Rachel Tham

Associations of traffic-related air pollution and greenery with academic outcomes among primary schoolchildren

Joep LA Claesen, Amanda J Wheeler, Gonnie Klabbers, David Donaire Gonzalez, Miguel Alvarado Molina, Rachel Tham, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Alison Carver

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: There is preliminary evidence that greenery/greenspace around schools may be positively associated with children's cog..

The impact of Traffic-Related air pollution on child and adolescent academic Performance: A systematic review.

Chloe Stenson, Amanda J Wheeler, Alison Carver, David Donaire-Gonzalez, Miguel Alvarado-Molina, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Rachel Tham

Journal article  |  2021  |  Environ Int

BACKGROUND: The negative health impacts of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) have been investigated for many decades, however, ..

Development of Measures of Perceived Neighborhood Environmental Attributes Influencing, and Perceived Barriers to Engagement in, Healthy Behaviors for Older Chinese Immigrants to Australia

Ester Cerin, Shiyuan Yin, Wing Ka Choi, Winsfred Ngan, Rachel Tham, Anthony Barnett

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Environmental correlates, barriers, and facilitators of physical activity, healthy eating, and socializing are understudied in old..

Principles for setting air quality guidelines to protect human health in Australia

Graeme R Zosky, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Michael J Abramson, Sophie Dwyer, Donna Green, Jane Heyworth, Bin B Jalaludin, Jennifer McCrindle-Fuchs, Rachel Tham, Guy B Marks

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

The Role of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older People: An Epidemiological Perspective.

Rachel Tham, Tamara Schikowski

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Alzheimers Dis

Traffic-related air pollution is ubiquitous and almost impossible to avoid. It is important to understand the role that traffic-re..

Is short-term exposure to grass pollen adversely associated with lung function and airway inflammation in the community?

Nur Sabrina Idrose, Rachel CA Tham, Caroline J Lodge, Adrian J Lowe, Dinh Bui, Jennifer L Perret, Don Vicendese, Edward J Newbigin, Mimi LK Tang, Fahad M Aldakheel, Nilakshi T Waidyatillake, Jo A Douglass, Michael J Abramson, Eugene Haydn Walters, Bircan Erbas, Shyamali C Dharmage

Journal article  |  2020  |  ALLERGY

BACKGROUND: The association between grass pollen exposure and early markers of asthma exacerbations such as lung function changes ..

Scoping review to understand the potential for public health impacts of transitioning to lower carbon emission technologies and policies

Rachel Tham, Geoff Morgan, Shyamali Dharmage, Guy Marks, Christine Cowie

Journal article  |  2020  |  ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health

Ester Cerin, Anthony Barnett, Basile Chaix, Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, Karen Caeyenberghs, Bin Jalaludin, Takemi Sugiyama, James F Sallis, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Michael Y Ni, Govinda Poudel, David Donaire-Gonzalez, Rachel Tham, Amanda J Wheeler, Luke Knibbs, Linwei Tian, Yih-kai Chan, David W Dunstan, Alison Carver, Kaarin J Anstey

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Numerous studies have found associations between characteristics of urban environments and risk factors for dementia..

Air pollution is associated with depressive symptoms in elderly women with cognitive impairment

Hicran Altug, Kateryna B Fuks, Anke Huels, Anne-Kathrin Mayer, Rachel Tham, Jean Krutmann, Tamara Schikowski

Journal article  |  2020  |  ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

BACKGROUND: Studies on air pollution and depression in the elderly are limited and the results are heterogeneous. OBJECTIVES: We e..

The Role of Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older People: An Epidemiological Perspective

R Tham, T Schikowski

Journal article  |  2020  |  Advances in Alzheimer's Disease

Traffic-related air pollution is ubiquitous and almost impossible to avoid. It is important to understand the role that traffic-re..