 10.1289/EHP2246
Forns J , Stigum H, Hoyer BB, Sioen I, Sovcikova E, Nowack N, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Guxens M, Ibarluzea J, Torrent M, Wittsiepe J, Govarts E, Trnovec T, Chevrier C, Toft G, Vrijheid M, Iszatt N, Eggesbo M. Prenatal and postnatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a pooled analysis of seven European birth cohort studies . Int J Epidemiol. 2018 Aug;47(4):1082-97. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy052
Cainzos-Achirica M, Varas-Lorenzo C, Pottegard A, Asmar J, Plana E , Rasmussen L, Bizouard G, Forns J , Hellfritzsch M, Zint K, Perez-Gutthann S , Pladevall-Vila M . Methodological challenges when evaluating potential off-label prescribing of drugs using electronic health care databases: a case study of dabigatran etexilate in Europe . Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2018 Jul;27(7):713-23. doi: 10.1002/pds.4416
Casas M, Forns J , Martinez D , Guxens M, Fernandez-Somoano A, Ibarluzea J, Lertxundi N, Murcia M, Rebagliato M, Tardon A, Sunyer J, Vrijheid M. Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and neuropsychological development in pre-school children: a prospective cohort study . Pediatr Res. 2017 Oct;82(4):596-606. doi: 10.1038/pr.2017.118
Lopez-Vicente M, Garcia-Aymerich J, Torrent-Pallicer J, Forns J , Ibarluzea J, Lertxundi N, Gonzalez L, Valera-Gran D, Torrent M, Dadvand P, Vrijheid M, Sunver J. Are early physical activity and sedentary behaviors related to working memory at 7 and 14 years of age? J Pediatr. 2017 Sep;188:35-41.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.05.079.
Mortamais M, Pujol J, van Drooge BL, Macia D, Martinez-Vilavella G, Reynes C, Sabatier R, Rivas I, Grimalt J, Forns J , Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Querol X, Sunyer J. Effect of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on basal ganglia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in primary school children . Environ Int. 2017 Aug;105:12-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.04.011
Suades-Gonzalez E, Forns J , Garcia-Esteban R , Lopez-Vicente M, Esnaola M, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Julvez J, Caceres A, Basagana X, Lopez-Sala A, Sunyer J. A longitudinal study on attention development in primary school children with and without teacher-reported symptoms of ADHD . Front Psychol. 2017 May 16;8:655. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00655
Cechova E, Scheringer M, Seifertova M, Mikes O, Kroupova K, Kuta J, Forns J , Eggesbo M, Quaak I, de Cock M, van de Bor M, Patayova H, Palkovicova Murinova L, Kocan A. Developmental neurotoxicants in human milk: comparison of levels and intakes in three European countries . Sci Total Environ. 2017 Feb 1;579:637-45. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.046
Fuertes E, Standl M, Forns J , Berdel D, Garcia-Aymerich J, Markevych I, Schulte-Koerne G, Sugiri D, Schikowski T, Tiesler CM, Heinrich J. Traffic-related air pollution and hyperactivity/inattention, dyslexia and dyscalculia in adolescents of the German GINIplus and LISAplus birth cohorts . Environ Int. 2016 Dec;97:85-92. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.10.017
Llop S, Ballester F, Murcia M, Forns J , Tardon A, Andiarena A, Vioque J, Ibarluzea J, Fernandez-Somoano A, Sunyer J, Julvez J, Rebagliato M, Lopez-Espinosa MJ. Prenatal exposure to mercury and neuropsychological development in young children: the role of fish consumption . Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Nov 13. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw259
Basagana X, Esnaola M, Rivas I, Amato F, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Forns J , Lopez-Vicente M, Pujol J, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Querol X, Sunyer J. Neurodevelopmental deceleration by urban fine particles from different emission sources: a longitudinal observational study . Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Oct;124(10):1630-6.
Pujol J, Fenoll R, Forns J , Harrison BJ, Martinez-Vilavella G, Macia D, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Blanco-Hinojo L, Gonzalez-Ortiz S, Deus J, Sunyer J. Video gaming in school children: how much is enough? Ann Neurol. 2016 Sep;80(3):424-33. doi: 10.1002/ana.24745
Marinelli M, Pappa I, Bustamante M, Bonilla C, Suarez A, Tiesler CM, Vilor-Tejedor N, Zafarmand MH, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Andersson S, Bakermans-Kranenburg MJ, Estivill X, Evans DM, Flexeder C, Forns J , Gonzalez JR, Guxens M, Huss A, van IJzendoorn MH, Jaddoe VW, Julvez J, Lahti J, Lopez-Vicente M, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Manz J, Mileva-Seitz VR, Perola M, Pesonen AK, Rivadeneira F, Salo PP, Shahand S, Schulz H, Standl M, Thiering E, Timpson NJ, Torrent M, Uitterlinden AG, Smith GD, Estarlich M, Heinrich J, Raikkonen K, Vrijkotte TG, Tiemeier H, Sunyer J. Heritability and genome-wide association analyses of sleep duration in children: the EAGLE consortium . Sleep. 2016 Aug.
Pujol J, Fenoll R, Macia D, Martinez-Vilavella G, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Rivas I, Forns J , Deus J, Blanco-Hinojo L, Querol X, Sunyer J. Airborne copper exposure in school environments associated with poorer motor performance and altered basal ganglia . Brain Behav. 2016 Apr 22;e00467. doi: 10.1002/brb3.467
Pujol J, Martinez-Vilavella G, Macia D, Fenoll R, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Rivas I, Forns J , Blanco-Hinojo L, Capellades J, Querol X, Deus J, Sunyer J. Traffic pollution exposure is associated with altered brain connectivity in school children . Neuroimage. 2016 Apr;1(129):175-84. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.01.036.
Forns J , Dadvand P, Foraster M , Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Rivas I, Lopez-Vicente M, Suades-Gonzalez E, Garcia-Esteban R , Esnaola M, Cirach M, Grellier J, Basagana X, Querol X, Guxens M, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Sunyer J. Traffic-related air pollution, noise at school, and behavioral problems in Barcelona schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study . Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Apr;124(4):529-35. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1409449.
Guxens M, Ghassabian A, Gong T, Garcia-Esteban R , Porta D, Giorgis-Allemand L, Almqvist C, Aranbarri A, Beelen R, Badaloni C, Cesaroni G, de Nazelle A, Estarlich M, Forastiere F, Forns J , Gehring U, Ibarluzea J, Jaddoe VWV, Korek M, Lichtenstein P, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Rebagliato M, Slama R, Tiemeier H, Verhulst FC, Volk HE, Pershagen G, Brunekreef B, Sunyer J. Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and childhood autistic traits in four european population-based cohort studies: the ESCAPE project . Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Jan;124(1):133-40. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408483
Julvez J, Paus T, Bellinger D, Eskenazi B, Tiemeier H, Pearce N, Ritz B, White T, Ramchandani P, Gispert JD, Desrivieres S, Brouwer R, Boucher O, Alemany S, Lopez-Vicente M, Suades-Gonzalez E, Forns J , Grandjean P, Sunyer J. Environment and brain development: challenges in the global context . Neuroepidemiology. 2016;46(2):79-82. doi: 10.1159/000442256
Casas M, Forns J , Martinez D , Avella-Garcia C, Valvi D, Ballesteros-Gomez A, Luque N, Rubio S, Julvez J, Sunyer J, Vrijheid M. Exposure to bisphenol A during pregnancy and child neuropsychological development in the INMA-Sabadell cohort . Environ Res. 2015 Oct;142:671-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.07.024
Dadvand P, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Esnaola M, Forns J , Basagana X, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Rivas I, Lopez-Vicente M, De Castro Pascual M, Su J, Jerrett M, Querol X, Sunyer J. Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren . Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Jun 30;112(26):7937-42. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1503402112
Alamo-Junquera D, Sunyer J, Iniguez C, Ballester F, Garcia-Esteban R , Forns J , Turner MC, Lertxundi A, Lertxundi N, Fernandez-Somoano A, Rodriquez-Dehli C, Julvez J. Prenatal head growth and child neuropsychological development at age 14 months . Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 May;212(5):661e1-e11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.12.001
Sunyer J, Esnaola M, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Forns J , Rivas I, Lopez-Vicente M, Suades-Gonzalez E, Foraster M , Garcia-Esteban R , Basagana X, Viana M, Cirach M, Moreno T, Alastuey A, Sebastian-Galles N, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Querol X. Association between traffic-related air pollution in schools and cognitive development in primary school children: a prospective cohort study . PLoS Med. 2015 Mar 3;12(3):e1001792. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001792