Eric Brunner

Cumulative exposure to high-strain and active jobs as predictors of cognitive function: the Whitehall II study. (2009)

Elovainio, Marko, Ferrie, Jane, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Gimeno, David, De Vogli, Roberto, Shipley, Martin, ...

OBJECTIVES: A high-strain job (a combination of high job demands and low job control) is expected to increase the risk of health problems, whereas an active job (high demands and high control) can be...

Cumulative exposure to high-strain and active jobs as predictors of cognitive function: the Whitehall II study. (2009)

Elovainio, Marko, Ferrie, Jane, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Gimeno, David, De Vogli, Roberto, Shipley, Martin, ...

OBJECTIVES: A high-strain job (a combination of high job demands and low job control) is expected to increase the risk of health problems, whereas an active job (high demands and high control) can be...

Association between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms in middle-aged adults: results from the Whitehall II study. (2009)

Akbaraly, Tasnime, Kivimäki, Mika, Brunner, Eric, Chandola, Tarani, Marmot, Michael, Singh-Manoux, Archana, ...

OBJECTIVE: Although it is possible that the association between depression and the metabolic syndrome is a "two-way street," the metabolic syndrome as a predictor of depression has been little...

Association between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms in middle-aged adults: results from the Whitehall II study. (2009)

Akbaraly, Tasnime, Kivimäki, Mika, Brunner, Eric, Chandola, Tarani, Marmot, Michael, Singh-Manoux, Archana, ...

OBJECTIVE: Although it is possible that the association between depression and the metabolic syndrome is a "two-way street," the metabolic syndrome as a predictor of depression has been little...

Physical and cognitive function in midlife: reciprocal effects? A 5-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study. (2009)

Elovainio, Marko, Kivimäki, Mika, Ferrie, Jane, Gimeno, David, De Vogli, Roberto, Virtanen, Marianna, ...

BACKGROUND: Cognitive and physical functions are closely linked in old age, but less is known about this association in midlife. Whether cognitive function predicts physical function and whether...

Physical and cognitive function in midlife: reciprocal effects? A 5-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study. (2009)

Elovainio, Marko, Kivimäki, Mika, Ferrie, Jane, Gimeno, David, De Vogli, Roberto, Virtanen, Marianna, ...

BACKGROUND: Cognitive and physical functions are closely linked in old age, but less is known about this association in midlife. Whether cognitive function predicts physical function and whether...

Physical and cognitive function in midlife: reciprocal effects? A 5-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study. (2009)

Elovainio, Marko, Kivimäki, Mika, Ferrie, Jane, Gimeno, David, De Vogli, Roberto, Virtanen, Marianna, ...

BACKGROUND: Cognitive and physical functions are closely linked in old age, but less is known about this association in midlife. Whether cognitive function predicts physical function and whether...

Association between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms in middle-aged adults: results from the Whitehall II study. (2009)

Akbaraly, Tasnime, Kivimäki, Mika, Brunner, Eric, Chandola, Tarani, Marmot, Michael, Singh-Manoux, Archana, ...

OBJECTIVE: Although it is possible that the association between depression and the metabolic syndrome is a "two-way street," the metabolic syndrome as a predictor of depression has been little...

Cumulative exposure to high-strain and active jobs as predictors of cognitive function: the Whitehall II study. (2009)

Elovainio, Marko, Ferrie, Jane, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Gimeno, David, De Vogli, Roberto, Shipley, Martin, ...

OBJECTIVES: A high-strain job (a combination of high job demands and low job control) is expected to increase the risk of health problems, whereas an active job (high demands and high control) can be...

Social Inequality in Walking Speed in Early Old Age in the Whitehall II Study (2009)

Brunner, Eric, Shipley, Martin, Spencer, Victoria, Kivimaki, Mika, Chandola, Tarani, Gimeno, David, ...

Background We investigated social inequalities in walking speed in early old age. Methods Walking speed was measured by timed 8-ft (2.44 m) test in 6,345 individuals, with mean age of 61.1 (SD 6.0)...

Food patterns associated with blood lipids are predictive of coronary heart disease : the Whitehall II study (2009)

McNaughton, Sarah, Mishra, Gita, Brunner, Eric

Analysis of the epidemiological effects of overall dietary patterns offers an alternative approach to the investigation of the role of diet in CHD. We analysed the role of blood lipid-related dietary...

Hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes, and depressive symptoms: the British Whitehall II study. (2009)

Kivimaki, Mika, Tabak, Adam, Batty, G David, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Jokela, Markus, Akbaraly, Tasnime, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the recent suggestion that impaired fasting glucose may protect against depression, whereas a diagnosis of diabetes might then result in depression. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:...

Hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes, and depressive symptoms: the British Whitehall II study. (2009)

Kivimaki, Mika, Tabak, Adam, Batty, G David, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Jokela, Markus, Akbaraly, Tasnime, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the recent suggestion that impaired fasting glucose may protect against depression, whereas a diagnosis of diabetes might then result in depression. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:...

Hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes, and depressive symptoms: the British Whitehall II study. (2009)

Kivimaki, Mika, Tabak, Adam, Batty, G David, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Jokela, Markus, Akbaraly, Tasnime, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the recent suggestion that impaired fasting glucose may protect against depression, whereas a diagnosis of diabetes might then result in depression. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:...

Education Attenuates the Association between Dietary Patterns and Cognition. (2009)

Akbaraly, Tasnime, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Marmot, Michael, Brunner, Eric

Background/Aims: Various foods have been shown to be associated with cognitive outcomes. As individual food items are not consumed in isolation, we examined the association between dietary...

Education Attenuates the Association between Dietary Patterns and Cognition. (2009)

Akbaraly, Tasnime, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Marmot, Michael, Brunner, Eric

Background/Aims: Various foods have been shown to be associated with cognitive outcomes. As individual food items are not consumed in isolation, we examined the association between dietary...

Education Attenuates the Association between Dietary Patterns and Cognition. (2009)

Akbaraly, Tasnime, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Marmot, Michael, Brunner, Eric

Background/Aims: Various foods have been shown to be associated with cognitive outcomes. As individual food items are not consumed in isolation, we examined the association between dietary...

SLC2A9 Is a High-Capacity Urate Transporter in Humans (2008)

Mark J. Caulfield, Patricia B. Munroe, Deb O'Neill, Kate Witkowska, Fadi J. Charchar, Manuel Doblado, ...

BackgroundSerum uric acid levels in humans are influenced by diet, cellular breakdown, and renal elimination, and correlate with blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, gout, and cardiovascular...

Economics and Ideology: Causal Evidence of the Impact of Economic Conditions on Support for Redistribution and Other Ballot Proposals (2008)

Brunner, Eric, Ross, Stephen L., Washington, Ebonya

There is a large literature demonstrating that positive economic conditions increase support for incumbent candidates, but little understanding of how economic conditions affect preferences for...

Low HDL cholesterol is a risk factor for deficit and decline in memory in midlife: the Whitehall II study. (2008)

Singh-Manoux, Archana, Gimeno, David, Kivimaki, Mika, Brunner, Eric, Marmot, Michael

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fasting serum lipids and short-term verbal memory in middle-aged adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: Total cholesterol,...

Low HDL cholesterol is a risk factor for deficit and decline in memory in midlife: the Whitehall II study. (2008)

Singh-Manoux, Archana, Gimeno, David, Kivimaki, Mika, Brunner, Eric, Marmot, Michael

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fasting serum lipids and short-term verbal memory in middle-aged adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: Total cholesterol,...

Low HDL cholesterol is a risk factor for deficit and decline in memory in midlife: the Whitehall II study. (2008)

Singh-Manoux, Archana, Gimeno, David, Kivimaki, Mika, Brunner, Eric, Marmot, Michael

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fasting serum lipids and short-term verbal memory in middle-aged adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: Total cholesterol,...

Low HDL cholesterol is a risk factor for deficit and decline in memory in midlife: the Whitehall II study. (2008)

Singh-Manoux, Archana, Gimeno, David, Kivimaki, Mika, Brunner, Eric, Marmot, Michael

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fasting serum lipids and short-term verbal memory in middle-aged adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: Total cholesterol,...

Low HDL cholesterol is a risk factor for deficit and decline in memory in midlife: the Whitehall II study. (2008)

Singh-Manoux, Archana, Gimeno, David, Kivimaki, Mika, Brunner, Eric, Marmot, Michael

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fasting serum lipids and short-term verbal memory in middle-aged adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: Total cholesterol,...

Low HDL cholesterol is a risk factor for deficit and decline in memory in midlife: the Whitehall II study. (2008)

Singh-Manoux, Archana, Gimeno, David, Kivimaki, Mika, Brunner, Eric, Marmot, Michael

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fasting serum lipids and short-term verbal memory in middle-aged adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: Total cholesterol,...

Work stress and coronary heart disease: what are the mechanisms? (2008)

Chandola, Tarani, Britton, Annie, Brunner, Eric, Hemingway, Harry, Malik, Marek, Kumari, Meena, ...

Aims To determine the biological and behavioural factors linking work stress with coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods and results A total of 10 308 London-based male and female civil servants aged...

A coronary heart disease risk model for predicting the effect of potent antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infected men (2007)

May, Margaret, Sterne, Jonathan A C, Shipley, Martin, Brunner, Eric, D’Agostino, Ralph, Whincup, Peter, ...

Background Many HIV-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) experience metabolic complications including dyslipidaemia and insulin resistance, which may increase their...

Justice at work and reduced risk of coronary heart disease among employees: the Whitehall II study (2005)

Kivimäki, M., Ferrie, Jane E, Brunner, Eric, Head, Jenny, Shipley, Martin J, Vahtera, Jussi, ...

Background: Justice is a fundamental value in human societies, but its effect on health is poorly described. We examined justice at work as a predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods:...

Intergenerational Conflict and the Political Economy of School Spending (2003)

Baldson, Ed, Brunner, Eric

In this paper we use survey data to examine support among voters from different age cohorts for public school spending. The survey asked potential voters in California how they intended to vote on...

Effects of Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity on Heart Rate Variability in a British Study of Civil Servants (2003)

Rennie, Kirsten L., Hemingway, Harry, Kumari, Meena, Brunner, Eric, Malik, Marek, Marmot, Michael

Physical inactivity and low resting heart rate variability (HRV) are associated with increased coronary heart disease incidence. In the Whitehall II study of civil servants aged 45–68 years...

Making Public Health Nutrition relevant to evidence-based action (2001)

Brunner, Eric, Rayner, Mike, Thorogood, Margaret, Margetts, Barrie M., Hooper, Lee, Summerbell, Carolyn, ...

Public health nutrition enjoyed many breakthroughs in the 20th century – from the discovery of vitamins and the metabolic roles of some 60 macro- and micronutrients, to the effects of maternal and...

Socioeconomic differences in fat intake in a middle-aged population: report from the Malmo Diet and Cancer Study (2000)

Lindström, Martin, Hanson, Bertil S, Brunner, Eric, Wirfält, Elisabet, Elmståhl, Sölve, Mattisson, Irene, ...

Background The objective was to investigate whether socioeconomic differences in fat intake may explain socioeconomic differences in cardiovascular diseases. Methods The Malmö Diet and Cancer Study...

Universal Vouchers and Racial Segregation

Eric Brunner, Jennifer Imazeki, Stephen L. Ross

Opponents of school vouchers often argue that school vouchers will lead to .white flight. from public schools that are disproportionately non-white, creating more racially segregated schools. In this...

Economics and Ideology: Causal Evidence of the Impact of Economic Conditions on Support for Redistribution and Other Ballot Proposals

Eric Brunner, Stephen L. Ross, Ebonya Washington

There is a large literature demonstrating that positive economic conditions increase support for incumbent candidates, but little understanding of how economic conditions affect preferences for...

Intergenerational Conflict and the Political Economy of School Spending

Ed Baldson, Eric Brunner

In this paper we use survey data to examine support among voters from different age cohorts for public school spending. The survey asked potential voters in California how they intended to vote on...

SLC2A9 Is a High-Capacity Urate Transporter in Humans

Caulfield, Mark J, Munroe, Patricia B, O'Neill, Deb, Witkowska, Kate, Charchar, Fadi J, Doblado, Manuel, ...

Mark Caulfield and colleagues show that theSLC2A9 gene, which encodes a facilitative glucose transporter, is also a high-capacity urate transporter.

Social Circumstances and Education: Life Course Origins of Social Inequalities in Metabolic Risk in a Prospective National Birth Cohort

Langenberg, Claudia, Kuh, Diana, Wadsworth, Michael E.J., Brunner, Eric, Hardy, Rebecca

Objectives. We investigated the relative importance of education and childhood and adult social class in the risk of metabolic syndrome.

Economics and Ideology: Causal Evidence of the Impact of Economic Conditions on Support for Redistribution and Other Ballot Proposal

Brunner, Eric, Ross, Stephen L., Washington, Ebonya

There is a large literature demonstrating that positive economic conditions increase support for incumbent candidates, but little understanding of how economic conditions affect preferences for...

Polymorphisms in the WNK1 Gene Are Associated with Blood Pressure Variation and Urinary Potassium Excretion

Newhouse, Stephen, Farrall, Martin, Wallace, Chris, Hoti, Mimoza, Burke, Beverley, Howard, Philip, ...

WNK1 - a serine/threonine kinase involved in electrolyte homeostasis and blood pressure (BP) control - is an excellent candidate gene for essential hypertension (EH). We and others have previously...