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Findings on intergenerational transmission of effects of women’s stressors during pregnancy published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Frontiers in Psychiatry published a new ECHO PATHWAYS analysis that examined the association between multiple types of stress that women might experience during pregnancy and later mental health problems in their offspring.
April 25, 2022
Findings on associations between APOL1 genetic variants and blood pressure in African- American mothers and children published in Environmental Research
Findings examining whether African Americans who have the APOL1 high-risk genotype would be prone to having hypertension were published in Environmental Research.
March 28, 2022
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology publishes findings on associations between maternal live events during pregnancy and child mental health
A new ECHO PATHWAYS study published in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology examined the association between maternal stressful life events and perceived distress during pregnancy and child mental health at age four.
March 28, 2022
Environment International publishes new ECHO PATHWAYS analysis examining the association between prenatal phthalate exposures and pCRH
A new ECHO PATHWAYS analysis examining the association between prenatal phthalate exposures and placental corticotropin releasing hormone (pCRH) was published in Environment International.
February 6, 2022
New research on exposure to PAHs in pregnancy and early child neurodevelopment published in Environmental International
Environment International published findings from a study by ECHO PATHWAYS investigators that examined associations between exposure in pregnancy to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and toddler-age neurodevelopment.
January 15, 2022
New findings on association between prenatal phthalate exposure and placenta published in Environmental Health Perspectives
Findings on the association between prenatal phthalate exposure and the placental transcriptome at birth were published in Environmental Health Perspectives.
September 3, 2021
Environmental Health Perspectives publishes findings on air pollution and high blood pressure in children
Study found that children exposed to air pollution before birth are more likely to have increased blood pressure in early childhood and potentially greater risk of developing cardiovascular diseases as adults.
May 1, 2021
Research on associations between pregnancy exposure to phthalates and child neurodevelopment published in Environment International
Findings from a new ECHO PATHWAYS study was published in Environmental International. The paper examined associations between pregnancy exposure to phthalates, compounds found in common plastics, and child neurodevelopment at age 4-6 years old.
February 6, 2021
New research on exposure to phthalates in pregnancy and child behavior from TIDES cohort published in Environment International
Environment International published findings from the ECHO PATHWAYS cohort TIDES, which examined the relationships between everyday ambient exposures to phthalates and adverse child behavioral development. 
January 18, 2021
Social Science & Medicine publishes findings on association of stress and placental Corticotrophin-releasing hormone in pregnancy
The findings of ECHO PATHWAYS investigators’ study examining whether the role of maternal exposure to multiple types of stressful and traumatic events was associated with the the level and rise of placental Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone (pCRH) across pregnancy were published in Social Science & Medicine. 
December 1, 2020
Findings linking vitamin D levels during pregnancy with child IQ published in The Journal of Nutrition
ECHO PATHWAYS investigators publish study examining the relationship between prenatal vitamin D levels and childhood cognitive development in the CANDLE cohort.
November 2, 2020
Environment International publishes ECHO PATHWAYS analysis of prenatal exposure and childhood asthma
ECHO PATHWAYS’ first multi-cohort study, “A combined cohort analysis of prenatal exposure to phthalate mixtures and childhood asthma” was published in Environmental International.
August 4, 2020
Findings on family environment and neurodevelopment outcomes in children published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
ECHO PATHWAYS mPI Dr. Nicole Bush was first author and mPI Dr. Kaja LeWinn was co-author in the article "Family Environment, Neurodevelopmental Risk, and the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Initiative: Looking Back and Moving Forward” published by the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry.
June 19, 2020
Dr. Kaja LeWinn to co-chair ECHO Program COVID-19 Working Group
The ECHO Program formed the COVID-19 Working Group to pursue research opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 1, 2020
Findings on how early pregnancy maternal sex hormones and measures of child behavior published in Psychoneuroendocrinology
ECHO PATHWAYS investigators conducted a study of serum sex hormones in pregnant women and child behavioral assessments in the TIDES cohort, to be published in the March 2020 issue of Psychoneuroendocrinology.
December 24, 2019
ECHO PATHWAYS study included in the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions
ECHO PATHWAYS findings were included in the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions News Kit, with an abstract titled “Maternal Dietary Patterns During Pregnancy Predict Early Childhood Growth Trajectories and Obesity Risk”.
November 11, 2019
International Journal of Obesity publishes ECHO-wide analysis of environmental factors and obesity risk
ECHO PATHWAYS PI Fran Tylavsky was first author in the article "Understanding childhood obesity in the US: The NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program,” published by the journal International Journal of Obesity.
October 24, 2019
Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana discusses the safety of plastics in The New York Times
ECHO PATHWAYS mPI Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana consulted on a New York Times Parenting article titled “The Types of Plastics Families Should Avoid.”
September 19, 2019
ECHO PATHWAYS investigators present at ISEE 2019
Several ECHO PATHWAYS investigators presented recent findings at the 31st annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Utrecht, Netherlands, August 25-28, 2019. 
August 28, 2019
Findings on prenatal exposure to air pollution, child neurodevelopment and maternal nutrition published in Environmental Research
ECHO PATHWAYS investigators conducted a study of outdoor air pollution and child IQ in the CANDLE cohort, published in the Sept 2019 issue of Environmental Research.
August 15, 2019
Dr. Kaja LeWinn named to co-lead ECHO Program Team Science Task Force
The ECHO Program has formed a Team Science Task Force to facilitate team building and collaboration across the multiple diverse cohorts and disciplines within the study.
July 1, 2019
ECHO funding awarded to Dr. Alison Paquette to investigate placental gene expression and environmental influences on child health
ECHO funding awarded to Dr. Alison Paquette to investigate placental gene expression as a mediator of environmental influences on child health
June 15, 2019
ECHO PATHWAYS at the 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
ECHO PATHWAYS investigators presented recent findings at the national Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, held in Baltimore, MD, April 24 – May 1, 2019.
April 24, 2019
Commentary in Pediatrics on positive health and resiliency by Dr. Nicole Bush
ECHO PATHWAYS mPI, Dr. Nicole Bush, and a colleague at USCF, Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, published a commentary in the journal Pediatrics, “Power of the Positive: Childhood Assets and Future Cardiometabolic Health.”
March 10, 2019
Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana selected for ECHO Task Force
ECHO PATHWAYS mPI, Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, selected for ECHO Cohort Strategic Planning Task Force.
January 12, 2019