Clinical and Epidemiological Neuroscience (NeuroÈpia)

NEUROSCIENCES AND MENTAL HEALTH
TARGETS

The NeuroÈpia group is a multidisciplinary research group in neuroscience. The group works in three lines of research (Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuroepidemiology) that are interrelated.

RESPONSIBLE
  • Dr. Jordi Julvez Calvo

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Neurology line does research about neuropathic pain, abnormal perception of nociception stimuli and neurophysiologic and histological techniques applied to their diagnoses. It also studies neuroimmunology and the use of telematics measurements for monitoring patients with walking difficulties (accelerometry). Regarding Clinical Neurophysiology, many studies are being conducted to develop different electrophysiological devices to improve electroencephalographic register and specifically localization of cranial points. Finally, in Neuroepidemiology, human neuropsychological development and how lifestyles and environmental factors affect it through life are studied.

  • Neurology (neuropathic pain and chronic pain; motor control and accelerometry; neuroimmunology)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology (electroencephalography and evoked potentials)
  • Neuroepidemiology (environmental factors and neuropsychological development)

CI21-00207: Advanced cup electrode for newborns with guided positioning system (aCUPE + EPlacement).

IP: Pascual Rubio, Vicenç.

Team member: Fabregat Sanjuan, Albert.

Duration: 2023-2023.

Funding entity: La Caixa

 

PI21/00266: El rol del consumo de pescado y frutos secos en el neurodesarrollo humano desde el embarazo hasta la adolescencia (NutinBrain).

IP: Júlvez Calvo, Jordi.

Team member: Arija Val, Maria Victoria; Voltas Moreso, Núria; Iglesias Vázquez, Lucía.

Duration: 2023-2027.

Funding entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III.

 

PI21/00266: El rol del consumo de pescado y frutos secos en el neurodesarrollo humano desde el embarazo hasta la adolescencia (NutinBrain).

IP: Júlvez Calvo, Jordi.

Team member: Arija Val, Maria Victoria; Voltas Moreso, Núria; Iglesias Vázquez, Lucía.

Duration: 2023-2027.

Funding entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III.

 

 

Interventions to promote mental and physical  health in changing working environments due to climate change, sustainable work practices and in green jobs (INTERCAMBIO)

IP: Júlvez Calvo, Jordi.

Duration: 2023-2028.

Funding entity: Comission of the European Communities

 

Early environmental quality and life-course mental health effects: EQUAL LIFE

IP: Júlvez Calvo, Jordi.

Duration: 2022-2024

Funding entity: Comission of the European Communities

Neurology line:

FIS PI16/00984. Ministeri d’Economia i Competitivitat, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Carlos III. Projecte: Axonal damage characterization in chemotherapy-induced neuropathy. Jordi Casanova. Total: 28,000 €. Duració: 2017-2021.

Utilidad de la monitorización clínica mediante herramientas telemáticas de las enfermedades del sistema nervioso central de causa inmunológica. Nuria Solà. Financiado ISCIII. 20.220,73 €.

Clinical Trials: AlgoTx ATX01-22-01-CIPN. Promotor: AlgoTherapeutix. IP: Jordi Casanova-Molla

Clinical neurophysiology line:

Advanced cup electrode for newborns with guided positioning system (aCUP-E + EPlacement) CC22-10160.; Fundació La Caixa. Caixaimpulse Consolidate. Albert Fabregat (IP), Vicenç Pascual (Partner). 22/01/2022-21/01/2024. 300.000 €.

The aCUP-E ADVANCED CUP ELECTRODE FOR NEWBORNS-CI21-00207. Fundació La Caixa. Caixaimpulse Validate. Albert Fabregat (IP), Vicenç Pascual (Partner). 15/06/2021-30/12/2023. 100.000 €.

R2B2021-02. Dispositiu pel posicionat d’elèctrodes a la superfície cranial. Universitat Rovira
i Virgili. Albert Fabregat (IP), Vicenç Pascual (Partner). 01/06/2021-30/12/2021. 15.000 €.

R2B2020/01. Dispositiu d’elèctrode per electroencefalografia d’amplitud integrada. Universitat
Rovira i Virgili. Albert Fabregat (IP), Vicenç Pascual (Partner). 31/12/2020-30/12/2021. 15.000 €.

Collider Awards 2020. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Albert Fabregat (IP), Vicenç Pascual (Partner). 30/08/2020-29/06/2021. 2.000 €.

Neuroepidemiology line:

PI21/00266, THE ROLE OF SEAFOOD AND NUT CONSUMPTION ON HUMAN NEURODEVELOPMENT FROM PREGNANCY TO ADOLESCENCE (NUTINBRAIN). Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Jordi Júlvez. 01/01/2022-31/12/2025. 173.635 €.

Factores de riesgo para COVID-19 y su impacto en la calidad de vida, estado anímico y función cognitiva en pacientes ancianos de alto riesgo cardiovascular en un estudio prospectivo. Fundacion Francisco Soria Melguizo. Nuria Fito, et al., Jordi Júlvez. 01/06/2022-01/06/2025. 250.000 €.

874583, ATHLETE (Advancing Tools for Human Early Lifecourse Exposome
Research and Translation). H2020. Martine Vrijheid, et al., Jordi Júlvez. 01/01/2020-30/12/2024. 11.900.000 €.

874703, Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research (EPHOR). EC
H2020. Manolis Kogevinas, et al., Jordi Júlvez. 01/01/2020-30/12/2024. 1.248.054,84 €.

874724, Early Environmental quality and life-course mental Health effects – Equal-Life. H2020-European Commission. Irene van Kamp, et al., Jordi Júlvez (Partner). 11/02/2020-
11/02/2024. 56.250 €.

ESP22PI03, EPI (Embarazo y Primera Infancia) DATA. CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGIA Y SALUD PUBLICA (CIBERESP). Ana Esplugues, et al, Jordi Júlvez. 01/01/2022-31/12/2023. 50.000 €.

733206, Early-life stressors and LifeCycle health (LIFECYCLE) H2020. Jordi Sunyer, Jordi Júlvez. 01/10/2017-01/10/2021. 730.440 €.

PI16/00261, Ácidos grasos, polución atmosférica y desarrollo neuropsicológico
(Omega-Brain). Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Jordi Júlvez Calvo. 01/01/2017-30/06/2021. 103.152,5 €.

XB090052, Ciencia ciudadana para analizar el efecto de la contaminación en la función cognitiva de los adolescentes. Recercaixa. Xavier Basagaña et al, Jordi Júlvez. 15/05/2018-2021. 85.732 €.

  • EP21382429. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR
    GUIDING ELECTRODE PLACEMENT ON THE SCALP. Patent Internacional. 2021.Albert Fabregat Sanjuan; Vicenç Pascual Rubio.

  • EP20382317.4. AN ELECTRODE DEVICE FOR
    AMPLITUDE-INTEGRATED ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY. Patent Internacional. 2020. Albert Fabregat Sanjuan; Vicenç Pascual Rubio.

Waye K, Löve J, Lercher P, Dzhambov AM, Klatte M, Schreckenberg D, Belke C, Leist L, Ristovska G, Jeram S, Kanninen KM, Selander J, Arat A, Lachmann T, Clark C, Botteldooren D, White K, Júlvez J, Foraster M, Kaprio J, Bolte G, Psyllidis A, Gulliver J, Boshuizen H, Bozzon A, Fels J, Hornikx M, Hazel PV, Weber M, Brambilla M, Braat Eggen E, Van Kamp I, Vincens N, Equal life Sci Team. Adopting a child perspective for exposome research on mental health and cognitive development – Conceptualisation and opportunities. Environ Res. 2023. 239. (Pt 1):p. 117279-117279.

Fernandes A, Krog NH, McEachan R, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Júlvez J, Márquez S, de Castro M, Urquiza J, Heude B, Vafeiadi M, Grazuleviciene R, Slama R, Dedele A, Aasvang GM, Evandt J, Andrusaityte S, Kampouri M, Vrijheid M. Availability,  accessibility,  and use of green spaces and cognitive development in primary school children. Environ Pollut. 2023. 334. p. 122143-122143.

Anguita Ruiz A, Amine I, Stratakis N, Maitre L, Júlvez J, Urquiza J, Luo C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Thomsen C, Grazuleviciene R, Heude B, McEachan R, Vafeiadi M, Chatzi L, Wright J, Yang TC, Slama R, Siroux V, Vrijheid M, Basagaña X. Beyond the single-outcome approach: A comparison of outcome-wide analysis methods for exposome research. Environ Int. 2023. 182. p. 108344-108344.

Dypås LB, Duale N, Olsen AK, Bustamante M, Maitre L, Escaramis G, Júlvez J, Aguilar Lacasaña S, Andrusaityte S, Casas M, Vafeiadi M, Grazuleviciene R, Heude B, Lepeule J, Urquiza J, Wright J, Yang TC, Vrijheid M, Gützkow KB. Blood miRNA levels associated with ADHD traits in children across six European birth cohorts. BMC Psychiatry. 2023. 23. (1):p. 696-696.

Petermann F, Valera D, Fernández P, Martens DS, Júlvez J, Rodríguez C, Andiarena A, Lozano M, Fernández A, Lertxundi A, Llop S, Guxens M, Nawrot TS, Navarrete EM. Children who sleep more may have longer telomeres: evidence from a longitudinal population study in Spain. Pediatr Res. 2023. 93. (5):p. 1419-1424.

Fabregat A, Pàmies R, Rigo A, Pacqual V. Comparison of electrode position marking procedures on the cranial surface. Brain Behav. 2023.

Pinar A, Gignac F, Fernández S, Romaguera D, Sala A, Lázaro I, Ranzani OT, Persavento C, Delgado A, Carol A, Torrent J, Gonzalez J, Roso E, Barrera J, López M, Boucher O, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Turner MC, Burgaleta M, Canals J, Arija MV, Basagaña X, Ros E, Salas J, Sunyer J, Júlvez J. Effect of walnut consumption on neuropsychological development in healthy adolescents: a multi-school randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine. 2023. 59. p. 101954-101954.

Lopez E, Solana E, Martinez E, Pascual F, Calvi A, Alba S, Romero L, Yelamos S, Ramo C, Presas S, Munteis E, Rodriguez J, Sastre J, Anglada E, Meza R, Arevalo M, Pelayo R, Sanchez R, Bernabeu M, Solà N, Hervas M, Sepulveda M, Saiz A, Blanco Y, Llufriu S. Efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis: a phase ll,  double-blinded and randomised clinical trial. Mult Scler. 2023. 29. p. 385-386.

Amine I, Guillien A, Philippat C, Anguita Ruiz A, Casas M, de Castro M, Dedele A, Garcia Aymerich J, Granum B, Grazuleviciene R, Heude B, Haug LS, Júlvez J, López Vicente M, Maitre L, McEachan R, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Stratakis N, Vafeiadi M, Wright J, Yang TFY, Yuan WL, Basagana X, Slama R, Vrijheid M, Siroux V. Environmental exposures in early-life and general health in childhood. Environ Health. 2023. 22. (1):p. 53-53.

Petermann F, Valera D, Prieto D, Martens DS, Gonzalez S, Riaño I, Murcia M, Irizar A, Júlvez J, Santa L, Tardón A, Sunyer J, Vioque J, Nawrot T, Navarrete EM. Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy and its association with telomere length in children at four years: Results from the INMA Birth Cohort Study. Nutrients. 2023. 15. (19):4303.

Nishi SK, Sala A, Júlvez J, Sabate J, Ros E. Impact of nut consumption on cognition across the lifespan. Nutrients. 2023. 15(4):1000.

Descarpentrie A, Calas L, Cornet M, Heude B, Charles MA, Avraam D, Brescianini S, Cadman T, Elhakeem A, Fernández S, Harris JR, Inskip H, Júlvez J, Llop S, Margetaki K, Maritano S, Nader JLT, Roumeliotaki T, Salika T, Subiza M, Vafeiadi M, Vrijheid M, Wright J, Yang T, Dargent P, Lioret S. Lifestyle patterns in European preschoolers: Associations with socio-demographic factors and body mass index. Pediatr Obes. 2023. 18. (12):e13079.

Dzhambov A, Lercher P, Vincens N, Waye K, Klatte M, Leist L, Lachmann T, Schreckenberg D, Belke C, Ristovska G, Kanninen K, Botteldooren D, van Renterghem T, Jeram S, Selander J, Arat A, White K, Júlvez J, Clark C, Foraster M, van Kamp I. Protective effect of restorative possibilities on cognitive function and mental health in children and adolescents: A scoping review including the role of physical activity. Environ Res. 2023. 233p. 116452-116452.

Sancho A, Gil A, González C, Peralta S, Solana MJ, Torres P, Juanes A, Quibus L, Ruiz E, Sanpedro E, Quirant B, Martínez E, Tello CR, Presas S, Rubio SG, Baron BP, Ramio L, Sotoca J, González I, Eichau S, Prieto JM, Quilez MRB, Sabin J, Sánchez AJ, Calatayud GL, Calles C, Sempere AP, Garces M, Carmona O, Moral E, Hervas JV, Blanco Y, Solà N, Lara NT, Forero L, Brieva L. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in patients with multiple sclerosis under disease-modifying therapies: A multi-centre study. J Clin Med. 2023. 12. (23):7243.

Guerlich K, Avraam D, Cadman T, Calas L, Charles MA, Elhakeem A, Fernández S, Guxens M, Heude B, Ibarluzea J, Inskip H, Júlvez J, Lawlor DA, Murcia M, Salika T, Sunyer J, Tafflet M, Koletzko B, Grote V, Plancoulaine S. Sleep duration in preschool age and later behavioral and cognitive outcomes: an individual participant data meta-analysis in five European cohorts. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023.

Wang Z, Whipp AM, Heinonen Guzejev M, Foraster M, Júlvez J, Kaprio J. The association between urban land use and depressive symptoms in young adulthood: A FinnTwin12 cohort study. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023.

Alatalo A, Maciel I, Kucharikova N, Chew S, van Kamp I, Foraster M, Júlvez J, Kanninen K.  The interaction between circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA and inflammatory cytokines in predicting human mental health issue risk in adolescents: An explorative study. Biomedicines. 2023. 11. (3):818.

Clinical Neurology:

Campolo M, I Correa L, Gabarrón E, Albayrak M, Quintero-Diaz C, Castellote JM, Casanova-Mollá J, Valls-Solé J. Adaptation to tonic heat in healthy subjects and patients with sensory polyneuropathy. Eur J Pain. 2022 May;26(5):1056-1068. DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1930. Epub 2022 Mar 13. PMID: 35263818.

Albayrak M, Figueras C, Seguí E, Campolo M, Gabarrón E, Moreno R, Maurel J, Casanova-Molla J. Prognostic value of cutaneous reinnervation with GAP-43 in oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy. J Neurol. 2022 Aug;269(8):4174-4184. DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11035-9 Epub 2022 Mar 8. PMID: 35258850; PMCID: PMC9293807.

Artola M, Hernando A, Vidal O, Vidal N, Cuenca E, Horno R, Robles MÁ, Oriol C, Peralta S, Solana MAJ, Rubio M, Montero C, Lleixà M, Zabay C, Martin M, Leon I, Molinos C, Matamoros M, Mercadé L, Fornali O, Montero L, Saiz A, Solà-Valls N. The role of specialist nurses in detecting spasticity and related symptoms in multiple sclerosis. J Clin Nurs. 2022 Jul 7. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16421. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35799407.

Lopez-Soley E, Martinez-Heras E, Andorra M, Solanes A, Radua J, Montejo C, Alba-Arbalat S, Sola-Valls N, Pulido-Valdeolivas I, Sepulveda M, Romero-Pinel L, Munteis E, Martínez-Rodríguez JE, Blanco Y, Martinez-Lapiscina EH, Villoslada P, Saiz A, Solana E, Llufriu S. Dynamics and Predictors of Cognitive Impairment along the Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis. J Pers Med. 2021 Oct 28;11(11):1107. DOI: 10.3390/jpm11111107. PMID: 34834459; PMCID: PMC8624684.

Solana E, Martinez-Heras E, Montal V, Vilaplana E, Lopez-Soley E, Radua J, Sola-Valls N, Montejo C, Blanco Y, Pulido-Valdeolivas I, Sepúlveda M, Andorra M, Berenguer J, Villoslada P, Martinez-Lapiscina EH, Prados F, Saiz A, Fortea J, Llufriu S. Regional grey matter microstructural changes and volume loss according to disease duration in multiple sclerosis patients. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 19;11(1):16805. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96132-x. PMID: 34413373; PMCID: PMC8376987.

Capuano R, Zubizarreta I, Alba-Arbalat S, Sepulveda M, Sola-Valls N, Pulido-Valdeolivas I, Andorra M, Martinez-Heras E, Solana E, Lopez-Soley E, Montejo C, Blanco Y, Fernández-Velasco JI, Gallo A, Bisecco A, Villoslada P, Saiz A, Llufriu S, Villar LM, Martinez-Lapiscina EH. Oligoclonal IgM bands in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with relapsing MS to inform long-term MS disability. Mult Scler. 2021 Oct;27(11):1706-1716. DOI: 10.1177/1352458520981910. Epub 2021 Jan 12. PMID: 33433258.

Lopez-Soley E, Solana E, Martínez-Heras E, Andorra M, Radua J, Prats-Uribe A, Montejo C, Sola-Valls N, Sepulveda M, Pulido-Valdeolivas I, Blanco Y, Martinez-Lapiscina EH, Saiz A, Llufriu S. Impact of Cognitive Reserve and Structural Connectivity on Cognitive Performance in Multiple Sclerosis. Front Neurol. 2020 Oct 30;11:581700. DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.581700. PMID: 33193039; PMCID: PMC7662554.

Casanova-Molla J, Valls-Solé J. Electrodiagnostic Testing of Small Fiber Neuropathies: A Review of Existing Guidelines. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 Jul;37(4):288-293. DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000681. PMID: 33151659.

Villarreal-Compagny M, Iglesias P, Marco-Hernández J, Milisenda JC, Casanova-Molla J, Hernández-Rodríguez J, Puig S, Carrera C, Prieto-González S. ANCA-associated vasculitic neuropathy during treatment with ipilimumab. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Jan 1;59(1):251-252. DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez235 PMID: 31209477.

Montejo C, Navarro-Otano J, Mayà-Casalprim G, Campolo M, Casanova-Mollá J. Acute lumbar polyradiculoneuropathy as early sign of methotrexate intratecal neurotoxicity: Case report and literature review. Clin Case Rep. 2019 Feb 19;7(4):638-643. DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2026 PMID: 30997053; PMCID: PMC6452470.

Correa LI, Cardenas K, Casanova-Mollá J, Valls-Solé J. Thermoalgesic stimuli induce prepulse inhibition of the blink reflex and affect conscious perception in healthy humans. Psychophysiology. 2019 Apr;56(4):e13310. DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13310. Epub 2018 Dec 14. PMID: 30549295.

Clinical Neurophysiology:

Fabregat-Sanjuan A, Pàmies-Vilà R, Pascual-Rubio V. Evaluation of the Beam-F3 method for locating the F3 position from the 10-20 international system. Brain Stimul. 2022 Jul-Aug;15(4):1011-1012. DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2022.07.002. Epub 2022 Jul 19. PMID: 35863653.

Pascual-Rubio V, Domènech-Vadillo E, Cárdenas-Escalante P, Avilés-Jurado FX, Pellisé-Guinjoan A, Figuerola-Massana E. Uncovered p1 and p2 waves preceding the N3 vestibular evoked neurogenic potential in profound sensorineural hearing loss. Physiol Rep. 2020
Mar;8(5):e14392. DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14392. PMID: 32170855; PMCID: PMC7070157.

Análisis de un nuevo método para el posicionado en el cuero cabelludo según el sistema 10/20. Fabregat-Sanjuan A, Pàmies-Vilà R, Rigo-Vidal A, Pascual-Rubio V. Actas del XV Congreso Iberoamericano de Ingeniería Mecánica. Madrid. España. 22-24 noviembre de 2022.

Cuantificación de errores de posicionado de electrodos electroencefalográficos. Pàmies-Vilà R, Ros-Alsina A, Fabregat-Sanjuan A, Pascual-Rubio V. Actas del XV Congreso Iberoamericano de Ingeniería Mecánica. Madrid. España. 22-24 noviembre de 2022.

Análisis de un nuevo método de posicionamiento de electrodos en el cuero cabelludo para las pruebas electrofisiológicas. Rigo-Vidal A, Fabregat-Sanjuan A, Pàmies-Vilà R, Pascual-Rubio V. Libro de Actas del XL Congreso Anual de la Sociedad Española de Ingeniería Biomédica. ISBN: 978-84-09-45972-8. 23 al 25 de noviembre de 2022

Hacia un nuevo método de posicionamiento del electrodo F3. Pàmies-Vilà R, Fabregat-Sanjuan A, Rigo-Vidal A, Pascual-Rubio V XI Reunión del Capítulo Español de la Sociedad Europea de Biomecánica (ESB). 24 – 25 de octubre de 2022, Zaragoza

Neuroepidemiology:

Poujol MC, Pinar-Martí A, Persavento C, Delgado A, Lopez-Vicente M, Júlvez J. Impact of Mobile Phone Screen Exposure on Adolescents’ Cognitive Health. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 23;19(19):12070. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912070. PMID: 36231371; PMCID: PMC9566493.

Puig-Vallverdú J, Romaguera D, Fernández-Barrés S, Gignac F, Ibarluzea J, Santa-Maria L, Llop S, Gonzalez S, Vioque J, Riaño-Galán I, Fernández-Tardón G, Pinar A, Turner MC, Arija V, Salas-Savadó J, Vrijheid M, Júlvez J. The association between maternal ultra-processed food consumption during pregnancy and child neuropsychological development: A population-based birth cohort study. Clin Nutr. 2022 Oct;41(10):2275-2283. DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.08.005. Epub 2022 Aug 19. PMID: 36087519.

Pinar-Martí A, Fernández-Barrés S, Gignac F, Persavento C, Delgado A, Romaguera D, Lázaro I, Ros E, López-Vicente M, Salas-Salvadó J, Sala-Vila A, Júlvez J. Red blood cell omega-3 fatty acids and attention scores in healthy adolescents. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Aug 12. DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-02064-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35960396.

Gómez-Martínez C, Babio N, Júlvez J, Nishi SK, Fernández-Aranda F, Martínez-González MÁ, Cuenca-Royo A, Fernández R, Jiménez-Murcia S, de la Torre R, Pintó X, Bloemendaal M, Fitó M, Corella D, Arias A, Salas-Salvadó J. Impulsivity is longitudinally associated with healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns in individuals with overweight or obesity and metabolic syndrome within the framework of the PREDIMED-Plus trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2022 Aug 8;19(1):101. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-022-01335-8. PMID: 35941632; PMCID: PMC9358907.

Tahaei H, Gignac F, Pinar A, Fernandez-Barrés S, Romaguera D, Vioque J, Santa-Marina L, Subiza-Pérez M, Llop S, Soler-Blasco R, Arija V, Salas-Salvadó J, Tardón A, Riaño-Galán I, Sunyer J, Guxens M, Júlvez J. Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake during Pregnancy and Child Neuropsychological Development: A Multi-Centre Population-Based Birth Cohort Study in Spain. Nutrients. 2022 Jan 25;14(3):518. DOI: 10.3390/nu14030518. PMID: 35276877; PMCID: PMC8838693.

Anderson MJ, Romaguera D, Saint-Amour D, Fossati S, Fochs S, Pey N, Vrijheid M, Júlvez J. Lutein and Zeaxanthin Intake during Pregnancy and Visual Function in Offspring at 11-12 Years of Age. Nutrients. 2022 Feb 18;14(4):872. DOI: 10.3390/nu14040872. PMID: 35215522; PMCID: PMC8876686.

van Kamp I, Persson Waye K, Kanninen K, Gulliver J, Bozzon A, Psyllidis A, Boshuizen H, Selander J, van den Hazel P, Brambilla M, Foraster M, Júlvez J, Klatte M, Jeram S, Lercher P, Botteldooren D, Ristovska G, Kaprio J, Schreckenberg D, Hornikx M, Fels J, Weber M, Braat Eggen E, Hartmann J, Clark C, Vrijkotte T, Brown L, Bolte G. Early environmental quality and life-course mental health effects: The Equal-Life project. Environ Epidemiol. 2021 Dec 16;6(1):e183. DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000183. PMID: 35169662; PMCID: PMC8835570.

Gómez-Martínez C, Babio N, Júlvez J, Becerra-Tomás N, Martínez-González MÁ, Corella D, Castañer O, Romaguera D, Vioque J, Alonso-Gómez ÁM, Wärnberg J, Martínez JA, Serra-Majem L, Estruch R, Tinahones FJ, Lapetra J, Pintó X, Tur JA, López-Miranda J, Bueno-Cavanillas A, Gaforio JJ, Matía-Martín P, Daimiel L, Martín-Sánchez V, Vidal J, Vázquez C, Ros E, Dalsgaard S, Sayón-Orea C, Sorlí JV, de la Torre R, Abete I, Tojal-Sierra L, Barón-López FJ, Fernández-Brufal N, Konieczna J, García-Ríos A, Sacanella E, Bernal-López MR, Santos-Lozano JM, Razquin C, Alvarez-Sala A, Goday A, Zulet MA, Vaquero-Luna J, Diez-Espino J, Cuenca-Royo A, Fernández-Aranda F, Bulló M, Salas-Salvadó J. Glycemic Dysregulations Are Associated With Worsening Cognitive Function in Older Participants at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Two-Year Follow-up in the PREDIMED-Plus Study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Oct 29;12:754347. DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.754347. PMID: 34777250; PMCID: PMC8586462.

Nader JL, López-Vicente M, Júlvez J, Guxens M, Cadman T, Elhakeem A, Järvelin MR, Rautio N, Miettunen J, El Marroun H, Melchior M, Heude B, Charles MA, Yang TC, McEachan RRC, Wright J, Polanska K, Carson J, Lin A, Rauschert S, Huang RC, Popovic M, Richiardi L, Corpeleijn E, Cardol M, Mikkola TM, Eriksson JG, Salika T, Inskip H, Vinther JL, Strandberg-Larsen K, Gürlich K, Grote V, Koletzko B, Vafeiadi M, Sunyer J, Jaddoe VWV, Harris JR. Cohort description: Measures of early-life behaviour and later psychopathology in the LifeCycle Project – EU Child Cohort Network. J Epidemiol. 2021 Nov 13. DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20210241. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34776498.

Júlvez J, Gignac F, Fernández-Barrés S, Romaguera D, Sala-Vila A, Ranzani OT, Persavento C, Delgado A, Carol A, Torrent J, Gonzalez J, Roso E, Barrera-Gómez J, López-Vicente M, Garcia-Esteban R, Boucher O, Forns J, Burgaleta M, Sebastián N, Canals J, Arija V, Basagaña X, Ros E, Vendrell J, Salas-Salvadó 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. PMID: 34169045; PMCID: PMC8217431.

Júlvez J, López-Vicente M, Warembourg C, Maitre L, Philippat C, Gützkow KB, Guxens M, Evandt J, Andrusaityte S, Burgaleta M, Casas M, Chatzi L, de Castro M, Donaire-González D, Gražulevičienė R, Hernandez-Ferrer C, Heude B, Mceachan R, Mon-Williams M, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Robinson O, Sakhi AK, Sebastian-Galles N, Slama R, Sunyer J, Tamayo-Uria I, Thomsen C, Urquiza J, Vafeiadi M, Wright J, Basagaña X, Vrijheid M. Early life multiple exposures and child cognitive function: A multi-centric birth cohort study in six European countries. Environ Pollut. 2021 Sep 1;284:117404. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117404. Epub 2021 May 24. PMID: 34077897; PMCID: PMC8287594.

Maitre L, Júlvez J, López-Vicente M, Warembourg C, Tamayo-Uria I, Philippat C, Gützkow KB, Guxens M, Andrusaityte S, Basagaña X, Casas M, de Castro M, Chatzi L, Evandt J, Gonzalez JR, Gražulevičienė R, Smastuen Haug L, Heude B, Hernandez-Ferrer C, Kampouri M, Manson D, Marquez S, McEachan R, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Robinson O, Slama R, Thomsen C, Urquiza J, Vafeidi M, Wright J, Vrijheid M. Early-life environmental exposure determinants of child behavior in Europe: A longitudinal, population-based study. Environ Int. 2021 Aug;153:106523. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106523. Epub 2021 Mar 25. PMID: 33773142; PMCID: PMC8140407.

Marinelli M, Carsin AE, Turner MC, Fernández-Somoano A, Rodriguez-Dehli AC, Basterrechea M, Santa-Marina L, Iñiguez C, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Sunyer J, Júlvez J. Maternal sleep duration and neonate birth weight: A population-based cohort study. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Mar;156(3):494-501. DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13685. Epub 2021 Apr 19. PMID: 33754347.

O’Connor G, Júlvez J, Fernandez-Barrés S, Navarrete-Muñoz EM, Murcia M, Tardón A, Galán IR, Amiano P, Ibarluzea J, Garcia-Esteban R, Vrijheid M, Sunyer J, Romaguera D. Association of Lifestyle Factors and Neuropsychological Development of 4-Year-Old Children. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 5;17(16):5668. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17165668. PMID: 32764493; PMCID: PMC7459714.

Arija V, Hernández-Martínez C, Tous M, Canals J, Guxens M, Fernández-Barrés S, Ibarluzea J, Babarro I, Soler-Blasco R, Llop S, Vioque J, Sunyer J, Júlvez J. Association of Iron Status and Intake During Pregnancy with Neuropsychological Outcomes in Children Aged 7 Years: The Prospective Birth Cohort Infancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) Study. Nutrients. 2019 Dec 7;11(12):2999. DOI: 10.3390/nu11122999. PMID: 31817835; PMCID: PMC6949977.

Júlvez J, Fernández-Barrés S, Gignac F, López-Vicente M, Bustamante M, Garcia-Esteban R, Vioque J, Llop S, Ballester F, Fernández-Somoano A, Tardón A, Vrijheid M, Tonne C, Ibarluzea J, Irazabal A, Sebastian-Galles N, Burgaleta M, Romaguera D, Sunyer J. Maternal seafood consumption during pregnancy and child attention outcomes: a cohort study with gene effect modification by PUFA-related genes. Int J Epidemiol. 2020 Apr 1;49(2):559-571. DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz197. PMID: 31578044.

Júlvez J, Davey Smith G, Ring S, Grandjean P. A Birth Cohort Study on the Genetic Modification of the Association of Prenatal Methylmercury With Child Cognitive Development. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 Oct 1;188(10):1784-1793. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwz156. PMID: 31241132; PMCID: PMC6768817.

Gignac F, Romaguera D, Fernández-Barrés S, Phillipat C, Garcia Esteban R, López-Vicente M, Vioque J, Fernández-Somoano A, Tardón A, Iñiguez C, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, García de la Hera M, Amiano P, Ibarluzea J, Guxens M, Sunyer J, Júlvez J. Maternal nut intake in pregnancy and child neuropsychological development up to 8 years old: a population-based cohort study in Spain. Eur J Epidemiol. 2019 Jul;34(7):661-673. DOI: 10.1007/s10654-019-00521-6. Epub 2019 May 7. PMID: 31062119.

López-Vicente M, Ribas Fitó N, Vilor-Tejedor N, Garcia-Esteban R, Fernández-Barrés S, Dadvand P, Murcia M, Rebagliato M, Ibarluzea J, Lertxundi A, Fernández-Somoano A, Tardón A, López-Sabater MC, Romaguera D, Vrijheid M, Sunyer J, Júlvez J. Prenatal Omega-6:Omega-3 Ratio and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms. J Pediatr. 2019 Jun;209:204-211.e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.02.022. Epub 2019 Mar 28. PMID: 30929929.

Ferrer M, García-Esteban R, Iñiguez C, Costa O, Fernández-Somoano A, Rodríguez-Delhi C, Ibarluzea J, Lertxundi A, Tonne C, Sunyer J, Júlvez J. Head circumference and child ADHD symptoms and cognitive functioning: results from a large population-based cohort study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Mar;28(3):377-388. DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1202-4. Epub 2018 Jul 19. PMID: 30027417.

Team Members

  • Team leader

    • Dr. Jordi Julvez Calvo
  • Research group

    • Agnès Rigo
    • Aldana Nicolas Ayala
    • Albert Fabregat
    • Ariadna Pinar
    • Jordi Casanova-Molla
    • Marina Ruiz
    • Nuria Solà
    • Vicenç Pascual Rubio